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Investments worth Rs 10K cr in pipeline for Andaman and Nicobar: Minister

The central government has pumped in Rs 30,000 crore for the development of Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last eight years, and investments of over Rs 10,000 crore are in the pipeline, Union Minister L Murugan said. He said a trans-shipment hub, a greenfield international airport, a township and a diesel/solar power plant have been planned as part of the proposed mega infrastructure project on the Great Nicobar Island. "In the last eight years, our government has invested more than Rs 30,000 crore for development of the islands, and as you all know investments worth Rs 10,000 crore are in the pipeline. This will not only generate a lot of employment opportunities for the local youths, but also boost the economy of this place," he said. "Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are committed to the development of Andaman and Nicobar Islands," Murugan, the MoS for Information & Broadcasting, told reporters on Sunday. The minister expressed satisfaction over ...

Wadia Group to invest Rs 510 cr in Go First to meet working capital needs

Funds raised will meet working capital needs of IPO-bound airline

DGCA to issue norms to compensate for tickets downgraded involuntarily

Aviation regulator DGCA will put in place norms to compensate a passenger whose ticket for a particular class has been involuntarily downgraded by an airline. The move comes against the backdrop of rising complaints about airlines involuntarily downgrading tickets issued to passengers. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is in the process of amending the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) pertaining to 'facilities to be provided to passengers by airlines due to denied boarding, cancellation of flights and delays in flights. to protect the rights of air travellers affected by downgrading of their ticket. "The amendment will allow the passenger, who is downgraded involuntarily from his booked class of ticket, to receive the full value of ticket including taxes as refund from the airline and the airline will carry the passenger free of cost in the next available class," DGCA said in a statement on Friday. After stakeholder consultations, final regulations will be issued by

Passengers to get full refund when downgraded from higher cabin: DGCA

Regulator's rules do not say what compensation an airline needs to give to a passenger affected by ticket downgrade

The airlines we deserve

Two stories this week showed what's wrong with the attitudes of airlines and passengers

Aloke Singh to be chief of Air India's Low Cost Carrier business

The Air India management has appointed Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh as the chief of Air India's low-cost airline business from January 1, 2023

2,613 significant tech snags reported by many airlines in last 5 yrs: Govt

A total of 2,613 technical snag related occurrences have been reported by various airlines in the country in the last five years, the Parliament was told on Thursday

Weather disruption forces IndiGo passengers to wait eight hours in Delhi

Delay causes some to miss connecting flights; DIAL sources said zero cancellations or diversions from airport on Tuesday

IndiGo airline ranked number one in on-time performance in November

IndiGo carried more passengers on a sequential basis, while its market share fell to 55.7 per cent (from 56.7 per cent in October)

Air India pilot refuses to fly dog; Here are the rules for flying pets

He said that the airline staff told him that the commander of the flight was not okay with the pet being on board and refused permission

Elon Musk cries foul over flight data that's readily available on the net

People who for security or privacy reasons don't want their location known can opt for FAA to screen their aircraft's identity

Boeing closes in on large 737 Max order from Tata group's Air India

The final deal between Air India and Boeing is expected to include 40 to 50 Max aircraft that were built for Chinese carriers but never delivered due to an extended grounding of the US jet

Go First plane flying to Goa suffers technical snag, returns to Mumbai

A Go First aircraft flying to Goa returned to Mumbai airport due to a technical snag on Wednesday, according to a DGCA official. The official said the aircraft VT-WGP operating G8-371 BOM-GOI had an air turn back due to vent avionics fault. Details about the number of passengers onboard could not be immediately ascertained. There was no immediate comment from Go First.

Chaos on the ground

Nobody seems to know what has changed in the past week or so to make Delhi Airport-the busiest in the country-such a no-go zone

Very tough path ahead for new entrants like Akasa, Jet 2.0: GMR official

Julian Carr, the firm's CMO, says it will be "fascinating" to see how IndiGo's desire to grow further progresses when Air India aims to become a big full-service domestic and international carrier

UN aviation body rejects SpiceJet claim, says it didn't inspect airline

Budget carrier said on Dec 5 its safety processes were found in order 'following an exhaustive audit conducted by the ICAO'

Unmanned check-in counters causing congestion at airports, says govt

Airlines ask passengers to arrive early to ensure 'smooth' security check

Aviation startup Boom Technology picks engine designer for supersonic plane

Aviation startup Boom Technology says it will power supersonic passenger jets with engines designed by a company better known for making small engines used on drones and cruise missiles. Boom said Tuesday that Florida Turbine Technologies, or FTT, will design the engines with help from GE Additive, a division of General Electric. Boom says the plane could be making test flights in 2026 and carrying passengers a few years after that. The company says its 88-seat jet, called Overture, will use four engines, fly up to 1.7 times the speed of sound about 1,300 mph and use sustainable aviation fuel. The Denver company generates plenty of scepticism in aviation circles for its ambitious schedule and certitude that supersonic passenger flights can be economically feasible and environmentally benign Concorde wasn't, so it stopped flying. Getting the plane certified will be daunting, with regulators more cautious after two deadly Boeing Max crashes. Flights would likely be limited to oc

European cargo airline moves NCLT to acquire 3 Jet Airways aircraft

Fresh challenge for reviving Jet as union opposes sale of assets until employees get provident fund and gratuity

Aviation ministry lists five-point action plan to decongest Delhi airport

A surge in air travel has strained the infrastructure at the country's busiest airport and forced the civil aviation ministry to order a reduction and shifting of peak-hour flights