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COVID-19: 'Wearing masks on flight no longer compulsory, but is advisable,' says Government
Additionally, it stated that any specific reference of a fine or other penalty was not required to be made during in-flight announcements
India to resume scheduled international flights from December 15, says Aviation Ministry
Scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23 last year due to COVID-19. However, special international passenger flights have been operating since July last year.
India-UK air travel to resume from 8 January; 30 flights to operate per week, says govt
Carriers from India and the UK will each be operating 15 flights per week till 23 January to and from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad only
India mulling 'bilateral bubbles' with US, UK, Germany and France for air travel, says aviation ministry
Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since 25 March due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus outbreak: India plans to airlift components from China to help local tech industry; other sectors explore airfreight option too
India’s technology ministry has asked electronics and smartphone industry lobby groups to draw up a list of components made in China which then can be airlifted, two of the officials said.
Jet Airways insolvency: Will positively consider concrete business plan for troubled-airline, DGCA tells NCLT
The Aviation Ministry and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday informed the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) that they will positively consider any concrete business plan for the grounded Jet Airways
Jet Airways slips into memory as a loved brand after an inept SBI-led consortium forces carrier to crash-land onto bankruptcy court
The banks have been as clueless about their approach towards Jet Airways as the cash-strapped airline has been since it defaulted on its loans
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan flags concerns over high airfares; aviation ministry to look into issue
Civil aviation ministry will look into steep rise in airfares for domestic and international flights to and from Kerala during festival seasons
Jet Airways requests aviation ministry not to give away its international flying rights to other Indian carriers
Jet Airways officials told the ministry that giving away international flying rights could impair the airline’s chance of successfully finding a buyer
Jet pilots accuse SpiceJet official of humiliating them at job interview; airline denies charges
Over 1,300 pilots are on the street after Jet Airways announced halting of operations on 17 April, endangering the jobs of over 20,000 employees.
Jet Airways slot allocation to other airlines on temporary basis, move to reduce flyers' inconvenience: Govt
The SBI-led consortium of lenders and Jet Airways employees unions had on Monday urged the government to secure its international landing slots to protect its valuation.
Jet Airways shares rise 6% to near 10-week high after government official rules out grounding more planes
Jet is in talks with leasing companies to restart operating several of its grounded aircraft, Pradeep Singh Kharola, secretary at the civil aviation ministry said
With 6 airports in its kitty, Adani Group becomes 3rd largest private operator in one single swoop
The Adani group is marking its entry into the airports space after bagging a 50-year contract for operation, management and development of airports
Lutyens 'secret keeper' and lobbyist Deepak Talwar under scanner for links with politicians, 'illicit' aviation deals
Deepak Talwar is in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate till 12 February, being confronted with voluminous documents linking him top politicians and businessmen. He is believed to have links with fugitive Vijay Mallya in a money laundering case.
Govt to proceed with sale of Air India ground handling subsidiary AIATSL with 100% divestment
Aviation secretary, RN Choubey said that Air India's ground handling operations will be transferred to Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
Finance ministry rejects aviation ministry's proposal to waive Air India's working capital debt of Rs 30,000 crore in one go
The finance ministry, however, has not rejected the demand for a waiver of the working capital debt of Air India
ICPA opposes Air India move to recover overtime flying allowance; warns airline of 'industrial action'
ICPA said the allowance is being paid as per a proposal cleared by the aviation ministry in January 2016.
Fuel price hike: SpiceJet CMD says current situation 'quite scary', asks govt to give domestic carriers 'level playing field'
Ajay Singh's comments came against the backdrop of domestic carriers suffering financial reverses in the wake of rising oil prices and depreciating rupee.
Days after privatisation setback, Air India to revamp business, first class cabins on international flights to boost revenue
State-run Air India will revamp its business and first class cabins on international flights to try to boost revenues by wooing more high-paying passengers, a top company official said on Friday
'Zero tolerance' on air safety issues, asserts Suresh Prabhu, says planes with engine problems to be grounded till issues resolved
His remarks came against the backdrop of aviation watchdog DGCA grounding 14 A320 neo planes, operated by IndiGo and GoAir, due to problems with their Pratt & Whitney engines.