What Budget 2025 can do to smoothen the runway for India's aviation sectorIn 2024, the Indian aviation sector witnessed remarkable growth and reforms, with increased domestic passenger traffic, policy overhauls, a...
30 Jan, 2025, 01.00 PM IST
Govt approves bill to ease aircraft leasing rules, reducing costs for airlinesThe government's move to approve a new bill changing India's aircraft leasing rules will reduce leasing costs for airlines, giving priority...
23 Jan, 2025, 12.20 AM IST
Parliament passes bill to replace 90-year-old Aircraft Act, Civil Aviation Minister says "historic milestone"The Rajya Sabha passed the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024, replacing the 1934 Aircraft Act. This new law modernizes aviation regulations,...
06 Dec, 2024, 06.52 AM IST
Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024: Building the runway to aviation growthThe Bill significantly amplifies the powers of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), making it the primary regulatory authority...
05 Aug, 2024, 01.05 AM IST
BJP issues three-line whip for all its MPs to be present in Lok Sabha tomorrow"BJP issues a line whip to all its MPs of Lok Sabha to be present in the house on December 8, 2023 as some very important legislative busin...
07 Dec, 2023, 06.37 PM IST
ICAO's safety oversight audit of Indian aviation sector highly successful: DGCAUnder its Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) Continuous Monitoring Approach, an ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) ...
16 Nov, 2022, 04.08 PM IST
India's score in ICAO audit likely to improve: DGCA officialAn ICAO team visited India last month and assessed the action taken on issues related to three areas that were audited by the watchdog in N...
05 Dec, 2018, 06.34 PM IST
Government plans to bring in Cape Town Convention Act for civil aviation sectorThe government plans to bring in the Cape Town Convention Act which will help reduce risks related to asset-based financing and leasing tra...
15 Oct, 2018, 09.58 PM IST
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...
16 Jul, 2018, 10.50 PM IST
ICAO concludes audit of India's aviation sectorThe team appraised six different areas, including personnel licencing, airworthiness, operations, legislation and organisation.
17 Nov, 2017, 08.28 PM IST
Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju takes charge as Civil Aviation MinisterPusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju took charge as new Civil Aviation Minister, assuring that he would strive to create a level- playing field fo...
29 May, 2014, 12.07 PM IST
Government to consider next week approval of bill to constitute CAAGovernment today deferred till next week the approval of a bill to constitute a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for administering and regula...
07 Feb, 2014, 07.54 PM IST
Government gives nod to proposal to replace DGCA with new regulator, CAAThe new regulatory body would be called the Civil Aviation Authority and would replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
11 Jul, 2013, 01.20 PM IST
Government likely to consider proposal on new aviation regulator this weekThe government is likely to consider a proposal this week to replace the DGCA with a new aviation regulator with full operational and finan...
09 Jul, 2013, 09.47 PM IST
- Bill to replace DGCA by new aviation regulator
The CAA is being established by the government to meet the standards set by the UN's International Civil Aviation Organisation.
03 Apr, 2013, 05.18 PM IST
- Govt approves proposals to amend Aircraft Act
In a bid to grant regulatory powers to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the government on Thursday approved a number of pr...
22 Jun, 2006, 04.30 PM IST
- Tourism Ministry plans slew of measures to boost sector
In a bid to boost tourist inflows, the government has proposed a slew of measures including finalisation of a Rs 500 crore fund to promote ...
24 Sep, 2003, 07.05 PM IST