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Govt to allow fractional ownership of business jets and helicopters

Fractional ownership of business planes and helicopters is akin to a timeshare holiday and will allow owners to fly a fixed number of hours per year based on their investment

Punjab CM Mann's deplaning row: Will certainly look into it, says Scindia

Amid Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's deplaning controversy, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that he will look into the matter based on requests

MoCA plans chopper emergency medical service; pilot at AIIMS Rishikesh

The project would be located at AIIMS Rishikesh for a duration of six months which may be extended on mutual consent basis

India to see 400 mn air travellers in 7-10 years, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

India is expected to see a total of 400 million air travellers in the next 7 to 10 years, Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday. He also said there are tremendous growth opportunities for domestic airlines and they are expected to have a fleet of 1,200 planes in five years. There were around 200 million air passengers, including domestic and international travellers, pre-pandemic and the number is expected to double to 400 million over the next 7 to 10 years, the minister said. Speaking at a conference organised by industry body Assocham, Scindia said the country is projected to have a total of 220 airports, including heliports and aerodromes, by 2026. The country's civil aviation sector is on the recovery path after being hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Civil aviation sector's safety, security 'paramount': Jyotiraditya Scindia

The civil aviation minister also said the DGCA has target of carrying out 3,709 checks this year as part of its annual surveillance plan. Prior to coronavirus pandemic, target was around 2,775 checks.

Delhi, Bengaluru airports start facial recognition for quicker boarding

Digi Yatra facility is voluntary for passengers and it keeps their data safe, say officials

Aviation stocks fly high as govt to lift domestic airfare caps from Aug 31

Shares of InterGlobe Aviation opened at Rs 2,070.05, then gained further to touch 2,080.80, registering a jump of 2.09 per cent over its last close.

Domestic airlines get a boost as Centre lifts cap on ticket prices

Shares of top airline IndiGo's parent InterGlobe Aviation Ltd rose as much as 2.3% to 2084.6 rupees while smaller rival SpiceJet Ltd jumped as much as 7% to 47.9 rupees

Govt to remove domestic fare caps imposed on airlines August 31 onwards

But aviation executives don't see a major immediate impact

To improve surveillance, airlines asked to share PNR details with Customs

National Customs Targeting Centre-Passenger has been established by CBIC to process PNR info for risk analysis of passengers

478 glitches faced by Indian airlines in a year; Air India alone faced 184

Indigo followed Air India with 98 glitches. Spicejet faced 77 such glitches and stood third on the list

Civil aviation sector to employ 100,000 more people by 2024: Ministry

During 2019, 2020 and 2021, at least 2,368, 400 and 296 pilots were recruited, the aviation ministry stated

Airline glitches: Aircraft maintenance sector in dire need of maintenance

Pool of engineers increasing every year, though jobs have failed to keep pace

Passenger safety paramount: Scindia on multiple snags reported by airlines

Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday asserted passenger safety is paramount and that DGCA's measures to ensuring this would continue in the backdrop of increased technical snags being reported

478 technical snag-related incidences reported in planes in one year: Govt

A total of 177 surveillance, 497 spot checks and 169 night surveillance have been carried out by DGCA on engineering and maintenance aspects of scheduled operators during the last one year

DGCA spot checks 48 SpiceJet aircraft; no major violation found: Govt

SpiceJet planes were involved in at least eight technical malfunction incidents in the 18-day period starting June 19, following which the DGCA had on July 6 issued a show-cause notice to the airline

1,000 passenger complaints received against Air India in 3 months: Govt

DGCA on June 14 said it imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for denying boarding to passengers holding valid tickets and thereafter not providing mandatory compensation to them

DGCA conducts spot checks, finds insufficient staff certifying planes

There have been multiple technical malfunction incidents in Indian carriers' planes during the last one month

Scindia holds meeting with senior MoCA officials, DGCA on safety issues

In the wake of a string of technical malfunction incidents involving Indian carriers, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held a meeting on safety issues with senior officials of his ministry

Govt releases list of 23 beneficiaries under PLI scheme for drones

The list released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation includes 12 drone manufacturers and 11 drone component manufacturers