Ajit Singh As Civil Aviation Minister

• Pursuing states to lower taxes on jet fuel: Aviation Minister

  Industry leaders and experts expressed concern over the rising cost of operations of the airline industry, but cautioned it not to take "irrational steps" like getting into a price war as such a move would further impact their financial bottomline.

• Jet-Etihad deal: Why 36,670 seats threaten it

  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has defended the proposed deal for Gulf carrier Etihad Airways to buy 24 percent of Jet Airways for Rs 2,058 crore. He has also denied speculation that he is contemplating quitting the UPA government as he is upset that the deal has hit turbulence.

• Air India to expand global network with Dreamliners: Ajit Singh

  Air India plans to expand its global network using Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which will emerge as the "game changer" for the national carrier, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Sunday.

• War over airfares intensifies, Air India also jumps into fray

  The war over air fares intensified today with all Indian airlines competing with each other to offer low ticket prices, as Air India also jumped into the fray.

• India seeks reimbursement from Boeing for grounded Dreamliners

  As Boeings troubles continue with the grounding of its Dreamliner jets world over, the Indian government is seeking a reimbursement for its losses, a senior official said on Thursday. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh told reporters that the government has asked for some reimbursement. There will be more clarity only after more tests are conducted...

• Kingfisher must satisfy DGCA before resuming operations: Ajit Singh

  As Kingfisher Airlines extended its partial lockout by a week till October 12, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today said the debt-ridden company will have to satisfy airline regulator DGCA on safety before it gets permission to fly again.

• Slots for operating flights at prime time may be auctioned

  Airlines wanting prime-time departure and arrival slots at airports may have to bid for their preferred choices as the government is mulling to auction these slots as part of a shake-up in civil aviation policy.

• Can hire new pilots, says Ajit Singh as Air India strike continues

  In a bid to end the 18-day-old strike at national carrier Air India, some of the agitating pilots met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday. According to IANS, Mr Singh told the pilots that the airline may begin hiring new pilots if the strike continued.

• Air India sacks 30 more pilots on Day 14 of strike: 10 big developments

  It's the 14th day of the Air India pilots' strike and neither the pilots nor the government is blinking yet, though some protesting pilots have been reporting back to work - including four today. 30 more pilots have also been sacked by the airline today. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh met union leaders today, in a bid to find a way out of the c...

• New passenger terminal complex at the Lucknow airport to be inaugurated on Saturday

  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh will tomorrow inaugurate the new passenger terminal complex at Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport here. Built on an area of 20,000 square metres, the new terminal is an integrated terminal and will handle domestic as well as international operations, chairman of Airport authority of India V P Agarwal told reporters he...

• Air India has lost 150 crores because of pilots' strike, says Ajit Singh

  Issuing yet another appeal to the striking Air India pilots to return to work, the government today promised to hear their grievances unconditionally without any vindictive action, as it noted that the stir had cost an "almost bankrupt" airline Rs 150 crore.

• Air India pilots' strike: Top 10 developments

  It's the seventh day of the strike by Air India pilots but there is no end in sight for the stalemate. Passenger woes continue as 13 international flights have been cancelled overnight; 22 were cancelled yesterday. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today said that the pilots have to call off strike to have talks.

• Air India strike: Govt asks pilots to end stir and come for talks

  Government today asked Air India pilots to end their five-day stir before coming for talks as Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh reached out to the Opposition to find ways to end the impasse

• Air India deadlock: Ajit Singh to hold informal talks with former ministers

  As the Air India pilots' strike continued for the fifth day today, a worried Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said he would invite former ministers for informal talks and discus the deadlock with them. He also urged the pilots to call off their strike and come forward for talks.

• Air India risks losing bailout as pilots agitate

  The state-owned airline risks losing a $5.8 billion govt bailout, civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said.