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Next round of 8-9 airports to be leased shortly, says Aviation Minister

Of the humongous Rs 62,000 crore debt on the books of Air India when it was handed over to the Tatas, the Government of India has closed its part of Rs 47,000 crore by paying off all banks involved

Existing fare caps act as protector for passengers, airlines: Scindia

Aviation Minister on Wednesday said fare caps act as a protector for travellers as well as airlines and indicated that doing away with the curbs could be looked at once the environment stabilises

India will need around 100,000 drone pilots in coming years: Scindia

The central government's 12 ministries are currently trying to boost the indigenous demand for drone services and India will need approximately one lakh drone pilots in the coming years

Scindia to investigate IndiGo barring specially-abled child on board

IndiGo barred a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in a state of panic

India, Canada discuss expansion of bilateral air service agreement

Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is on a nine-day visit to the US and Canada, met Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra on Wednesday

India to make carbon-neutral airport in near future: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said that India is working on making its airport carbon-neutral in future.Taking to Twitter, Scindia said, "India is working towards making its airports carbon neutral in the near future so as to emerge as a responsible player in the international civil aviation industry.""The way Indian civil aviation has bounced back post #COVID19 with all protocols in place shows its resilience & determination. With a robust and holistic plan for the future, we are sure, we will set new milestones in air, soon" - at the Reception of the Indian delegation at @icao (International Civil Aviation Organisation)," he added.Upon reaching the ICAO office headquarters in Montreal, Scindia was received by the High Commissioner of India, Ajay Bisaria and the Representative of India, Shefali Juneja.Earlier today, he participated in the roundtable discussion, organised by the Canada-India Business Council and spoke about the opportunities ...

Scindia talks with US aerospace giants on bolstering alliance with India

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held discussions with American aerospace giants on further strengthening collaboration with the industry in India. Scindia arrived here on Thursday for the first leg of his visit to North America and began his engagements with discussions with New York-based technology-powered, global air mobility platform Blade. On Thursday, he also interacted with members of the Indian diaspora during a session and reception hosted by Consul General of New York Randhir Jaiswal. Scindia's engagements on Friday began with a round table hosted by the US-India Business Council. The roundtable, attended by senior industry leaders, focussed on ways to strengthen collaboration between India and the US across the aviation sector. Had a productive interaction with members of @USIBC from the aviation community. Spoke about the growing focus & opportunities in regional connectivity & urban air mobility in India, Scindia tweeted. Later, he met vice president .

Indian aviation in growth phase, to participate in larger manner: Scindia

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said the time is ripe for participation in the largest possible manner in the aviation sector

Scindia, VK Singh inaugurate mega 'Yog Prabha' event at Safdarjung airport

Common Yoga Protocol, Lecture on Yoga by an expert, Yoga Demonstration will be some of the activities to be undertaken at the event

Drone service sector will provide one lakh jobs in 4-5 years: Scindia

The ministry has released the names of 14 drone companies selected as beneficiaries of the PLI scheme

Airports sector set to see Rs 1.65 trn capex in coming years: Scindia

India's airport sector is expected to see investments worth Rs 1.65 lakh crore in the coming years, and the government also aims to have 200 airports, Jyotiraditya Scindia said

Aviation industry back to pre-Covid levels, govt continues 15-day fare cap

The aviation industry of India touched over four lakh domestic passengers in a day on Monday

Jyotiraditya Scindia flags off 1st Keshod-Mumbai 'tourism booster' flight

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia flagged off the first flight between Gujarat's Keshod in the Junagadh district and Mumbai under the Centre's 'Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik' programme

Losses by AI, AI Express, Alliance Air Rs 17,032 cr during Apr '20-Dec '21

Scindia said the highest loss was incurred by the now privatised Air India with Rs 9,373 crore loss in 2020-21 and Rs 6,927 crore in 2021-22 (upto December 2021)

Airlines adhering to hand baggage policy, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

Scindia said the BCAS has sensitised airline operators for strict implementation of the the one hand bag rule in its meeting on January 12, 2022

It's an important day as regular international flights resumed: Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said regular international flight services, which were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic for the last two years, resumed with full capacity

Cochin International Airport Ltd bags Covid champion award at Wings India

CIAL Managing Director S Suhas IAS received the 'Covid champions' trophy from Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia

Bengaluru airport named 'Best Airport' at Wings India Awards 2022

This recognition is one of the industry's most recognised accolades, and is awarded following an assessment of customer service, facilities and innovations

Scindia confident about India becoming global leader in drones by 2030

'I am very optimistic for the increase in fleet size, aircraft, the building of airports, new routes and expanding ecosystem in India, whether it's MRO, cargo, FTO and drones,' he said

Indian airlines plan to add 110-120 planes a year: Jyotiraditya Scindia

At present, Indian airlines have a combined fleet of 710 aircraft, up from 400 eight years ago