Adani Group, Brazil's Embraer finalise Dholera for setting up aircraft assembly lineAdani Group and Embraer have selected Dholera in Gujarat for a regional jet assembly line. This collaboration aims to boost India's aircraf...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer makes strong pitch to win tender for Indian military's transport aircraftBrazilian aerospace firm Embraer is actively seeking to win a major Indian military transport aircraft tender. Their C-390 Millennium is th...
09 Jun, 2026, 08.19 AM IST
Passenger safety and security our priority: Jyotiraditya Scindia in ParliamentReplying to a question in Rajya Sabha during the Question Hour on the very first day of the winter session of Parliament, Scindia said his ...
04 Dec, 2023, 04.07 PM IST
Newest airline FLY91 gets routes under UDAN schemeFly91, a new airline helmed by top aviation veterans has been allocated its first set of routes under the Government of India’s Regional Co...
26 Jul, 2023, 12.03 PM IST
Civil Aviation Ministry launches UDAN 5.0 to further enhance connectivity to remote areasThe Indian government has begun inviting bids from airlines for its fifth round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (UDAN), which aims to p...
22 Apr, 2023, 01.09 PM IST
Government launches fifth round of regional air connectivity schemeCivil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said this new and stronger version of the scheme will raise the momentum, connecting new route...
21 Apr, 2023, 10.46 PM IST
Budget gives larger wings to regional connectivity scheme UDANThe government had launched RCS-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) in October, 2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and under...
05 Feb, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
Budget 2023: FM Sitharaman announces measures to improve air connectivity with 50 new airportsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced measures to improve regional air connectivity in Union Budget 2023-24. She said ...
01 Feb, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
UDAN 5.0: Small aircraft services from Gauchar, Chinyalisaur in U'khandFly Big Airline has already been asked to start fixed-wing aircraft services from Pithoragarh from January 31, the Union minister said in t...
30 Nov, 2022, 07.57 PM IST
UDAN scheme: only 47% of total routes operational, COVID to impact scheme furtherRating agency ICRA in its report on Tuesday said that there is likely to be a further delay of two years in achieving the target of operati...
20 Jul, 2021, 01.50 PM IST
First direct flight operations flagged off from Kalaburagi to HindonStar Air was awarded the Kalaburagi-Hindon route under the RCS-UDAN-3 bidding process last year. The airline would be operating three weekl...
18 Nov, 2020, 04.02 PM IST
Airports Authority plans to develop 100 airports, waterdromes, heliports under UDAN by 2024During a video conference to commemorate UDAN Day on Wednesday, Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said stakeholders should wor...
21 Oct, 2020, 07.53 PM IST
Total 705 routes awarded under UDAN, 174 become operational: Aviation MinisterBased on their assessment of demand on particular routes, the airlines submit proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN scheme from time ...
03 Jul, 2019, 06.37 PM IST
SpiceJet commences daily Durgapur-Mumbai flight under Udan schemeFlights will take-off from Mumbai at 7.50am for Durgapur and the return journey from the industrial city is at 10.45am..
25 Jun, 2019, 05.32 PM IST
Budget 2018: RCS gets over Rs 1000 crore; Rs 4469 crore to procure VVIP aircraftThe government is funding the scheme through the money that it collects from Airports Authority of India (AAI) as dividend.
01 Feb, 2018, 06.19 PM IST
Government set to 'refine' regional air connectivity scheme UDANThe ambitious scheme -- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) -- seeks to connect un-served and under-served airports as well as make flying more ...
07 May, 2017, 02.47 PM IST
Centre’s ambitious UDAN scheme is likely to give wings to aviation and allied sectorsThe introduction of viability gap funding would not only boost connectivity, but at the same time it would make many more routes viable.
11 Mar, 2017, 10.35 AM IST