Cathay Cargo seeks more liberal aviation policy, eyes wider India footprintCathay Cargo aimed to expand its presence in India by urging for policy updates to permit co-terminalisation rights, which would enable ser...
27 Aug, 2024, 11.00 AM IST
Now, anybody can become a drone pilot, govt relaxes ID proof requirementOne key change is the removal of the mandatory passport requirement for aspiring drone pilots. Instead, individuals can now submit governme...
06 Oct, 2023, 03.07 PM IST
PM Modi inaugurates multiple development projects in GoaThe Prime Minister felicitated the freedom fighters and veterans of 'Operation Vijay' at the function. Goa Liberation Day is celebrated on ...
19 Dec, 2021, 04.46 PM IST
Bangladesh marks 49th 'Victory Day' with grand parade; Indian Army band contingent participatesPM Hasina was seen excitedly applauding the march-past, the flypast, aerobatics display, armoury acquisitions of different regiments and co...
16 Dec, 2019, 03.54 PM IST
Air India divestment should come with liberal terms: Top aviation officialGiven the full-fledged commercial operations with international competition from major airlines, Air India should match in profits its comp...
04 Mar, 2018, 04.08 PM IST
Dubai seeks open sky policy for North EastUnion minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha confirmed having received the request and the government is yet to take a view on i...
12 Apr, 2017, 12.43 PM IST
Open up e-commerce, food industries for FDI: US to IndiaThere needs to be work on improving the business environment as continuing the work of creating fairness and transparency in regulation.
20 Oct, 2016, 08.48 PM IST
Indo-Oman link gets 5131 more airline seats in bilateral agreementThe civil aviation ministry today announced an increase in weekly seat entitlements with Oman allowing an increase in connectivity between ...
12 Nov, 2015, 08.40 PM IST
India expects 400 million air passengers by 2020: P Ashok Gajapathi Raju"With the entry of small carriers the number of middle class passengers and the aviation income enabled by liberal policy was increased."
30 Jun, 2014, 12.36 AM IST
Extend the bilaterals, don't dump themPM asked a group of ministers comprising the ministers for finance, external affairs and civil aviation to examine the bilateral air servic...
03 Jul, 2013, 08.16 AM IST
- FDI in aviation: Allow foreign airlines to invest 49% in domestic carriers, suggests CII
CII suggested that the government liberalise the FDI policy to allow foreign airlines to invest up to 49 per cent in domestic air-carriers.
05 Feb, 2012, 10.50 AM IST
- CAG's report on aviation strongly indicts the state ownership of airlines
CAG's report on civil aviation has tended to focus on the putative wrongs of the ministry in granting liberal bilateral rights to foreign a...
09 Sep, 2011, 05.25 AM IST
- Foreign airlines allowed to operate at cost of Air India
Congress has started training its guns on NCP leader Praful Patel for emasculating the national carriers during his tenure as the civil avi...
07 Aug, 2009, 02.54 AM IST
- India set to sign liberal aviation pact with EU
A liberal aviation pact between India and the European Union (EU) is on the cards, which will enable this as well as give EU carriers bette...
26 Jul, 2008, 02.07 AM IST
- India, EU to sign open skies pact
Indian carriers will get to operate a virtually unrestricted number of flights to European destinations like London, Paris and Frankfurt.
25 Jul, 2008, 03.24 AM IST
- Patel for market-oriented aviation sector
Maintaining that air cargo and some other areas in the Indian aviation sector were very weak, civil aviation minister Praful Patel hinted o...
24 Nov, 2006, 01.56 AM IST
- Five years on, aviation policy hangs fire
This one should make it to Ripley's Believe It or Not. Five years after the government started forming its aviation policy, it still remain...
05 Jun, 2003, 04.31 AM IST