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Scindia has got aviation ministry that has no plane, no airport: Digvijaya

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Thursday mocked his former colleague and Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia by saying the latter has been given the aviation ministry, which neither has a plane nor an airport. Singh also said he would oppose any possible move by Scindia to return to the Congress ahead of the MP Assembly polls to be held at the end of the year. Just a week before he quit the Congress (in early 2020), Scindia had praised the party while distributing loan waiver certificates to farmers in Karera in Shivpurit when the Kamal Nath government was in place, Singh said. "Then why did he leave the Congress? What did he get? A ministry without an airport and plane. Khud unhonne apne pair pe kulhari mara hai. Now if he tries to rejoin the Congress, I am going to oppose the move," Singh told reporters in Ashok Nagar district. Singh said Scindia may have been upset that he was not made Madhya Pradesh chief minister after the Congress won the 2018 Assembly polls. "A c

Skyrocketing airfares: GoFirst's absence, thunderstorms, demand to blame

The prices of the cheapest flights from Delhi to Mumbai stood at Rs 19,000 for one-way. Whereas, for Delhi to Dubai, it was Rs 14,000

India conducts Asia's 1st performance-based helicopter navigation: Scindia

India conducted Asia's first demonstration of performance-based navigation for helicopters for a flight from Juhu to Pune using GAGAN satellite technology. In a tweet on Wednesday, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said it is a fine example of the "Indian aviation sector blazing a trail in innovation!". "India conducts Asia's first demonstration for Performance-Based Navigation for helicopters. "The flight from Juhu to Pune made use of the #GAGAN satellite technology that enhances accuracy, allowing for high quality air traffic management. Congratulations @AAI_Official," the minister said. GAGAN refers to GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation. It is a space-based augmentation system for providing the best possible navigational services over the Indian FIR (Flight Information Region) with the capability of expanding to neighbouring FIRs. It was jointly developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Troubled airline Go First extends cancellation of flights until June 4

Go First had blamed the non-delivery of engines by the US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney for its failure to operate

Air services from Kanpur to Delhi will begin soon: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said that air services from Kanpur to Delhi will begin soon. Speaking at the inauguration of the new terminal building of Kanpur Airport, the Union minister said, "We have announced 59 new routes and 122 new routes will be announced in the future. We have the vision to connect Kanpur with Pantnagar, Aligarh, Moradabad and Shravasti." There are currently 11 airports operating in the state, and 11 more airports will be started over the next three years. Uttar Pradesh will get 22 new airports altogether. Be it Chitrakoot, Moradabad, Jhansi, Ghazipur, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Saharanpur or Shravasti, airport facilities will be provided at all these places, Scinidia said. The terminal building will be 16 times bigger than the existing terminal at a project cost of Rs 150 crore and is equipped to handle 400 passengers during peak hours, as compared to 50 passengers earlier. The facade of the new terminal will depict the temple ...

Go international for more profits: Aviation Minister Scindia tells airlines

Scindia responded that India is going to have 50 flying training organisations by the end of this year

Scindia discusses manpower planning for peak season with airport operators

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday held a follow-up meeting with representatives of airlines and airport operators to discuss airport-wise infrastructure and manpower planning for the upcoming peak travel season. "All players are committed towards ensuring smooth processing for passengers at all 5 touchpoints at major metro airports. The seamless point-to-point operations exercise, along with the usage of #DigiYatra, will be key in ensuring minimum queues & maximum efficiency at airports," he said in a series of tweets. The discussions with the stakeholders also focused on airport-wise infrastructure and manpower planning for the long term as well. Representatives from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) also participated in the meeting. "...held a follow-up meeting with airlines, airport operators, @AAI_Official, & BCAS to discuss airport-wise infrastructure & manpower planning for the upcoming peak ...

Scindia voices concern over Go First, says committed to support airlines

The Principal Bench of NCLT, New Delhi also declared a moratorium for the company and directed the suspended Board of Directors to cooperate with the IRP

Government has massive game plan for civil aviation sector: Scindia

The government has a "massive game plan" and a three-pronged strategy for the country's fast-growing aviation market, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday. Mentioning the aviation market's potential, he said domestic passenger numbers rose to 144 million in 2019 from 60 million in 2014, a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of about 14.5 per cent. He was speaking at the curtain raiser event here for the 'Wing India 2024' conference to be held next year in Hyderabad. According to the minister, under the three-pronged strategy, the focus is to create capacity, ensure there are no bottlenecks for aviation industry players and have simplified processes and procedures. The efforts are to increase the number of airports, heliports and waterdromes from 148 currently to more than 200 in the next three to four years, he said. Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal said there is huge potential to increase international air connectivity for India.

