Aviation Act

To further improve the ease of doing business in the aviation space, the government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act.

The Centre has listed six new bills for introduction, including the one which seeks to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act, to provide enabling provisions for ease of doing business in the aviation sector, in the upcoming Parliament session.

Digi Yatra project's Phase-1 will begin at Bengaluru, Varanasi airport from August 15, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday. The project allows passengers to check-in at the airport using facial recognition technology. DYF has been set up as a joint venture company in 2019 under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Western powers prepared to pile sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links on Monday, furious after it scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair aircraft and arrest a dissident journalist, an act one official denounced as 'state piracy'.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that minorities in the country have nothing to fear from the Citizenship Amendment Act, and the ongoing protests were the result of "fearmongering" by certain elements.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Wednesday said that aircraft engine firm Pratt and Whitney has been asked to ensure easy availability of spare engines to airlines such as GoAir and IndiGo, and the aviation regulator will take the "harshest action" if the need arises. About 40 per cent of the domestic seat capacity of India is powered b...

A CBI officer in charge of the probe against Rakesh Asthana, a former Special Director at the agency transferred under controversial circumstances earlier this year, was removed from his position by the central government today. The decision on "repatriating" Deputy Inspector General Tarun Gauba was conveyed through an order issued by the Ministry ...

Former civil aviation minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel today requested for another date to depose before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money-laundering probe.

It would cost $1.8 billion and take 10,000 new employees for the U.S. aviation regulator to handle all aircraft certification internally, the agency's acting chief told a Senate panel on Wednesday, facing tough questions after two Boeing 737 MAX crashes on how new planes are approved for flight.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "acting as Anil Ambani's middleman", Rahul Gandhi said today in his latest allegation linked to the Rafale controversy, citing an email that he said revealed the industrialist had visited Paris and met with the French Defence Minister, 10 days before the PM went there and announced the 36-jet deal with France.

The removal of senior pilot Captain Arvind Kathpalia from the Air India board has been widely praised, with many terming it as the ailing national carrier's first step towards getting its act together. But there is more to the story.

The charter has also proposed abolishing penalties on ticket modifications done within 24 hours of booking.

The government has proposed to declare unruly behaviour aboard an aircraft as an offence and a punishable act, Parliament was informed today.

The government plans to provide the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA with powers to impose penalties for violations. The proposal, which has been in the works for some time, would give more leeway for the regulator in taking enforcement actions against erring entities.

China has denied US allegations that two Chinese fighter jets acted unprofessionally in intercepting an American military plane earlier this week, saying that its aircraft were acting in accordance with the law".

To further improve the ease of doing business in the aviation space, the government on Wednesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act.

The Centre has listed six new bills for introduction, including the one which seeks to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act, to provide enabling provisions for ease of doing business in the aviation sector, in the upcoming Parliament session.

Digi Yatra project's Phase-1 will begin at Bengaluru, Varanasi airport from August 15, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday. The project allows passengers to check-in at the airport using facial recognition technology. DYF has been set up as a joint venture company in 2019 under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013.

Western powers prepared to pile sanctions on Belarus and cut off its aviation links on Monday, furious after it scrambled a warplane to intercept a Ryanair aircraft and arrest a dissident journalist, an act one official denounced as 'state piracy'.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday said that minorities in the country have nothing to fear from the Citizenship Amendment Act, and the ongoing protests were the result of "fearmongering" by certain elements.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Wednesday said that aircraft engine firm Pratt and Whitney has been asked to ensure easy availability of spare engines to airlines such as GoAir and IndiGo, and the aviation regulator will take the "harshest action" if the need arises. About 40 per cent of the domestic seat capacity of India is powered b...

A CBI officer in charge of the probe against Rakesh Asthana, a former Special Director at the agency transferred under controversial circumstances earlier this year, was removed from his position by the central government today. The decision on "repatriating" Deputy Inspector General Tarun Gauba was conveyed through an order issued by the Ministry ...

Former civil aviation minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel today requested for another date to depose before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money-laundering probe.

It would cost $1.8 billion and take 10,000 new employees for the U.S. aviation regulator to handle all aircraft certification internally, the agency's acting chief told a Senate panel on Wednesday, facing tough questions after two Boeing 737 MAX crashes on how new planes are approved for flight.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "acting as Anil Ambani's middleman", Rahul Gandhi said today in his latest allegation linked to the Rafale controversy, citing an email that he said revealed the industrialist had visited Paris and met with the French Defence Minister, 10 days before the PM went there and announced the 36-jet deal with France.

The removal of senior pilot Captain Arvind Kathpalia from the Air India board has been widely praised, with many terming it as the ailing national carrier's first step towards getting its act together. But there is more to the story.

The charter has also proposed abolishing penalties on ticket modifications done within 24 hours of booking.

The government has proposed to declare unruly behaviour aboard an aircraft as an offence and a punishable act, Parliament was informed today.

The government plans to provide the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA with powers to impose penalties for violations. The proposal, which has been in the works for some time, would give more leeway for the regulator in taking enforcement actions against erring entities.

China has denied US allegations that two Chinese fighter jets acted unprofessionally in intercepting an American military plane earlier this week, saying that its aircraft were acting in accordance with the law".