Rn Choubey News

Transferring the large chunk of Air India's total debt of 55,000 crore will be a partial but significant relief to the national carrier, says civil aviation secretary R.N. Choubey

Civil aviation secretary RN Choubey says the implementation of the plan, which has been prepared on the basis of recent levels of crude oil prices and rupee value, would be monitored by the ministry

AirIndia's new turnaround plan should be cleared by end of September, says civil aviation secretary R.N. Choubey in an interview

The government will also let all airlines raise external commercial borrowing for working capital purposes, says civil aviation secretary R.N. Choubey

Civil aviation secretary R.N. Choubey says the govt is committed to expediting the process of Air India's disinvestment and is likely to invite initial bids (EoIs) from interested parties in the next few weeks

The proposal, once implemented, would bring cheer to aircraft lessors by reducing the compliance requirements as well as make the process easier in case they want to re-take the leased planes

Wi-Fi on flights currently not allowed due to security reasons, but aviation secretary says the matter has been taken up with relevant authorities

Aviation secretary R.N. Choubey says the ministry will not scrap route dispersal guidelines, but will look at amending 5/20 rules