A quiet Gulf player may steal Pakistan’s ‘miracle’ momentNegotiations around a possible Iran–US ceasefire have shifted focus towards a Gulf state near the Strait of Hormuz, raising questions over ...
28 Apr, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
China lauds nations that denied overflight rights for Taiwan presidentChina praised Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar for denying overflight permission to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s aircraft, saying i...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Government rejects security approval of Noida Airport CEOIndia’s aviation security regulator has denied security approval to the CEO of Noida International Airport, potentially delaying the start ...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.57 PM IST
Longer flight paths push DGCA to ease pilot duty rules temporarilyThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has eased pilot flight duty rules for long-haul flights. This move aims to ensure enough pilots a...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.25 PM IST
PMO raises query over AirAsia India’s international rightsThe PMO raised the query along with a letter from MP Subramaniam Swamy, urging the government to not let AirAsia India fly overseas due to ...
27 Aug, 2019, 07.22 AM IST
Vistara wait to fly overseas may get longerVistara had applied for approvals to fly international during the middle of this year and has plans to fly internationally before December ...
18 Sep, 2018, 06.53 AM IST
Malaysian owner of AirAsia India seeks fleet exemption to fly abroad“If the dispensation from 0/20 is granted, we can start international flights in 3 months depending on the other factors like slots," Execu...
04 Apr, 2017, 01.27 PM IST
Civil Aviation Ministry 'tweaking' international flying norms?The Civil Aviation Ministry is all set to "tweak" the existing norm for international flying by domestic carriers with certain riders, desp...
18 Jan, 2016, 09.52 PM IST
Air India drops opposition on 5/20 norm abolition5/20 rule requires any domestic carrier to have domestic flying experience of 5 yrs and a fleet of 20 aircraft to fly global routes.
18 Jan, 2016, 03.46 AM IST
Do away with 5/20 norms for international operations: CAPAAt present, an Indian carriers is allowed to fly overseas only when it has completed five years of domestic operations and have a minimum o...
28 Aug, 2015, 10.54 PM IST
Much awaited draft aviation policy likely to delayed furtherThe much awaited draft aviation policy is likely to be delayed further as certain provisions including easing of international flying norm ...
26 Aug, 2015, 09.43 PM IST
Work still in progress on changes to 5/20 norms: Ministry of Civil AviationMinistry of Civil Aviation today said no decision has been taken yet on changes to the 5/20 norms as work is still in progress on the matte...
02 Jul, 2015, 09.51 PM IST
Government expects to finalise new aviation policy in a monthBesides, formulating a new civil aviation policy, the government is in the process of doing away with the '5/20' norms for domestic airline...
10 Jun, 2015, 07.02 PM IST
Easing of 5/20 norms should not hit established carriers: SpiceJet chairman Ajay SinghUnder the norms, only carriers having been in operation for at least five years and with a fleet of at least 20 aircraft are allowed to fly...
06 Jun, 2015, 10.27 PM IST
Global operations for domestic airlines: Government mulls changing rulesBesides, the airline should have an accident/ serious incident free record of operation during this period as well as undertaken one DGCA s...
14 Mar, 2015, 05.27 AM IST
Government may relax eligibility rule 5/20 for domestic airlines to fly on international routesAt present, a domestic airline needs to be in operation for minimum five years and have a fleet of at least 20 aircraft to be eligible to f...
10 Sep, 2014, 05.06 AM IST
- Kingfisher may board Deccan to fly abroad
Kingfisher and Air Deccan are exploring the possibility of starting co-branded flights to the US, connecting San Francisco to Bangalore and...
22 Aug, 2007, 01.11 AM IST