Airports Authority Of India

Delhi airport congestion: AAI asks DIAL to explain "deficiency in services"

Under the contract, AAI can penalise DIAL for not maintaining service quality standards

Airports rearranging departures, arrivals to avoid congestion: Scindia

A lot of this congestion is today taking place in Delhi and to a certain degree in Mumbai, and not so much in other airports

AAI to encourage induction of electric vehicles at airports, develop infra

India is among a handful of countries that support the global EV30@30 campaign, which targets to have at least 30 per cent new vehicle sales be electric by 2030

Tuticorin airport undergoes Rs 381 cr upgradation to cater rising traffic

In order to cater the rising passenger traffic and the demand for better services, Airports Authority of India's Tuticorin airport is undergoing major upgradation at a cost of Rs 381 crore

SpiceJet clears all dues with AAI, to revert to advance payment mechanism

The Centre-run AAI had in 2020 put SpiceJet on a 'cash and carry' basis as the carrier was unable to clear its previous dues

7 more military airports to increase assistance to civil airlines

Decision could add to friction between the Air Force's military requirements, and the AAI's need to provide infrastructure to airlines

Go First gets AAI nod for night parking at Jammu, Srinagar airports

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched the night parking facility at the airports on Thursday

Nearly 10% of jobs in aviation lost in Apr 2020 and Dec 2021: Govt

As on March 31, 2020, the number of employees working with Indian airport operators was 73,400, which reduced to 65,700 by December 31, 2021, Singh said

AAI yet to procure a single body scanner for its 100-plus airports

The Centre-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) is yet to procure and install a single body scanner for its 100-plus airports across the country, government officials said. Aviation security regulator BCAS had in April 2019 directed 84 hypersensitive and sensitive airports across the country to install body scanners by March 2020, replacing existing door frame metal detectors, hand-held scanners and pat-down searches of passengers to detect metallic objects. "Walk-through metal detectors and hand-held metal detectors cannot detect non-metallic weapons and explosives. Body scanners detect both metallic and non-metallic items concealed on the body," the circular of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) had said. Following the BCAS circular, the AAI had in 2020 issued a tender to procure 198 body scanners for 63 airports, officials told PTI. Three companies had put in their bids but the tender was later cancelled, they stated. When asked by PTI for the reason for cancellation, th

Dues of four airlines to AAI rose over twofold since January 2020

Vistara and IndiGo have clarified that all their dues have been cleared, while SpiceJet said its dues are well within credit limits.

Air India owes Rs 2,350 crore to AAI, SpiceJet Rs 185 crore

The AAI owns 125-odd airports across the country. Airlines have to regularly pay various charges such as landing charges and parking charges to the AAI to operate aircraft from its airports

Govt likely to remove restrictions on commercial use of AAI land

Of the 136 airports it operates, 107 were in losses due to the pandemic disruption

India requires nearly 1,000 pilots annually to meet traffic growth

New pilot training schools will come up at the Airports Authority of India (AAI)-run airports at Belagavi, Jalgaon, Kalaburagi, Khajurao, and Lilabari

AAI committees find Adani group in violation of branding, logo pacts

Three committees of the Centre-run AAI in January found the Adani group to be in violation of branding norms, prescribed in the concession agreements, at airports in Ahmedabad, Mangaluru and Lucknow

BS READS: How Kerala shot itself in foot in battle with Adani for Trivandrum airport

The state govt made allegations it couldn't substantiate and drew parallels that were summarily dismissed while seeking to cancel Adani's contract

Arunachal: Itanagar airport likely to be constructed by Nov 2022, says AAI

The greenfield airport at Hollongi, which is 15 km from Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, is likely to be constructed by November 2022, said the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Monday

GMR readying itself to take on Adani for leadership in India's airports biz

Fresh from a demerger and with a French partner, GMR Airports is readying itself to take on the Adani group for leadership in India's airports business

3 more airports to be leased to private firms for 50 years, says govt

Jaipur, Thiruvanthapuram and Guwahati airports will be given to private companies on a public-private partnership (PPP) model

Stronger regulation

Airport infrastructure needs to prioritise safety

AAI, HAL, OIL among firms on PSU panel's list for examination in FY21

The Committee on Public Undertakings met on July 29 and selected 11 subjects for a comprehensive examination