Allow Go First pilots to exit without impediment: Pilot body to Scindia

The pilot's body has written to the minister seeking his intervention to help Go First pilots facing hurdles in leaving the airline

Meghalaya CM meets Scindia, submits proposals to set up heliports, airport

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday met Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in New Delhi and submitted proposals to set up heliports and an international airport in the northeastern state to boost tourism. The existing Shillong airport has a short runway, which is not feasible for landing of big aircraft, while the Baljek airport in Garo Hills district remained unutilised, an official said. Met Hon'ble Union Minister for @MoCA_GoI, Sh. @JM_Scindia ji & presented proposals to establish heliports in Shillong & Tura, to set up an international airport in Meghalaya & to operationalize the Baljek Airport. These proposals are aimed at boosting our state's tourism potential & economic growth through air connectivity, Sangma said on Twitter. Notably, the Meghalaya High Court has recently directed the state government to identify a few pockets of land for the construction of a greenfield airport as the existing facility cannot be extended to ...

Go First insolvency: Travel agents claim Rs 900 crore stuck, seek govt help

TAAI President Jyoti Mayal said there was an apprehension that the travel industry and customers would lose the amounts due to them for services not rendered by the airline

Go First employees in a lurch, look for employment at Air India, IndiGO

Go has been facing financial challenges for a long time now. Earlier, it had sent its employees on long unpaid leaves

Prudent to wait for judiciary to run its course on Go First, says Scindia

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said it was unfortunate that the operational bottleneck related to engine supplies has dealt a blow to the airline's financial position. Against the backdrop of the airline filing an application for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings, the minister said, "It is prudent to wait for the judicial process to run its course". Faced with a severe financial crunch, the budget carrier has also decided to cancel flights for May 3 and 4. "Go First has been faced with critical supply chain issues with regard to their engines. The Government of India has been assisting the airline in every possible manner. The issue has also been taken up with the stakeholders involved," Scindia said in a statement. He noted that it is unfortunate that this operational bottleneck has dealt a blow to the airline's financial position. "It has come to our knowledge that the airline has applied to the NCLT. It is prudent to wait for the judicial proc

Domestic air traffic touches all-time high on Apr 30: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Domestic air traffic touched an "all-time high" of 4,56,082 passengers in a single day on Sunday, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia saying that the skyrocketing passenger number is a sign of the country's rising prosperity. The country's domestic air traffic has been on the recovery path for the past many months after being severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic. "Indian Domestic Air Travel Hits New High, surpasses pre-Covid Average", on April 30, the civil aviation ministry said in a tweet on Monday. A total of 4,56,082 passengers flew on 2,978 flights on Sunday, as per the ministry. "India's domestic air traffic reaches new heights with an all-time high!" it said. Prior to Covid, the average daily domestic passenger number was 3,98,579. In a tweet, Scindia said that the country's civil aviation sector is setting new records every day. Post Covid, skyrocketing domestic air passenger number is a sign of the country's rising growth and prosperity, he added. In

Scindia not a traitor, but a self-righteous leader: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

He added that Nath's ego was such that he would drop him (Scindia) in another party by car. How could Scindia tolerate it? After all, how much he would get humiliated

BJP calls Digvijaya 'blot' on India, dub him 'pro-Pak' amid war of words

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's dig at his former party colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia has triggered a war of words, with leaders from the ruling BJP calling the grand old party's Rajya Sabha member a "blot" on the country and wishing that he is born in Pakistan in his next life. Digvijaya Singh on Friday visited Ujjain city in Madhya Pradesh, where the famous Mahakaleshwar temple is located. Responding to a query about what he would seek from the deity, Singh had told reporters, "Hey Mahakal, a second Jyotiraditya Scindia should not be born in the Congress." Scindia, who was once considered to be a close aide of former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, had quit the grand old party in March 2020, ending his nearly two-decade-long association with the organisation. He then joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was made a Union minister. Following Singh's swipe at him, Scindia had on Friday tweeted that Lord Mahakal should ensure an "anti-national" like Singh, who also great

Tamil Nadu says won't transfer land ownership to AAI for Coimbatore airport

Finance Minister says lease payments to Tamil Nadu should be on market rate if centre transfers land to private firms

India aims to make 121 airports carbon neutral by 2025, says Scindia

Twenty-five airports in the country are using 100 per cent green energy, while another 121 airports will be made carbon neutral by 2025, Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced on Thursday. Scindia made the comments in his virtual address at the two-day EU-India aviation summit. He could not attend the event in person after testing Covid positive. "The emission contribution of the aviation industry has been under immense scrutiny. We have taken several measures to minimise the carbon footprint and mitigate emissions from the aviation industry," said Scindia asserting that India and the European Union have a common goal of tackling climate change. "We are encouraging our airports to use green energy by 2024 and achieve net zero by 2030. Twenty-five of our airports are already using 100 per cent green energy. Our target is to make another 121 airports carbon neutral by 2025," he added. The summit, which began on Thursday, will focus on EU-India air transport relations

Disturbance in Oppn, meetings held in night instead of daylight: Scindia

He added that PM Modi is hosting the tricolour on the world stage. The belief of every citizen of India is with PM Modi