Udan

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on February 1 did not mention the total outlay for the Civil Aviation Ministry, but said the new UDAN scheme will benefit 4 crore additional passengers in the next 10 years.

Airport operators, developers spent around Rs 82,500 crore as capex during last five years: Eco Survey

The Economic Survey 2024-25 said India has seen a notable rise in drone activities, with 140 remote pilot training organisations, 18,862 remote pilot certificates, 26,659 registered drones, and 82 approved drone models (DGCA type certificates).

Budget 2025-26: Aviation sector seeks abolition of negative fiscal regime, infra boost

While government measures in the past 10 years have seen more Indians flying and the country becoming the third-largest aviation market in the world, infrastructure woes continue to haunt the sector.

MC Interview | SpiceJet turnaround on track, 70% of claims with lessors and vendors resolved: Ajay Singh

Chairman and managing director shares with Moneycontrol in an exclusive interview that the troubled airline’s turnaround plan is making steady progress with support from stakeholders and customers

UDAN has transformed India's aviation sector: PM Modi

It has led to an increase in the number of airports and air routes, ensuring that crores of people have access to flying, he said on X on the eighth anniversary of the Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme.

Indian aviation needs to focus on investment in infra and skill development for future expansion: Eco Survey

The survey said that the Indian civil aviation market has great potential due to the growing demand from the middle class, growth in population and tourism

UDAN needs more support to be viable

The government needs to establish a proper mechanism to regulate VGF payment to SCAs instead of relying on their self-certification, monitor the collection and payment of RCF levy by scheduled airlines and also monitor the spending on underserved/unserved airports

FlyBig has changed its order with De Havilland for a more economical option: Sanjay Mandavia

The airline now plans to acquire 10 new DHC-6 Twin Otter Classic 300-G aircraft, which will be delivered to FlyBig starting July 2024. These planes can touchdown on both water and land.

Udan 5.0: Civil Aviation ministry releases bid document

According to a tweet from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, only aircraft operations of Category 2 (20–80 seats) and Category 3 (>80 seats) will fall in this round with no restriction on the distance between the origin and destination, with stage length cap of 600 km waived.

Budget 2023: Centre to revive 50 airports to improve regional air connectivity

The Central government proposes to enhance regional air connectivity by reviving 50 infrastructure facilities, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech on Wednesday.

Economic Survey 2023: Indian aviation reaches pre-Covid levels in Dec with 150 lakh flyers

The survey said that the Indian civil aviation market has great potential due to the growing demand from the middle class, growth in population and tourism

UDAN is giving birth to regional airlines, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

After virtually flagging off regional airline IndiaOne Air's flight from Jamshedpur to Kolkata, Scindia said it will also be the first scheduled commercial air service from Jamshedpur, which earlier was limited to non-scheduled operations.

Budget FY24: Allocation under UDAN to fall by 17%

High jet fuel prices, disrupted aviation supply chains, and the financial health of domestic airlines have taken their toll on UDAN in FY23, with flight cancellations and fewer passengers.

Air traffic under UDAN 22 percent lower than last year: Sources

The fall in passenger traffic along with rampant cancellations by airlines highlights the vulnerability of the routes which loss-making airlines are unable to support.

Connectivity thrust: New international UDAN routes soon; promotion of air cargo services at select airports   

UDAN is aimed at providing regional connectivity and affordability in the domestic sector. Based on the same template, International UDAN has been designed to provide connectivity with overseas destinations. It is not funded by the Centre, but by state government budgets

Govt to spend Rs 25,000 crore in next five years to develop new and existing airports

The Airports Authority of India to spend Rs 25,000 crore in the next five years to boost infrastructure facilities.

Who gains if TruJet doesn't restart?

If TruJet does not restart operations, this will be the first casualty in Indian aviation that can primarily be attributed to the pandemic.

UDAN scheme: Aviation Ministry likely to seek four-fold increase in FY23 budgetary outlay

Officials say the Civil Aviation Ministry and AAI will seek a budgetary allocation of Rs 2,500 crore for the UDAN scheme as they expect regional routes to bounce back in 2022-23 after struggling through the pandemic.

Analysis | Why Alliance Air is key to the success of the government’s UDAN scheme

Alliance Air has bid for many routes under the RCS-UDAN scheme that private players haven’t touched. This has helped operationalise many new airports across the country while also helping it break even

For airlines to reach 85% capacity, non-IndiGo airlines need to step up

There has been an average gap of 10% between the capacity deployed and passenger numbers, except for a few days. If traffic has to reach the 73.7% mark -- the highest ever -- capacity will have to breach 80%. For that, airlines, other than IndiGo, will have to contribute more

Aviation Minister announces 50 new flight routes to be launched under Udan in next 100 days

Out of the 30 new routes under UDAN which will be launched by first week of October, Alliance Air will launch 6 new routes, IndiGo and SpiceJet will launch 4 new routes each. In addition, 4Big Charter and Star Air will launch 8 new routes each.

Jyotiraditya Scindia asks chief ministers of five states to strengthen aviation infrastructure

The civil aviation minister also asked the chief ministers of Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat to deposit Rs 7.55 crore, Rs 1.44 crore and Rs 47 lakh, respectively, with the Regional Air Connectivity Fund Trust.

Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says IndiGo will start service of new routes between Delhi, Gwalior and Indore from September 1

Jyotiraditya Scindia in his tweets said IndiGo will start operation of daily flights between Delhi-Gwalior-Delhi, Gwalior-Delhi-Gwalior, Gwalior-Indore-Gwalior, and Indore-Gwalior-Indore from September 1.

Regional routes the flight path to success for Akasa

Industry experts say Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s proposed new airline should target regional routes to thrive. Optimisation of expenses key to success. ULCCs in Europe and the US are known for their punctuality, comparable prices, and frequency of operation, they say.

SpiceJet announces 10 Madhya Pradesh flights; aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia flags off Gwalior-Pune launch route

The new flights are seen as a major boost to the central government’s UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme. The Centre has plans to operationalise 100 unserved and underserved airports and start at least 1,000 air routes under the Udan scheme.