GVK project and Technical Services awarded a Rs 1,985 crore contract to the infrastructure IC (independent company) of L&T Construction. In a press statement, the company said the order was part of the Rs 2,503 crore fresh contracts secured by it across various segments
Category: Aviation & Airports
Post
Post
Kochi to become Air India Express’ headquarters from Jan
The Uniion Minister of State for Civil Aviation KC Venugopal has stated that the headquarters of Air India Express (AIE) will start functioning from Kochi from January 1.
Post
Maldivian Airlines, Apollo tie-up to benefit mutually
To benefit mutually Maldivian Airlines and the Chennai-headquartered Apollo Hospitals have got into an agreement to give discounts to each othersĆ¢ā¬ā¢ clients. For example, Apollo Hospitals will give a discount on its service charges for those who fly the airline, and the airline will give similar discounts to the hospitalĆ¢ā¬ā¢s patients on the airfare.
Post
Air India’s hangar functioning reviewed
The Joint Secretary of Union Civil Aviation G Ashok Kumar visited the Air India maintenance, repair and overall (MRO) facility at the Trivandrum International Airport on November 19 to review the functioning of the recently installed facility.
Post
Indian domestic air fare touches sky this Diwali
On Diwali eve (November 12, Monday), a one-way ticket for that evening's flight from Delhi to Lucknow, barely an hour's journey, was going over Rs 30,000. A Delhi-Bangalore ticket for Tuesday was between Rs 9,500 and Rs 42,500.
Post
ILS equipped Agra airport to get regular air connectivity
The Union Civil Aviation Ministry's recent announcement that the Agra airport is to get the service of Instrument Landing System (ILS) was welcomed by the Agra tourism industry. This could pave the way for the city to get regular air connectivity.
Post
AAI demands Kingfisher to pay dues
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been urged not to revoke Kingfisher Airlines licence until the debt-ridden carrier clears dues of Rs 273 crore to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The DGCA has suspended KFA's licence on grounds of operational inefficiencies.
Post
Passengers of Coimbatore Airport to get more facilities
Coimbatore Airport Director K Peter Abraham has said that installation of Flight Information Digital System (FIDS) boards, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) and SMS facility for passengers are in the final stages at the airport and are likely to be inaugurated within the next seven to 10 days.
Post
Blore airport mulls legal action against KFA
For non-payment of dues by Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) has decided to take legal action against the KFA. The debt-ridden airline owes BIA about Rs 60 crore as of October towards landing and parking charges, aerobridge, facility management, passenger service fee (PSF) and user development fee (UDF).
Post
‘Maldives airport project agreement is a bad contract’
Maldives President Mohammed Waheed on November 15 termed the controversial GMR airport project as a bad contract and said it was signed 'conceivably under dubious conditions' by his predecessor Mohammed Nasheed.