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From manual pricing to ChatGPT: How Air India is transforming under Tata

The push to modernise underscores the decay left by years of under-investment as Air India looks to shed decades-old bureaucratic processes and recapture customers

What is behind untimely rains in Delhi; what to expect in coming days?

Delhi rains: Due to the poor weather conditions, 22 flights were diverted from Delhi airport late Thursday night to different airports in Lucknow, Jaipur, Dehradun and Chandigarh

'Inability to build commercial aircraft one of India's biggest failings'

Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal called India's inability to manufacture commercial aircraft a "huge pain point"

India to become largest civil aviation market in next decade: Scindia

The Union Minister said technology has jumped forward and has become an important protagonist in the future of mankind

Centre ready to prepare policy for air taxis: Civil Aviation Secretary

He said the ministry would soon commission a study in the e-VTOL space to understand it better

Flight between Amritsar-UK to work as catalyst for development: Scindia

On the connectivity front, the minister said that this is the 3rd connectivity between Amritsar and England and there are six international flights which are operational from Amritsar

MEAP to account for 58% of global air passenger demand by 2040: Survey

The Middle East and Asia-Pacific (MEAP) regions have transformed into a major international hub and are expected to account for 58 per cent of the global air passenger demand by 2040, organisers of an Airport Show here cited recent surveys as showing. According to a statement released on Monday, the airport industry's growth story is set to continue as new airports are coming up and existing facilities are getting expanded and upgraded to meet future passenger demands. With over 110 airports, this is already among the fastest growing in the world, accounting for 170 million of the global traffic, it said. The 22nd edition of the Airport Show in Dubai from May 9 to 11 will connect over 200-plus aviation brands and 100-plus buyers from over 30 airports and aviation authorities from 20 countries. Also taking place on the sidelines of the Airport Show is the Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF). CAPA -- Centre for Aviation -- figures reveal 425 major construction projects at existing ..

Indian carriers need not shy away from competition: Noida Int'l Airport CEO

"Our business case is based on the premise of growth. It is in our interest and everyone else to see growth in domestic and international traffic," he said

'Very vexing': Emirates president on bilateral rights being frozen

At the CAPA India Aviation Summit 2023, Clark stated that the Indian market will grow, and there will be pressure on airlines that operate international flights from India

Turkish Airlines wants additional traffic rights to IndiGo: CEO Bilal Eksi

Such a unilateral increase in traffic rights will be unique to Turkiye and may also receive a nod from the Indian government

10 passengers put on 'No Fly List' this year till March 15: Government

A total of 10 passengers have been put on the 'No Fly List' this year till March 15, the government said on Monday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said that a total of 66 and 63 passengers have been placed in the 'No Fly List' in 2021 and 2022, respectively, for the period as recommended by the airline's Internal Committee constituted in accordance with Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) on unruly passengers. "In 2023, 10 passengers have been placed in 'No Fly List' up to 15.03.2023. The majority of the passengers placed in 'No Fly List' were for violation related to not wearing masks or not obeying the instructions of the crew members," he said. To deal with unruly behaviour onboard flights, aviation regulator DGCA has issued a CAR titled 'Handling of unruly/ disruptive passengers'. As per the CAR, airlines are required to follow a prescribed procedure for holding passengers accountable before they are placed in the 'No Fly List

Air India confident on funding for world's biggest aircraft deal

With the fleet expansion, Air India is seeking to take on the likes of Emirates and Qatar Airways, which dominate lucrative routes from India to the US and Europe through their hubs in Doha and Dubai

CAPA summit: Airlines fly into crew, aircraft shortages as demand takes off

According to CAPA India estimates, more than 100 aircraft (15 per cent of total fleet) of Indian carriers are on the ground due to supply chain and non-supply chain issues

CAPA Summit 2023: At 12 million, fliers in Feb up 56.82%, says DGCA

However, since that month, the domestic traffic has been falling

737 Max's grounding was bigger disaster for us than Covid: SpiceJet CMD

Ajay Singh said that after the Covid outbreak, SpiceJet was relatively weaker than other Indian carriers

Akasa's focus to remain on connecting metros to non-metros, says CEO

The airline is already considering placing another aircraft order

India can play leading role in sustainable aviation fuel: Akasa's Ghosh

There is a gap of around $350 million in terms of funding between traditional aviation fuel and 10% blended fuel, he said

Crew crunch amid network expansion forces Air India to cut six US flights

A few flights to Bangkok and Dubai will be operated by Airbus A320 aircraft instead of the wide-body Boeing 787

'Pee' gate: DGCA to place on record details where offender can appeal ban

The DGCA Wednesday told the Delhi High Court it will place on record the details of a committee under the Civil Aviation Requirements for Unruly Passengers that will hear the appeal of Shankar Mishra, the man accused of urinating on a woman on board an Air India flight, against the 4-month flying ban slapped on him after the incident. The DGCA made the submission when the court was hearing a plea by Mishra seeking direction to the authorities to expeditiously constitute an appellate committee in accordance with Rule 8.3 of the Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) for Unruly Passengers issued by the Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation. Noting the submission of DGCA, Justice Prathiba M Singh listed the matter for further hearing on March 23. During the hearing, the counsel for the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said he will be placing on record the constitution of the committee within one week and Mishra can file the appeal there. In his plea, Mishra said an inquiry

17 airstrips cleared for private sector investments in Uttar Pradesh

UP government is bullish on the aviation sector after tourist inflow surged by 27% in the past five years