civil aviation

Guwahati, February 22 – The new terminal at Guwahati's Lokapriya Gopinath Bardoloi International Airport (LGBIA) began commercial operations on Sunday evening, increasing annual passenger capacity to 13.1 million and further solidifying Assam's position as the principal aviation gateway to...

Guwahati, February 22 The new terminal at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) in Guwahati began commercial operations on Sunday, with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcoming the first batch of passengers.The new terminal was ceremonially inaugurated by Prime...

Pune, February 22 The preliminary report on the plane crash in which NCP leader Ajit Pawar was killed will be released by February 28, Union minister of state for civil aviation and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol said on Sunday.Pawar and four others were killed on January 28 after their Learjet 45...

Commercial operations at the New Integrated Terminal in Guwahati AirportIn Assam, commercial operations at the integrated terminal of Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport will begin today, marking a significant addition to the state’s aviation infrastructure.The...

Commercial operations begin at the new integrated terminal at Guwahati AirportIn Assam, commercial operations at the integrated terminal of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati will begin today, marking a significant addition to the state's aviation infrastructure.The...

Agartala, February 21 Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday that he held a review meeting with officials from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to discuss the revival of the Kailashahar airport in the Unakoti district.The Kailashahar airport, located near Bangladesh, played a...

Patna, February 21 Senior BJP leader and former Union Civil Aviation Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy expressed hope on Saturday that the Greenfield Sonepur Airport project in Bihar will help the state emerge as "an aviation hub of South Asia."Speaking to reporters here, Rudy said, "The decision of...

Guwahati, February 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the new Rs 4,000-crore terminal building at the Guwahati airport will become operational from February 22.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the new terminal of the Lokpriya Gopinath Bardoloi International...

New Delhi, February 20 – BJP's Lok Sabha member Praveen Khandelwal criticized IndiGo on Friday, calling the airline's mishandling of baggage "shameful" during his recent flight, and highlighted the growing concerns about passenger experience at the nation's busiest airlines.Khandelwal, a...

Gondia (Maharashtra), February 18 – The NCP working president and former civil aviation minister, Praful Patel, strongly defended the party’s demand for a CBI investigation into the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and national president Ajit Pawar in a plane crash at Baramati...

New Delhi, February 18 The DGCA, the aviation regulator, has proposed stricter rules to deal with unruly passengers, including allowing airlines to directly impose a flight ban on such passengers for up to 30 days."A 'No/Zero Tolerance Policy' has been adopted to ensure the safety of...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Uttarakhand High Court to expedite the decision on two separate pleas filed by aviation firm Deccan Charters Pvt Ltd against the repeated, temporary acquisition of its private helipad at Govind Ghat by the state government.A...

Itanagar, February 17 Arunachal Pradesh Civil Aviation Minister Balo Raja has met officials of two private airlines and discussed increasing flight connections to remote Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) in the state and southern Indian cities like Bengaluru and Chennai.Accompanied by state...

Imphal, February 16 Manipur Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh wrote to Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, urging him to include the Imphal-Guwahati route under the regional connectivity scheme to address the transportation difficulties faced by the state's people.He stated that...

Sangli (Maharashtra), February 15 Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, has refuted a foreign media report about the investigation into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last year, stating that the investigation is still ongoing.An Italian daily had claimed that the...

Sangli (Maharashtra), February 14 Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday refuted a report by a foreign media about the investigation into the Air India AI171 plane crash, stating that the investigation was still ongoing."I just want to inform you all that our...

Raipur, February 14 The return flight of an IndiGo ATR aircraft from Bhopal was cancelled after it failed to land on the first attempt and safely landed on the second attempt at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur on Saturday afternoon, officials said.The aircraft, arriving from Bhopal...

New Delhi, February 14 Changi Airport Group Chairman Lim Ming Yan said on Saturday that the group is closely monitoring opportunities for airport projects in India and emphasized the need for having local partners for a mutually beneficial situation.The group operates Singapore's Changi...

Mumbai, February 13 The DGCA, the aviation safety regulator, has implemented stricter breath analyser test requirements for pilots, according to a source, whereby those found repeatedly violating the rules could even face the cancellation of their pilot license.Under the revised rules, which...

Mumbai/New Delhi, February 13 The DGCA, aviation safety regulator, has imposed a fine of ₹1 crore on Tata Group-owned Air India for operating an Airbus A320neo aircraft without the necessary airworthiness certification on at least eight routes last year, according to sources.The Directorate...