DGCA wins UN aviation body's certificate for safetyThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India has been honored with the ICAO Council President Certificate. This recognition ac...
Can UN aviation body punish Russia for MH17 downing?The ICAO does have provisions for settling disputes between member countries under article 84 of the convention. This is where the Australi...
Indian Army contingent protects civilians, UN assets after volcano erupts near Congolese cityThousands of people fled their homes in Goma after the Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted for the first time in nearly two decades on Saturda...
India considers committing aviation assets as UN faces shortage of critical enablersIndia has also pledged an Infantry Battalion, an Engineer Company and a Signal Company which is at Level 3 of Peacekeeping Capability Readi...
Govt plans to provide penal powers to DGCAStringent provisions are in place that allows the DGCA to deal with violations at various levels, including those related to airlines.
'FAA observations about DGCA's regulatory, guidance materials will be addressed'It did not elaborate on the observations or the concerns flagged by the US regulator, but said the FAA team will come for a final consultat...
Government says DGCA to regulate air traffic controllers after fall in ICAO audit scoreSenior Civil Aviation Ministry officials today said India's score after the latest ICAO audit fell to 57.44 per cent from the previous leve...
Over 25 per cent posts at DGCA lying vacant: Government"As against the sanctioned posts of 1,320 in DGCA, 983 posts are filled and 337 posts are vacant," said Minister of Civil Aviation Jayant S...
Civil Aviation Ministry gets 22% more budgetary funds for 2017-18Out of the ministry's total allocation, a good chunk will be for Air India, which is to get Rs 1,800 crore.
First flight under Regional Connectivity Scheme likely in January, says Ashok Gajapathi RajuThe civil aviation ministry has already signed MoUs with various states, including Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, for im...
Confident that states will reach consensus on limiting carbon emissions: IATAAt the 38th Session of ICAO Assembly in September 2013, a decision was taken to develop a GMBM scheme to limit CO2 emissions in the aviatio...
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security to hire around 500 personnelThe ICAO audit, the third in last nine years, would take place in November this year and cover issues such as aerodrome operations, air tra...
UN sets up task force to reduce flight risks over war zonesFollowing the Flight MH17 tragedy the UN along with civil aviation bodies creates a task force ensuring a safe global civil air transport.
Government disagrees IATA's claim of IGI being costliest airport in the worldGovernment today disagreed with the claims of IATA, an international body of airlines, that Delhi's IGI airport was costliest in the world.
- India misreads airport tariff policies on regulation of airports: Global bodies
While UN body says it doesn’t support dual-till model, UK’s CAA says agreement cited by the ministry has been discarded.
- 26 countries join to protest EU’s aircraft carbon emission norms
UN aviation body, ICAO, and other non-EU states led by India have come together to protest against EU's proposal on carbon emissions.
- World airline passenger traffic to see robust growth
World airline passenger traffic is expected to show robust growth over the next three years following a strong rebound in 2004 and continue...