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Centre Introduces Bill In Lok Sabha To Replace 90-Year-Old Aircraft 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.
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Government Lists 6 New Bills For Upcoming Parliament Session. Details Here
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.
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Digi Yatra Check-in Facility Using Facial Features to Begin at Bengaluru, Varanasi Airports From August 15
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.
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"Am Confessing...": Belarus Blogger Arrested From Diverted Plane In Video
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'.
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"PM Modi Is Boss, Go By His Word On Citizens List": BJP's Hardeep Puri
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.
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Aviation Body Tells Aircraft Engine Firm To Act On Glitches Or Face "Harshest Action"
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...
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CBI Officer Probing Rakesh Asthana Case Sent Back To State Cadre
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 ...
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Praful Patel Seeks More Time To Join Probe Into Alleged Aviation Scam
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.
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Need $1.8 Billion, 10,000 New Workers To Certify Alone: US Regulator
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.
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"Prime Minister Acting As Anil Ambani's Middleman," Says Rahul Gandhi
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.
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Air India "Rewarded" Arvind Kathpalia After Alcohol Test Fail Last Year
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.
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Draft Rules On Up To Rs 20,000 Compensation For Flight Cancellations May Be Under Review
The charter has also proposed abolishing penalties on ticket modifications done within 24 hours of booking.
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Government Could Declare Unruly Behaviour On Planes An Offence
The government has proposed to declare unruly behaviour aboard an aircraft as an offence and a punishable act, Parliament was informed today.
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Aviation Regulator DGCA To Get Powers To Impose Penalties
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.
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Beijing Denies 'Unprofessional' Intercept Of US Plane
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".
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Centre Introduces Bill In Lok Sabha To Replace 90-Year-Old Aircraft 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.
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Government Lists 6 New Bills For Upcoming Parliament Session. Details Here
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 Check-in Facility Using Facial Features to Begin at Bengaluru, Varanasi Airports From August 15
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.
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"Am Confessing...": Belarus Blogger Arrested From Diverted Plane In Video
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'.
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"PM Modi Is Boss, Go By His Word On Citizens List": BJP's Hardeep Puri
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.
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Aviation Body Tells Aircraft Engine Firm To Act On Glitches Or Face "Harshest Action"
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...
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CBI Officer Probing Rakesh Asthana Case Sent Back To State Cadre
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 ...
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Praful Patel Seeks More Time To Join Probe Into Alleged Aviation Scam
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.
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Need $1.8 Billion, 10,000 New Workers To Certify Alone: US Regulator
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.
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"Prime Minister Acting As Anil Ambani's Middleman," Says Rahul Gandhi
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.
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Air India "Rewarded" Arvind Kathpalia After Alcohol Test Fail Last Year
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.
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Draft Rules On Up To Rs 20,000 Compensation For Flight Cancellations May Be Under Review
The charter has also proposed abolishing penalties on ticket modifications done within 24 hours of booking.
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Government Could Declare Unruly Behaviour On Planes An Offence
The government has proposed to declare unruly behaviour aboard an aircraft as an offence and a punishable act, Parliament was informed today.
-
Aviation Regulator DGCA To Get Powers To Impose Penalties
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.
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Beijing Denies 'Unprofessional' Intercept Of US Plane
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".
