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Aviation stocks flying high but crude oil prices may be a dampener

IndiGo hits a lifetime high on expectations of recovery, market share gains

Covid LIVE: Kerala reports 19,653 fresh infections, 152 fatalities

Covid-19 live updates: Adar Poonawalla says India may resume exporting vaccines by the year-end; civil aviation ministry allows airlines to increase capacity.

Govt hikes domestic airline capacity to 85%, tweaks price caps formula

The move will enable airlines to operate more flights and will push up passenger loads with the onset of festive season next month

Govt grants ICMR conditional permission to use drones for vaccine delivery

The ICMR has been permitted to use drones up to a height of 3,000 metre to deliver vaccines

Medicine delivery by drones to be piloted in 16 green zones in Telangana

Jyotiradtiya Scindia said the Medicines from the Sky project under which drugs and vaccines are delivered using drones, will be taken up on a pilot basis in 16 green zones in Telangana

Civil aviation min announces new MRO policy; seeks to attract investments

The new policy for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services includes leasing of land through open tenders and abolishing royalty charged by the AAI

A flicker of hope in the skies?

As the festive season comes closer, most sectors of the economy are witnessing a resurgence in demand. So has the aviation sector. Airlines were already on their knees when the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year. So their return to a relative position of strength, or pre-pandemic volumes, is important, considering most players are embattled and continuously posting losses. Let's dive in.

Scindia flags off IndiGo's domestic flight, AI's international flight

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flagged off IndiGo's Delhi-Gwalior-Indore flight and Air India's Indore-Dubai flight on Wednesday, the civil aviation ministry stated.

Cleared for take-off: New rules kick in for operating drones in India

The rules will replace the Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021, which came into effect in March this year

Centre has no plans to launch 'Budget Air Service': Civil Aviation Min

The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that the Indian government has no plans to develop a 'Budget Air Service'

Jyotiraditya Scindia forms committees to advise on civil aviation sector

With Scindia himself chairing the committees, the group will meet once every month to sort out issues

Could a $10-million system have saved lives in Kozhikode plane crash?

While most plane crash investigations blame dead pilots, Kozhikode investigators may have to dig much deeper

India has decided to be leader in drone technology: Drone Federation

Smit Shah, the director of Drone Federation welcomed the move and said if government has taken this bold move of notifying a liberal policy then India has decided to be leader in this technology

India releases updated drone rules for consultation, plans drone corridors

'Updated rules are built on a premise of trust and self-certification,' says civil aviation ministry.

Several challenges await Jyotiraditya Scindia at Civil Aviation ministry

Among the major issues before the new Civil Aviation Minister will be the Centre's decision to divestment the national carrier Air India due to the huge losses by the airlines

Vande Bharat: 'World's largest' repatriation mission amid pandemic

The Vande Bharat Mission was started in early May last year to evacuate Indians stranded abroad due to coronavirus-induced travel restrictions.Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri informed that more than 9 million people have been facilitated under the Vande Bharat Mission so far. Watch the Vande Bharat journey so far in this video.

9 mn people facilitated under Vande Bharat Mission so far: Hardeep Puri

Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri informed that more than 9 million people have been facilitated under the Vande Bharat Mission so far

Domestic air travel become costlier as govt raises lower limit on fares

Domestic air travel is set to become costlier as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday raised the lower limit on fares by 13 to 16 per cent, according to an official order

Mayday in April

Aviation experts and analysts said that the second wave was likely to be crippling for a sector that was already gasping for air

Air India sale: A previously rejected plan resurfaces as a fall-back option

The fall-back option under discussion is to allow Air India Express to raise money through the market by listing on the bourses