Vistara and AirAsia India may soon be able to fly international, as PM Narendra Modi favours scrapping the 5/20eligibility rule that bars Indian carriers from flying overseas until they complete five years of domestic service
FlashNews:
Future of Himalayas White Paper Calls for Systemic Shift in Development and Resilience
Global Wind Installations Surge 40% as Sector Charts Path Beyond Energy Crisis
Siemens Ushers in Industrial AI Transformation with Eigen Engineering Agent at Hannover Messe
India and Asian Markets Adapt to Middle East LNG Disruption: S&P Global Energy
Polaris Smart Metering Secures $80 Million BII Financing to Accelerate India’s Smart Meter Rollout
Delhi Airport Unveils Multi‑Lingual Passenger Guide Under #DELCares
POWERGRID Wins Green World Award 2026 for Climate Change Excellence
Reflections for Safer Roads: The Science of Conspicuity
JAKSON Group Unveils Five Energy Solutions, Eyes Over ₹90 Billion Growth for FY2026‑27
Star Air Launches 70 Weekly Flights, Introduces First‑Ever Direct Mundra-Delhi NCR Route
India’s Data Centre Market to Double, Crossing $22 Billion by 2030: Vestian
“RVNL Delivers 17,000 km Rail Projects, Executes ₹2 Trillion Infrastructure:” Railway Board CEO
Qatar Pledges Deeper Energy Ties with India During Puri’s Doha Visit
IRB Group Reports ₹8.3 Billion FY2026 Toll Revenue, Secures 10% National Share
India and Bhutan Sign Tariff Protocol for Punatsangchhu‑II, Strengthening Hydropower Partnership
IndiGo, Digi Yatra and BIAL Pioneer India’s First International Contactless Travel Trials with IATA
India-Bhutan Hydropower Push: Minister Manohar Lal’s 4-Day Visit to Drive Projects, Trade
India Slashes Airport Charges to Shield Domestic Airlines from ATF Surge Amid West Asia Conflict
India Climbs to Third Globally in Renewable Energy Capacity, Adding Record 55 GW in FY2025-26
Category: Aviation & Airports
Airlines may handle ground ops under new policy
The government is likely to allow airlines to handle ground operations on their own in the country´s airports, a key change of stance that will meet the demand of carriers and end a court case on the matter. The change will be part of the new civil aviation policy.
Modernising Mumbai Airport
The biggest challenge, says L&T, was to construct the terminal amidst a fully operational airport. L&T was awarded the mandate as the main contractor to plan, design, engineer, procure, construct, test and commission the new Terminal 2
All Aboard
Growing air travel bodes well for the sector. All that is required is for the necessary infrastructure to keep pace, lest it fall far behind. India´s civil aviation industry is on a high-growth trajectory. Currently the ninth largest aviation market in the world, with a market size of around $16 billion
Experienced Veteran
SN Subrahmanyan, 55, a veteran at Larsen & Toubro, has been appointed as the Deputy Managing Director and President of the conglomerate
Land Turbulence Hits WB Airport Plan
The West Bengal state government has reportedly told the Airports Authority of India (AA)
Arunachal CM Asks to Fast-Track Greenfiel Airport
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has urged the Centre to fast-track the process of setting up a greenfield airport near Itanagar to facilitate direct flights
Kerala CM inaugurates solar plant at Kochi airport
The Cochin International Airport became the first one to be completely powered by solar energy after CM Oommen Chandy inaugurated the 12 MW solar power plant at the airport premises recently.
Louis Berger´s airport assignments under scanner
Louis Berger International Inc.´s involvement as consultant on airport projects in Navi Mumbai and Goa
Two Metro corridors to be ready only by 2017-end
Union Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo said 78 per cent of the work has been completed on the two corridors of the Chennai Metro Rail.



