In an initiative to express solidarity with the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand state, Airports Authority of India (AAI) extends round-the-clock operations facility at Jolly Grant Airport in an excellent coordination between AAI, State Government of Uttarakhand and the Indian Air Force to enable seamless flow of choppers
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India to have 51 new low-cost airports
To develop civil aviation sector and increase air connectivity to Tier-II and Tier-III cities in India, the Union government on June 28 decided to set up 51 new low-cost airports. The State-owned airport operator, Airports Authority of India (AAI), would set up the low-cost airports in 51 cities in 10 states
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Defence ministry provides land for airport terminal project
Union Defence Ministry agreed to provide 50 to 70 acre of land to the civil aviation ministry to build a new terminal building in the Agra airport.
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IGI introduces CDM
Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) has become the first airport in the country to introduce Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM). The initiative has been jointly taken up by the Air Traffic Control (ATC)
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Navi Mumbai airport project
Cost over-run owing to the delay in project implementation may make the proposed international airport project at Navi Mumbai unviable, City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) feels.
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GMR Infra mulls IPO for energy division
In order to raise equity capital for its ongoing projects, The energy division of GMR Infrastructure may be listed in the stock exchange, reports indicate. GMR Energy, which operates power plants with a total capacity of 1,487 mw, is working on over 3,000 mw of power projects. The company plans to raise around Rs 1,500 crore by offering 10 percent stake through fresh equity issuance
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Steps are on to develop T’puram Airport: Govt
Measures are being taken to speed up the development of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Replying to questions in the the State Assembly in Thiruvananthapuram, the Excise and Ports Minister K Babu, who also handles the airports portfolio, said on June 24 that steps were being taken to shift the existing domestic terminal and solve the problems faced by the passengers.
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AAI seeks Maha govt’s help to develop Juhu airport
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has sought Maharashtra governmentÂ’s help to lift the reservation of a general park on the plot to be utilised for the development of Juhu airport in Mumbai. For this, changes are required in the Development Control Rule (DCR). After the recent approval by the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation for a Rs 2,000-crore development plan, the AAI approached the State government on June 25 to discuss three issues with JK Banthia, Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.
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Govt may abolish charges on airlines that link small towns
The Union Civil Aviation Ministry is considering doing away with airport and navigation charges for airlines operating to such destinations while imposing a cess of about Rs 50 on all domestic flyers to realise the cost. The government is striving to encourage air connectivity to small towns.
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Govt evaluating foreign airlines’ demand of traffic rights
India is evaluating demands by various foreign airlines to enhance bilateral air traffic rights in the wake of a massive hike granted to Abu Dhabi following the Jet-Etihad deal. The Union government is planning to evaluate India's international passenger growth and will also see how the existing bilateral rights are being used by Emirates before taking a call on their request, said Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh in London.