Category: Aviation & Airports

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Delhi Airport Metro reopens

Delhi Airport Metro reopens

Delhi Airport Metro Express (DAMEPL) announced that the Airport Metro line resumed commercial operations at its regular timing from January 22. India's first Airport Express initially started its commercial operation on February 23, 2011.

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Bhubaneswar airport’s new terminal to be ready by mid Feb

Bhubaneswar airport’s new terminal to be ready by mid Feb

The new terminal of the Biju Patnaik airport in Bhubaneswar, which is now waiting for international tag, is expected to be commissioned by middle of February. The domestic terminal will be ready by February 15 and the civil aviation department will inaugurate it, said Odisha Chief Secretary, Bijay Kumar Patnaik after reviewing the progress of the new terminal.

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Delhi Airport Metro Express runs again after 6 months

Delhi Airport Metro Express runs again after 6 months

After a gap of six months, Reliance Infrastructure-run Delhi Airport Metro Express was back on track on January 22, bringing smiles on the faces of commuters looking for seamless travel to the airport. Commercial operations of the 23-km corridor that connects Connaught Place with Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport resumed at 5.30 am and passengers were charged a flat rate of Rs 30 as an inaugural day offer.

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AI’s Dreamliner fleet to remain grounded till Feb 17

AI’s Dreamliner fleet to remain grounded till Feb 17

Newly bought six Boeing 787 Dreamliners of Air India would remain grounded till February 17, with further delays expected in the tests being carried out by US and Japanese authorities on the faulty lithium ion batteries used in the aircraft. This means that the newest aircraft in the airline fleet will remain grounded for a month as it was on January 17 that Air India had grounded its Boeing 787 fleet, after the DGCA issued a directive following an advisory by the US regulator Federal Aviation A

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Air India’s budget hits as Dreamliners grounded

Air India’s budget hits as Dreamliners grounded

It has been a week since the United StatesÂ’ regulator, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), asked airlines around the world to ground B787s due to battery problems. India's government-owned Air IndiaÂ’s (AI) grounding of its Boeing-787 Dreamliners has already started adding to the airlinesÂ’ fuel cost by around Rs 40 lakh daily, apart from forcing changes in flight schedules.

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HAL to be the lead integrator in MMRCA project

HAL to be the lead integrator in MMRCA project

Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) would be the lead integrator for producing 108 multi-role combat aircraft in the country after French firm Dassault Aviation sought to play a bigger role in the multi-billion dollar project, said the Union Defence Ministry on January 21.

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No plan to invest in Indian airlines: IAG

No plan to invest in Indian airlines: IAG

The International Airlines Group, the sixth largest airline globally in revenue terms, said it did not have plans to invest in any Indian airline. Formed in January 2011, IAG is the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and bmi. This follows speculation that Delhi-based low-cost airline IndiGo was looking to tie up with British Airways.