Civil Aviation Policy

With 59 mn travellers, Delhi's airport was 9th busiest in the world in 2022

Dubai was the only other Asian airport in the list with Chinese airports missing completely, given the Covid restrictions in China in 2022

Urination fiasco: Air India fined Rs 30 lakh; pilot grounded for 3 months

DGCA asks director of in-flight services to pay Rs 3 lakh

BS Views of the week: Advanced GDP estimates, on-board unruliness, Kochhargate, and more

Seven killed as helicopter ferrying pilgrims crashes near Kedarnath

After the crash, the state civil aviation department suspended all the helicopter flights to Kedarnath

UN aviation experts contemplate tougher emissions standards for aircraft

The meeting comes as ICAO is seeking broad agreement this fall on a long-term climate goal amid differences between Europe and China and growing pressure for aviation to curb emissions

Jyotiraditya Scindia urges states, UTs to cut tax on jet fuel

Scindia has been urging states and UTs to reduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF)

Dedicated corridors & hubs: Scindia announces new helicopter policy

Under the new policy, the government is going to put together a dedicated helicopter-acceleration cell in the Civil Aviation Ministry that will look at helicopter industry's issues

Could a $10-million system have saved lives in Kozhikode plane crash?

While most plane crash investigations blame dead pilots, Kozhikode investigators may have to dig much deeper

Pak airlines may be banned from flying to 188 countries over pilots issue

The ICAO issued a serious warning to the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) over the safety concerns

Indian airlines struggling as most costs are paid in US dollars: Vistara

While signing contracts with aircraft leasing firms or aircraft maintenance firms, airlines generally have to agree to make payments in US dollars only

Here's how the first day of resumption of domestic flights panned out

Delhi airport had as many as 80 flight cancellations, infuriating passengers. It would interest you to know that Delhi airport was supposed to handle around 380 domestic flights today

IATA suggests suspending airport slot rules immediately over Coronavirus

Takeoff and landing slot rules mean airlines must fill at least 80% of their slots in any given season, or risk losing their allocation next time round

Govt considers adding more teeth to aviation regulators ahead of ICAO audit

Centre moves to amend law; airlines, airports may face fines of up to Rs 1 crore

Civil aviation minister directs setting up mechanism to monitor airfare

He, however, said the government currently does not have any intention to regularise the fares

Regional connectivity: Flights to start in un-served airports from January 2017

The Minister said there are 17 under-served airports and 407 un-served airstrips in the country. The primary objective of RCS is to facilitate/stimulate regional air connectivity by making it affordable.

Letters: No compromise on safety

With reference to the editorial, "Aviation safety blues" (August 23), 35 close calls in a 15-month period is alarming and cannot be brushed under the carpet, especially after the civil aviation policy underwent some changes. Safety standards have to be world class; there can be no relaxation in this aspect.We are short of 1,000 air traffic controllers; these vacancies can't be filled overnight. Lack of air traffic controllers will only make matters worse. The need of the hour is to fill the vacancies at the earliest without endangering the life of passengers.As highlighted in your editorial that low salaries and poor working conditions are the two main reasons for people not opting for a career with the Airports Authority of India, this is something the civil aviation minister and the government needs to look into before filling the vacancies.There is no point boasting that India is the fastest growing aviation market if it does not have even the basic infrastructure in place. The gove

Indian airlines reluctant to fly foreign routes

Govt wants to auction foreign flying rights as much of bilateral capacity is being unused

Ownership haze mars FDI in aviation

Earlier rule on reserving management control for Indians remains; lack of coordination among departments, say critics

Aviation policy draws flak from CAPA

NCAP doesn't provide the sector with the institutional infrastructure required for long term growth, says CAPA

Flying trouble

Many shortcomings of the new aviation policy