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100 more airports to be developed by 2025 to support UDAN scheme: FM

Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said Rs 1.7 lakh crore has been provided for transport infrastructure in 2020-21

Airport security: Only half the X-ray screeners pass 'explosive' test

Results have major ramifications for smaller airports where airline staff are directly responsible for screening checked-in baggage

IndiGo to start daily flights on six UDAN routes in next two months

The flights will be to and from Prayagraj-Gorakhpur, Aizawl-Agartala and Varanasi-Bhubaneswar

Flamboyance to fraud: How Indian aviation sector changed in the last decade

Despite phenomenal growth, Indian aviation has been a mixed bag with many lost opportunities

A new, alien animal

The aviation sector in India has undergone a structural change - from one dominated by personalities to one dominated by well... nothingness

UK group to invest Rs 950 crore in Turbo Aviation's new airline TruStar

Founded by V Umesh, Turbo Aviation is planning to launch a new airline called TruStar to run the commuter air services under UDAN scheme starting next year

Centre adds 3 Odisha airports under Udan to improve air connectivity

The decision in this regard was taken at a meeting between Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola and Odishas Chief Secretary A K Tripathy on Friday

Air India's subsidiary starts Guwahati-Dimapur-Imphal flight under UDAN

It will connect Guwahati-DimapurImphal-Dimapur- Guwahati three times a week on both routes, officials said

UDAN scheme: 11 airports in J&K, two in Ladakh put up for bidding

As many as 11 airports in Jammu and Kashmir, and two in Ladakh have been put up for bidding under the fourth round of the regional air connectivity scheme, according to a release. So far, 688 routes have been awarded to various air operators under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) that seeks to connect unserved as well as underserved destinations and also make flying more affordable. The civil aviation ministry announced the fourth round of UDAN bidding on Tuesday and the focus is on North East Region, hilly states, J&K and Ladakh. Under UDAN 4.0, the ministry has put on offer bids for 11 unserved airports in J&K and 2 underserved airports in Ladakh region, as per the official release issued on Thursday. The 11 airports in J&K are Akhnur, Chamb, Chushal, Fukche, Gurex, Jhangar, Miran Sahib, Panzgam, Poonch, Rajouri and Udhampur. The two aerodromes in Ladakh are at Kargil and Thoise. "The objective is to establish strong air connectivity and to boost the tourism sector," ...

AAI starts taking bids under Udan 4.0, focus on northeastern states, J&K

The focus of this round would be mainly on connecting north-eastern states, hilly states, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and islands, a release said

Udan 4.0 to focus on connecting Bilaspur and Ambikapur: Hardeep Puri

UDAN scheme focuses on states having unconnected regions. Chhattisgarh is one of the focus states for Ministry of Civil Aviation

8 routes under UDAN have started since Friday, says Aviation Ministry

These routes include Mysore-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Mysore, Goa-Mysore, Mysore-Goa, Cochin-Mysore, Mysore-Cochin, Kolkata-Shillong and Shillong-Kolkata

Modi to raise budget for Centre's flagship scheme UDAN for next 10 years

An Airports Authority of India (AAI) team implementing the UDAN scheme has estimated the total subsidy of about Rs 1,800-2,000 crore annually

Govt awards 235 routes under UDAN scheme, seaplanes to fly on 18 routes

SpiceJet will operate international flights under UDAN from Guwahati to Dhaka and Bangkok

Flights from Odisha's Jharsuguda airport to take off again under UDAN

Jharsuguda airport to be connected to six cities -- Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi and Raipur

Five routes under UDAN scheme to resume in Maharashtra from February 13

It has been proposed to start 28 routes in the state under the scheme

Centre likely to announce international UDAN routes this week

Proposals for selection of airlines under the International Air Connectivity Scheme -- IACS UDAN -- were invited in October

Govt invites bids from operators for third round of Udan scheme auctions

The much-trumpeted scheme has not met with the desired success level as more than half the routes granted in the first round of bids, auctioned in early 2017, are yet to become operational

Government invites bids for international version of 'Udan' scheme

The AAI has invited the bids on behalf of the civil aviation ministry and the Assam government, as per the notice

Govt may cancel routes awarded to Air Deccan and Air Odisha under UDAN

Under the first round of UDAN, as many as 70 airports, including 31 unserved and 12 under-served ones, were to be connected