CII's National Committee on Civil Aviation expressed dissatisfaction over the Union Budget 2013-14 as it feels that the budget has not done enough to boost the aviation sector. Even as it welcomed the the concessions granted to the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) sector, it noted that MRO industry is "small right now taking the aircraft population into account
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Category: Aviation & Airports
New transportation head
GE announced the appointment of Nalin Jain as the President and CEO of GE Transportation in India. Nalin take up this responsibility in addition to his existing role as the Head of GE Aviation in India.
Ministry to replace DGCA with new regulatory body
The Union government is likely to place a new legislation in the ongoing session of Parliament that will replace the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the present regulator, with a new autonomous regulatory body.
AP to set up civil aviation board
The Andhra Pradesh Government is considering setting up a State Civil Aviation Board under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to oversee development of new airports in tier II cities.
Reliance Infra seeks better feeder service
Reliance Infrastructure as¡k¡¡ed the union urban development ministry to upgrade feeder services and improve connectivity for the Airport Express Line. The company feels that better connectivity and improved feeder services for the Shivaji metro station, which
Delhi airport wins international safety award
The Indira Gandhi Inter¡national airport (IGI) in Delhi, operated by Delhi International Airport (DIAL), has become the first Indian facility to bag the British Safety Council's 'International Safety Award'. This makes IGI as the first and the only airport in India to
Cochin airport’s cargo volume up
Cochin International Airport's focus on non-perishable goods helped it to register a five per cent increase in the volume of cargo handled during the first nine months of the current fiscal. From April to December 2012, the airport handled 34,305 tonne of cargo,
Kushinagar airport project
The Central Government, which plans to build an international airport at Kushinagar, in Uttar Pradesh, under the public-private partnership (PPP) model at an estimated cost of Rs 354 crore, received 15 technical bids.
Overseas airlines well placed to enter Indian aviation
For Indian aviation industry that has always been inherently vibrant, last week was unusually eventful for aviation. It began with the news that a sale of stake by Jet Airways, India's second-largest carrier by passengers carried, to Abu Dhabi's fast-growing airline, Etihad Airways, will be delayed.
Alliance Air to resume operations from Kochi on Mar 1
Air India's subsidiary Alliance Air will resume operations from Kochi to Agatti and back from March 1, 2013. The ATR aircraft will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

