Civil Aviation Ministry News
Shipping Ministry, MoCA sign pact to develop seaplane services in India
A total of 28 seaplane routes and 14 water aerodromes in Gujarat, Assam, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar islands and Lakshadweep are in various stages of development at a cost of ₹450 crore, informed Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
2 min read15 Jun 2021Ready to fly Indians when Saudi Arabia eases restrictions, says govt
Some countries, including Saudi Arabia, have not removed restrictions on the entry of Indian nationals, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Twitter
1 min read25 Nov 2020Redbird flight academy rolls out first batch of 15 trained drone pilots in India
The certificates to the 15 drone pilots, who completed their five-day training course at the Baramati-based academy in Maharashtra, were given by ministry Joint Secretary Amber Dubey
1 min read7 Nov 2020International flights: Eligibility rules for travelling to US, UK, Canada, 10 other countries
Air transport bubbles are temporary arrangements between two countries aimed at restarting commercial passenger services when regular international flights are suspended India currently has air transport bubbles with 13 countries, while more such agreements are on the pipeline
6 min read20 Sep 2020Govt updates self-declaration form for flyers as Covid-19 recovery improves
India resumed domestic passengers flights from May 25 after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus pandemic On May 21, the government had made it mandatory for all passengers to submit the self-declaration form before a flight
1 min read12 Jul 2020SpiceJet for more wide-body jets, government vets incentive plan
SpiceJet had written to the government think-tank Niti Aayog pointing out that foreign airlines were taking away 60% of India's international traffic It suggested that a large part of this traffic could have been captured by Indian carriers in case they had fleet of wide-body aircraft
1 min read4 Nov 2019Air India plans to bring all 17 grounded aircraft back into operation by Oct-end
Air India plans to use these aircraft on the new routes where it will start flying soon These eight aircraft include four from A320 family, one B747, one B777 and two B787s
1 min read23 Jul 2019Air India deal to be sweetened further with 100% stake offer
The government has decided to come out with the preliminary information memorandum (PIM) inviting EoI by the first week of July The government had last year initiated the process to sell majority 74 % stake in the national carrier
1 min read4 Jun 2019Modi 2.0 to raise UDAN budget for common man
In the first round of UDAN bidding, the government in March 2017 awarded 128 routes to five airlines for 43 un-served destinations Civil Aviation Ministry has prepared the proposal seeking additional funds for the Centre's flagship scheme
1 min read30 May 2019Cyclone: 'DGCA will issue revised guidelines to airlines as and when necessary'
Cyclone 'Fani' rolled through Odisha on Friday, packing rain and windstorm that gusted up to 175 kmph DGCA on Friday said no flights will depart or arrive at Kolkata airport from 3 pm Friday to 8 am Saturday in view of the cyclonic storm 'Fani'
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