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IAF-owned Hindon base to act as back-up for Delhi Airport under UDAN scheme

Indian Air Force will allow its Hindon base to be used for flights operating to tier-2 and tier-3 cities under the government's regional connectivity scheme

Diwakar Reddy airport row: Govt says no-fly list norms likely in first week of July

The norms for no-fly list to rein in unruly passengers are expected to be ready early next month, the government said amid a parliamentarian being barred by domestic airlines for allegedly creating ruckus

No-fly draft rules in place: Unruly passengers may be suspended from flying for up to 2 years

Bringing in law to bar unruly fliers, the government said any passenger using abusive language against any airline staff or co-passengers will be suspended from flying for three months

India's no-fly list, a mean to deal with unruly passengers, not a tool of harassment: Civil aviation ministry

The no-fly list will not become a tool of harassment for airlines, the government said today as it prepares to put in place a robust system to deal with unruly passengers in the wake of the assault incident involving a Shiv Sena MP.

Air India has plans to offer on board Wi-Fi on domestic flights

Air India may soon start offering Wi-Fi facilities on domestic flights, starting with with its Airbus A-320 planes.

Aviation policy: Indians living in small towns have cause for cheer, airlines sulk

The grouse of incumbents like Jet Airways, SpiceJet, IndiGo and GoAir has been the dilution of the regressive 5/20 rule.

Cannot commit public money for eternity to Air India: Raju

The carrier is surviving on a Rs 30,000-crore bailout package, spread across ten years, announced by the UPA government in 2012 .

Civil aviation policy gets delayed, likely to take off early next fiscal

The policy was expected to be finalised in the current financial year as certain proposals were to be implemented from 1 April 2016.

Group of ministers discusses draft aviation policy

The draft aviation policy, rolled out last October, contains several provisions like two per cent levy on all air tickets to fund regional connectivity and tax sops, among others, which would have financial implications when the policy comes for implementation.

Civil aviation ministry may tweak norms for Indian carriers to fly abroad: sources

The development assumes significance in view of the fact that new player AirAsia India has demanded scrapping the 5/20 norm wherein another startup airline Vistara deferred its plans to induct more planes in its fleet, after the government failed to take a decision on the issue last year.