Towards creating a better infrastructure in the country, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working hard to connect smaller towns with major cities.
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IndiGo to Begin Guwahati-Bangkok Flights, Expanding Northeast India’s Global Reach
Suhora Technologies Launches Open Satellite Platform to Support Nepal Flood Response
WABAG Wins RIL Repeat Order for Advanced ETP at Jamnagar
Homegrown Airtel Cloud Seeks to Support India’s Sovereign Manufacturing AI
Air India’s VT‑AWD Dreamliner Arrives After Completing 500 Checks
RVNL Secures ₹90.3 Billion Order for Rail Connectivity to Buxar Thermal Power Project
Air India and IHG Hotels & Resorts Forge Loyalty Partnership
RVNL Emerges Lowest Bidder for ₹40.49 Billion EPC Package in Odisha
ISRO’s GSLV-F17 Launches EOS-05, India’s First Geosynchronous Imaging Satellite
Inox Wind Secures ₹7.55 Billion Repeat Order from Indian Oil
FLY91 Signs $1 Billion ATR Order to Drive Regional Aviation Growth
Esri Launches Linux‑Based GeoSARAL to Tap India’s Expanding GIS Market
Tata Power Commissions 400 kV Jalpura-Khurja Corridor to Strengthen NCR Grid
UrbanVault Expands into Chennai with 100,000 Sq. Ft. Across Three Properties
Naidu Chairs High‑Level Committee to Strengthen Aircraft Leasing and Financing
Windergy India 2026: Wind Sector Targets 100 GW with Manufacturing, Offshore and Repowering
RVNL Charts Diversified Growth with Strong Order Book and Execution
Air India Express Unveils New Uniforms Inspired by India’s Cultural Heritage
NHAI Tightens AI-Machine Construction Norms
Category: Aviation & Airports
We are quite confident of the underlying value of our assets
We are just taking out money from where we think we have got the maximum and putting it into projects which we think has potential, says Parmit Chadha, CEO, Strategy and Corporate Development, GMR Infrastructure
Airports: Spreading its wings
India is likely to be the fastest growing aviation market in the world in the next 20 years. Thus, there is a need to adopt a new proactive mindset which does not wait for current infrastructure to become saturated before planning for expansion,
CEM AC2000 at Dubai Airport
CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, announced their aviation-renowned AC2000 security management system has been success¡fully installed at the new Concourse 3 Terminal in Dubai International Airport
The magical metal
Stainless steel has started to provide architects and builders with an excellent solution to the problem emanating on account of corrosion.
Leading privatisation
Rajesh Srivastava, currently the Managing Director, Meinhardt India, has over 18 years of professional experience in the directorship and management of leading organisations in India, ranging from multinational infrastructure com¡panies to small-scale industries.
Air India may turn into no frills airline
A five-member panel headed by IIM professor RH Dholakia has asked Air India, the Indian national air carrier, to take a cue from no-frill airline model and cut costs. This includes reducing 26,000-strong staff. The suggestion comes at a time while the country's aviation sector waits for the entry of foreign airlines like Air Asia, Air India may become a no-frills low cost operator.
India records highest traffic for Abu Dhabi airport in Feb
For Abu Dhabi International Airport India recorded the highest traffic in February 2013, with traffic growing by 9.1 per cent over the same period last year, says a report by the Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC). The traffic report for February 2013 showed a 13.1 per cent growth in passenger traffic over the same period last year, with over 1.2 million (1,221,686) passengers passing through the airport, ADAC said in a statement.
Jet airways to up its international capacity
Jet Airways is to increase capacity on international routes and induct two Boeing 777s this year. The airline, which earns about 55 per cent of revenue from international operations, has leased five Boeing 777s to Thai Airways; the lease term would end this year.
AI’s weekly 3 flights between Blore-Tirupati from Apr 1
To meet the holiday season rush of passengers between Bangalore and Tirupati, Air India will be launching new thrice-weekly flights from April 1 through its subsidiary Alliance Air.

