Civil Aviation Ministry

Boeing 787 planes need to be compliant with GAGAN navigation system by December 2025, says Centre

The civil aviation ministry, on 18 August, issued a notification saying Boeing 787 aircraft have been exempted from the GAGAN compliance requirement till 31 December, 2025

Civil aviation ministry following up with home ministry on Air India CEO designate's security clearance: Official

Campbell Wilson was the CEO of Singapore Airlines' wholly-owned subsidiary Scoot Air. Singapore Airlines is a joint venture partner of Tata Group in full-service carrier Vistara

Compensate or pay fine: DGCA tells airlines wrongly denying boarding to passengers

DGCA, in an e-mail on 2 May, asked all Indian carriers to give compensation and facilities to passengers affected by such denial of boarding, failing which it will impose financial penalties on them

Go First will evaluate operating flights to Ukraine, says airline official

In efforts to facilitate travel of Indians from Ukraine, the civil aviation ministry has removed the restrictions on the number of flights that can be operated between two countries under the air bubble arrangement

Air India deal: Centre signs share purchase agreement with Tata Sons for Rs 18,000 cr

The government is divesting its 100 percent ownership of Air India and Air India Express along with its 50 percent stake in ground-handling company AISATS

Centre allows airlines to operate maximum of 65% pre-COVID domestic flights

The carriers have been operating only 50 percent of their pre-COVID domestic flights since 1 June, before which the cap was 80 percent

Airlines may be permitted to operate domestic flights at 75% of pre-COVID levels, says Hardeep Singh Puri

The civil aviation minister, however, added that the decision will depend on if or not the passenger numbers continue to remain healthy during the next 7-10 days

Govt allows airlines to serve on-board meals; passengers refusing to wear face masks can be put on no-fly lists

The aviation ministry also permitted the airlines to let passengers use in-flight entertainment systems on international as well as domestic flights

Kerala govt did not qualify in Thiruvananthapuram airport's bidding process, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Puri said that despite special provision of right of first refusal being given to the Kerala govt, the KSIDC could not qualify in the bidding process for the Thiruvananthapuram airport

Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express says 85 recovered passengers discharged from hospitals

The Centre had earlier said that 149 people had been admitted to hospitals, 23 were discharged, and three were critically injured