Category: Aviation & Airports

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Include Surat under policy, demands MP

Include Surat under policy, demands MP

A member of the consultative committee for Ministry of Civil Aviation and Navsari MP, CR Paatil, has sought inclusion of Surat airport under the National Civil Aviation policy to cap fares at Rs.2,500 per passenger for a one-hour flight.

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DGCA likely to issue guidelines on block hours

DGCA likely to issue guidelines on block hours

Aviation regulator DGCA is likely to come out with fresh guidelines on block hours, a yardstick for on-time performance, to remove disparity among airlines. Block hours refer to the moment a commercial aircraft leaves the departure gate until it lands and reaches the arrival gate, or till its engines are working.

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Ex-civil aviation Min defends 5/20

Ex-civil aviation Min defends 5/20

Former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, under whose watch the Civil Aviation Ministry had framed the 5/20 rule, has strongly defended the regulation that insists that Indian airline companies must operate within the country for five years and have a fleet of at least 20 aircraft before they fly on the more lucrative international routes.

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Kannur airport to be operational in Sept

Kannur airport to be operational in Sept

The upcoming Kannur International airport will commence commercial operations in September. The DGCA has given clearance and a defence aircraft is to touch down on February 29, Ports and Excise Minister K Babu told reporters. ´

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Mattannur town on the verge of development

Mattannur town on the verge of development

Mattannur, a grade-3 municipality in Kannur district, located 25 km east of the district headquarters, is looking forward to a major facelift in the coming years, as it is located close to the Kannur International Airport project site.