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Aizawl, March 16 Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma told the Assembly on Monday that the state government has terminated negotiations with the Indian Air Force (IAF) to hand over Lengpui airport to the defence wing.Speaking during the question hour on the last day of the Budget session...

Dubai International Airport has resumed flights to selected destinations after a temporary suspension caused by a drone strike early Monday morning. The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority advised passengers to check with their airlines for the latest updates regarding their flights, as operations...

March 16, New Delhi – Dubai authorities suspended flights at Dubai International Airport early Monday after a drone strike near the airport triggered a large fire close to fuel storage facilities.The Dubai Media Office confirmed the strike and said emergency services were immediately...

March 16, New Delhi — An Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai returned to the airport on Monday after a security incident was reported at the destination airport.The TRV–DXB flight returned mid-journey after Dubai International Airport was closed and landed back at...

New Delhi, March 15 An aircraft pushback tractor operated by AISATS caught fire at the Delhi airport on Friday morning, and the fire was extinguished, sources said on Sunday.The vehicle caught fire while pushing back an Etihad cargo aircraft, EY215, but there was no damage to the plane. The...

Ahmedabad, March 15 – A small fire broke out in a temporary structure near the non-operational area opposite Terminal 1 of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) in Ahmedabad on Sunday, officials said.Officials added that the fire was quickly brought under control and airport...

Thane, March 15 The proposal to name the Navi Mumbai International Airport after the late farmer leader D B Patil will soon be presented to the Union Cabinet, Bhiwandi MP Suresh Mhatre said on Sunday.Addressing a press conference, Mhatre claimed Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan...

New Delhi, March 14 The Delhi Traffic Police conducted five special joint enforcement drives near the domestic terminals of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport this week to remove encroachments, officials said on Saturday.According to an official statement, the drive was carried out...

Washington, March 14 – A strong chemical odor at a key air traffic control facility in Virginia forced authorities to halt flights at several Washington-area airports, disrupting air travel across the region.The disruption affected Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles...

New Delhi, March 13 GMR Airports Ltd has won the bid to manage the cargo terminal at the Delhi airport, nearly ten months after airport operator DIAL terminated its contract with the Turkish entity Celebi.Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), which operates the national capital's Indira...

Bengaluru, March 13 Karnataka Infrastructure Development Minister M B Patil said on Friday that the state government is formulating its own civil aviation policy, covering various aspects of the sector.He also said that a meeting of public representatives from Ballari, Vijayanagara, and Koppal...

Mumbai, March 11 An Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, carrying 138 people, made a hard landing at Phuket airport on Wednesday, and its two nose wheels detached, leaving the aircraft stuck on the runway for hours, officials said.Passengers were deplaned and taken to the terminal...

Lucknow, March 10 – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was presented with the aerodrome license issued by the Government of India to the Noida International Airport (NIA), an official said on Tuesday.A delegation from the Noida airport informed the Chief Minister that the aerodrome...

Indore, March 9 Two passenger flights were diverted to Bhopal on Monday as the bitumen layer on a portion of the runway at Indore's Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport melted and loosened due to high temperatures during repair work, an official said.Airport PRO Ramswaroop Yadav told"The heat in...

Noida/Lucknow, March 8 Women professionals are playing a key role in the development and operational planning of the upcoming Noida International Airport, contributing across leadership, technical, and aviation safety functions as the greenfield project prepares to begin passenger operations...

New Delhi, March 7 At least 100 international flights were cancelled at the Delhi and Mumbai airports on Saturday as the Middle East crisis continued to impact operations.As many as 35 departures and 36 arrivals were cancelled at the Mumbai airport, while 22 departures and 17 arrivals were...

New Delhi, March 7 Reflecting the increasing number of women in the country's aviation sector, 17.5 per cent of IndiGo's total pilots and 16 per cent of Air India's overall pilots are female.These figures are among the highest globally and exceed the global average.The leading airlines...

Kota, March 7 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had requested the construction of an airport in Kota and repeatedly raised the issue in every parliamentary session, Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said on Saturday during the laying of the foundation for a Greenfield airport here...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted the Aerodrome License to Yamuna International Airport Private Limited for the Noida International Airport at Jewar in Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The airport has been licensed under the Public Use category for all-weather...

New Delhi, March 6 The DGCA, the aviation watchdog, has granted an aerodrome license for the Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh, the second major airport in the national capital region, which is being developed in four phases.With the aerodrome license in place, the airport is...