Aviation Minister

Airbus will play a key role in the indigenous commercial aircraft ecosystem, Minister Naidu added, while speaking at an event hosted in New Delhi for French aerospace companies in India, on October 7.

Aviation minister says customer is king, promises probe into allegations of abrupt air fare hike

Raising the issue during Question Hour in Lok Sabha through a supplementary question, DMK member Dayanidhi Maran alleged that whenever he tries to book ticket on Air Vistara for the Chennai-Delhi route, initially it shows a price in the range of around Rs 25,000.

Aviation minister says actively managing situation triggered by outage

The civil aviation ministry in collaboration with AAI has implemented manual backup systems to maintain operational continuity, Naidu said in a statement.

TDP's Ram Mohan Naidu inherits a high-stake job to navigate India's aviation boom amid pressing issues

India is projected to be the world's third-largest economy by 2027, needing hundreds of aircraft and many airports as millions of new passengers take to the skies.

Ram Mohan Naidu takes over Aviation Ministry from Jyotiraditya Scindia. What are the challenges awaiting him

The monumental growth expected in the Indian Aviation indsutry presents the new aviation minister with a daunting set of challenges and complexities.

Construction of Delhi airport's 2nd CAT IIIB runway airstrip to be completed this week: Aviation Minister

Delhi airport is targeting to complete all the activities related to runway maintenance by January 19 for Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) inspection, GMR Airport said in a letter to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on January 16.

Indigo's record purchase helped India set another landmark: Scindia

"India has set another landmark with the largest-ever recorded order by a carrier with any aircraft manufacturer. This order will act as economic and employment multiplier," said civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Indian pilots body write to Aviation Minister, seek shorter notice periods

The letter stated that the length of the notice period poses a significant safety risk to the aviation industry and the public, whilst undermining the safety culture mandated by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

Tejasvi Surya opened IndiGo plane emergency door, aviation minister confirms

The incident took place while the aircraft was on the ground, aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said, adding that Surya accidentally opened it and reported it to the cabin crew.

Jyotiraditya Scindia meets airport chiefs to discuss preparations for upcoming travel season

Landing cards will be distributed on board and filled up prior to arrival, in order to minimise queues at immigration counters

Jyotiraditya Scindia launches online platform e-GCA to provide 298 services of DGCA

The online platform will provide services to various DGCA stakeholders such as Pilots, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, Air Traffic Controllers, Air Operators, Airport Operators, Flying Training Organizations, Maintenance and Design organizations, among others.

Suresh Prabhu says directed aviation secretary to review Jet Airways' issues

"Directed Secretary MoCA to review issues related to Jet Airways. Asked him to take necessary steps to minimise passenger inconvenience and ensure their safety," Prabhu tweeted in the morning.

Will ensure safety of Indian airports: Gajapathi Raju

More than 30 people have been killed and hundreds injured in the terror attack at Ataturk airport in Istanbul.

Airline CEOs, govt at loggerheads on high flight fares

Airlines want the government to crackdown on predatory pricing like the "one-rupee" airfare schemes among others.

Jet-Etihad deal nod restores faith of investors: Ajit Singh

The Jet-Etihad deal is ready for takeoff as India's largest FDI investment in aviation has been given the green signal by the foreign investment promotion board. The nod has been given with 4 conditions and if both the airlines agree to it then the deal will be taken up by the cabinet.

Will be 2nd largest air traffic mkt in decade: Ajit Singh

The open air policy of the government has helped achieve higher growth in the aviation sector and the country is going to be the second largest air traffic market in the world, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Sunday.

Govt holds talk with Lufthansa on AI joining Star Alliance

A year after Air India failed to join the Star Alliance, the government today said it would soon initiate talks with German carrier Lufthansa to adhere to its plan to mentor the national carrier to join the global airline group.

India may ask carriers for biz plan ahead of plane buys

India proposes to ask airlines to provide detailed business plans three years before they purchase planes, the country's aviation minister Ajit Singh said on Tuesday.

EU emissions trading scheme should be opposed: Ajit Singh

Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has urged Asia Pacific regulators to oppose measures like the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, calling it "unilateral".

KFA to submit plans for ops, flight sched: Ajit Singh

Aviation minister Ajit Singh told CNBC-TV18 that he has mandated Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) submit details of plans to maintain flight schedules and continue operations.

DGCA to submit report on Kingfisher on Thursday

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will submit a report on Kingfisher Airlines to the government on Thursday, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh told reporters on Wednesday.

No end in sight to Air India pilots strike

There was no end in sight to the 49-day-old Air India pilots strike with the government today making it clear that they have to return to work "unconditionally" and the pilots insisting that sack orders be withdrawn immediately.

'Ready to take back sacked AI pilots, if strike called off'

As the strike by a section of the Air India pilots entered the 45th day, Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today reiterated his readiness to take back the sacked pilots provided they called off their agitation unconditionally and returned to work.

AI has to decide how long to keep striking pilots: Govt

With Air India considering further crackdown on the striking pilots, the government today said it is for airlines management to decide for how long to keep them on their payroll when they are not working.

Air India pilots' sick claim is bogus: Ajit Singh

Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday said that Air India pilots were making false claims of being sick and not reporting for duty.