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Committee on Public Undertakings to examine AAI, NBCC among others

11 issues have been chosen for Comprehensive Examination, eight for horizontal study and five subjects for audit based purposes

Covid-19 slowdown: PM Modi's pet UDAN scheme faces major headwinds

Future of many regional airlines looks uncertain if the fund that underwrites their operations dries up due to massive drop in traffic between bigger cities

Key takeaways from FM Sitharaman's fourth tranche of the economic stimulus

The eight sectors in which reforms are to be introduced are coal, minerals, defence production, aviation, power discoms in UTs, space technology and atomic energy

Private airport operators look to levy fee to cover coronavirus losses

Say infrastructure they set up is a fixed asset and not flexible to respond to sudden dip in business

Airports Authority of India to raise $300 mn to fund new infrastructure

The airport authority aims to spend a minimum of Rs 5,000 crore each year on the infrastructure in line with the government's announcement that 100 new airports will be developed in five years

Airport retail in India to grow to $9.3 bn by 2030 from $1.4 bn: Report

Delhi airport earns close to $10-11 duty-free revenue per passenger, while Mumbai earns a duty-free revenue in the range $9-10 per passenger

Adani group signs agreement with AAI for development of three airports

In 2018, the government decided to privatise airports at Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati

Airports Authority banks on non-metros for overnight parking of planes

The AAI's western region also requested the Madhya Pradesh government to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on aviation turbine in Bhopal, Indore and Jabalpur to encourage overnight parking of planes

AAI proposes privatisation of 6 airports including Amritsar, Varanasi

The AAI, which works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, owns and manages more than 100 airports across the country

Arvind Singh, a 1988-batch IAS officer, takes over as AAI chairman

The AAI, which comes under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, owns and manages more than 100 airports across the country

DGCA finds safety lapses in airline ground handling after nationwide audit

Inspections at major airports reveal unsecured containers and foreign object debris in apron area of airports

Letter to BS: Rules curbing airline stakes in airports should be reviewed

Let the 2006 agreement between AAI and GMR be amended soon

Best of BS Opinion: An unusual monsoon, electric car revolution, and more

How must the government approach the issue of water conflicts that are becoming more widespread and intense by the day? Alokananda Chakraborty sums up the views

NIT Trichy, AAI ink MoU to develop air traffic flow management technologies

The objective of the MoU between NIT Trichy and the AAI is to develop a long-term collaboration

Rs 25 mn for 27 airports where no takeoff or landing takes place: Aviation

AAI has spent Rs 26.1 million on maintenance of these airports during the financial year 2017-18

India may invest around Rs 16.6 bn to buy 70% in Sri Lankan ghost airport

Decision to invest in one of the largest ghost airports of the world was prompted by a strategic reason

Airports Authority of India prepares for higher capex; eyes Rs 15-bn loans

The domestic aviation market is growing at high double digits and to meet the rising demand, infrastructure capacity needs to be ramped up

Airports Authority of India chalks out Rs 180-bn capex plan for next 4 yrs

RN Choubey also said the aviation sector in the country needs about 8,000 to 10,000 pilots during the next 5 to 6 years owing to the growth surge in the sector

Airports Authority of India to invest Rs 150 bn on terminals in FY19

For financial year 2018-19, terminal building projects worth Rs 150 billion would be launched, says AAI chairman

Soon, you can book Ola, Uber cabs from kiosks at these five airports

This will reduce the hassle of waiting or moving out for such app-based cabs, said the AAI