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The central government is not keen on continuing to fund the scheme under the current financial model, and a new model is in the works.
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Airlines have raised concerns that setting a mandatory SAF blending target for domestic flights would led to a significant rise in costs for the carriers, which would translate to a steep rise in ticket prices for passengers.
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Travellers are facing higher costs and longer journeys due to the lack of direct flights between India and China. A round-trip between New Delhi and Beijing in 2019 took six hours and cost up to $550. Now, the fastest options involve a 10.5-hour flying time and a to-and-fro ticket costs over $1,200.
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The use of tensile structures for rooftop canopies is the norm across the world, and in no way do they compromise on safety. We will know the reasons for the collapse — and how to prevent them — only after a thorough evaluation.
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The Ministry of Civil Aviation is set to launch eight new flight routes for Ayodhya
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For seamless travel experience, the government introduced Digi Yatra, which utilises Facial Recognition Technology for biometric-based travel. In its initial phase, Digi Yatra has been launched at airports in Delhi, Bangalore, Varanasi, Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada, and Hyderabad
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The CAT has said in its order that the government counsel was unable to place any material on record to show that there was any disciplinary proceeding pending before Rawat.
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The growth in India's aviation sector over the last nine years has not been a cakewalk. As many as four ministers have led the Ministry of Civil Aviation and three airlines have nearly collapsed during the period
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The scheme has reduced airfare caps by up to 25 percent to make helicopter travel more affordable for passengers.
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The measures are part of the four-point action plan which was issued on December 10 by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, after consulting with the Delhi International Airport Ltd.
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NITI Aayog has also urged the government to adopt a facial recognition model that is free of bias, which might result in incorrect decisions and, ultimately, exclusion from access.
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Instead of tagging the Ministry of Consumer Affairs in his complaint, a Twitter user accidentally tagged the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
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The civil aviation minister has said drone manufacturing and services can grow to be an over Rs 30,000-crore industry
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Amid the prevailing situation in Ukraine due to the rising tensions with Russia, India has advised its citizens to temporarily leave Ukraine.
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"The drone certification scheme notified on January 26, 2022, under Rule 7 of the liberalized Drone Rules, 2021 will help in simpler, faster and transparent type-certification of drones,” the MoCA said on Twitter.
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Drone popularity soars. With 85% of India now a green zone to fly UAVs, private players have been making a beeline for membership in the drones club.
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To ensure prevention of Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, the exemption forms from the Air Suvidha portal have been discontinued, and filling of the details have been made compulsory for all international passengers arriving in India.
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The decision to postpone the resumption of scheduled international air services comes five days after the Ministry of Civil Aviation had announced that such flights would resume from December 15, after a gap of around 20 months.
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Aviation Ministry Secretary Rajiv Bansal also noted that efforts are underway to hand over all operations of Air India by December-end to Tata group.
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Effective November 19, 2021, all IndiGo customers will be able to buy food and beverage on board as well as pre-book their choice of food.
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The aviation ministry has also allowed the carriers to provide magazines and newspapers to passengers on board.
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The shareholders of Air India have approved the transfer of Air India Air Transport Services Ltd., Airline Allied Services Ltd, which runs Alliance Air, Air India Engineering Services Ltd, and Hotel Corporation of India to AIAHL.
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The amount realisable from Air India’s residual assets following the handover of the airline to the Tatas is unlikely to be higher than their book value, according to experts
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Currently, the government permits domestic carriers to operate at 85 percent of their pre-pandemic capacities.
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Rajiv Bansal replaced former Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola, who retired on September 30, 2021.
