Civil Aviation In India

After nearly 100 flights received bomb threats in the week starting October 14, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said safety is the government's top priority and rules are being amended to put people who make such calls on no-fly lists

With flights operated by Indian airlines receiving an unprecedented 70 bomb threats in six days, aviation safety body Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) met the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the airlines in New Delhi today.

After ten planes received bomb threats in less than 48 hours, causing one of them to be diverted to a remote airport in Canada, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has said that it is investigating the episode.

India's newest airline, Shankh Air, has received approval from the Civil Aviation Ministry to operate in the country.

SpiceJet, for the second time in two years, has been placed under "enhanced surveillance" by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation following reports of cancelled flights and financial stress.

Union Civil Aviation Minister KR Naidu launched the Guidelines for Seaplane Operations in India today, simplifying regulations for such operations in India.

The Madras High Court today directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation to make announcements in Tamil mandatory in all domestic flights operating to and from the airports in Tamil Nadu.

In a written reply, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said 6,413 flights were cancelled in 2022. The count rose to 7,427 in 2023.

Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said. The ministry is constantly monitoring the operations at airports and airlines to ensure travel readjustments and refunds...

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol today said the Navi Mumbai International Airport is slated to commence operations in March 2025.

Rajya Sabha member from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam P Wilson on Wednesday met Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu in New Delhi and sought the latter's intervention to expedite the pending site clearance for the new greenfield ai

Expressing his condolences to the family of the driver who was killed after a part of the roof collapsed at Delhi Airport's Terminal 1 on Friday morning, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said that the ministry swung into action immediately

The Civil Aviation Ministry, in an advisory this evening, has asked airlines to ensure there are no "abnormal surcharges" on flights to and from Delhi.

Following the canopy collapse at Terminal-1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport today, the Centre will conduct a thorough check of all the airports in the country.

The Delhi airport roof collapse that killed one and injured six was a "very serious incident" and the aviation regulation DGCA will look into the matter thoroughly, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told reporters today.

After nearly 100 flights received bomb threats in the week starting October 14, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said safety is the government's top priority and rules are being amended to put people who make such calls on no-fly lists

With flights operated by Indian airlines receiving an unprecedented 70 bomb threats in six days, aviation safety body Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) met the chief executive officers (CEOs) of the airlines in New Delhi today.

After ten planes received bomb threats in less than 48 hours, causing one of them to be diverted to a remote airport in Canada, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has said that it is investigating the episode.

India's newest airline, Shankh Air, has received approval from the Civil Aviation Ministry to operate in the country.

SpiceJet, for the second time in two years, has been placed under "enhanced surveillance" by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation following reports of cancelled flights and financial stress.

Union Civil Aviation Minister KR Naidu launched the Guidelines for Seaplane Operations in India today, simplifying regulations for such operations in India.

The Madras High Court today directed the Ministry of Civil Aviation to make announcements in Tamil mandatory in all domestic flights operating to and from the airports in Tamil Nadu.

In a written reply, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said 6,413 flights were cancelled in 2022. The count rose to 7,427 in 2023.

Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said. The ministry is constantly monitoring the operations at airports and airlines to ensure travel readjustments and refunds...

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol today said the Navi Mumbai International Airport is slated to commence operations in March 2025.

Rajya Sabha member from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam P Wilson on Wednesday met Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu in New Delhi and sought the latter's intervention to expedite the pending site clearance for the new greenfield ai

Expressing his condolences to the family of the driver who was killed after a part of the roof collapsed at Delhi Airport's Terminal 1 on Friday morning, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has said that the ministry swung into action immediately

The Civil Aviation Ministry, in an advisory this evening, has asked airlines to ensure there are no "abnormal surcharges" on flights to and from Delhi.

Following the canopy collapse at Terminal-1 of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport today, the Centre will conduct a thorough check of all the airports in the country.

The Delhi airport roof collapse that killed one and injured six was a "very serious incident" and the aviation regulation DGCA will look into the matter thoroughly, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told reporters today.