India´s aviation sector is soaring high, with the month-on-month passenger growth for the month of July hitting a record 25 per cent. The total number of passengers carried by domestic airlines during the January to July 2016 period was 560.87 lakh versus 455.95 lakh during the corresponding period of previous year, thereby registering a growth of 23.01 per cent, says the latest data released by DGCA.
Category: Aviation & Airports
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Pasighat Advanced Landing Ground gets operational
The upgraded Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh has been inaugurated by Kiren Rijiju, MoS for Home Affairs. A flypast by a formation of three Sukhoi-30 MKI Air Dominance Fighter aircraft, that took off from one of the forward EAC airbases was a highlight of the event.
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Chennai airport installs solar panels
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has installed solar panels on the cargo complex of Chennai airport, as part of its green initiative. The panels will take care of 80 per cent of the power requirement of the cargo section. The plant can generate approximately 5 MW.
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Russia to help India in four key areas
Russia has agreed to help India in four key areas of civil aviation, fertilisers, mining and metallurgy, said an official statement after the fifth meeting of the India-Russia working group on modernisation and industrial cooperation.
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Navi Mumbai airport project to be further delayed
The Navi Mumbai airport bidding process is likely to be delayed further with the entry of a fourth player, a consortium of Voluptas Developers (Hiranandani Group) and Zurich Airport, into the fray. A deadline of September 1 was set for submission of request for proposal (RFP) documents for the three bidders in the fray earlier.
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Govt to set up 50 regional airports
The Centre will set up 50 regional airports over the next three years, according to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju. “We estimate about 50 new regional airports to come up in the next three years. Ten of them would be ready by the end of this year,” Gajapathi Raju told BusinessLine newspaper.
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PuneÂ’s new airport readies for take-off
PuneÂ’s proposed international airport has gained momentum with Chief Minister Devendra FadnavisÂ’s tweet that the technical team from Airports Authority of India (AAI) will conduct preliminary study of Rajgurunagar site, near Khed Special Economic Zone, in the first week of September.
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Government plans to make India a hub for aircraft maintenance
In an effort to make India a hub for aircraft maintenance and repair, the government plans to set up two new facilities in the country to scale up the sector currently valued at around Rs 5,000 crore.
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AAI makes a profit of Rs.2,537.36 crore
National airports operator Airports Authority of India (AAI) has enhanced its net profit to Rs.2,537.36 crore in the last fiscal as against a profit-after tax of Rs.1,959.22 crore in FY 15, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha informed Parliament.
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Leh airport to get new terminal for Rs.200 cr
A new terminal will be constructed at Leh airport with an investment of around Rs.200 crore which will increase the passenger handling capacity. With the new terminal, the peak hour passenger capacity is expected to go up to 800 from current level of 250.