Udan Scheme

Udan scheme crucial for growth of NE region to provide affordable aviation: Hardeep Singh Puri

The aviation ministry had launched the Udan (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme in October 2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity

Taxation imbalances in Indian aviation sector need to be corrected: SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh

Asserting that Indian aviation sector has terrific potential, SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh has said imbalances in regulatory and taxation structure need to be corrected for the sector, which can be a bright spot of the economy

SpiceJet inducts Boeing 737 taking fleet size up to 100; fourth domestic airline to do so

SpiceJet is the fourth domestic airline to achieve the feat after national carrier Air India, now defunct Jet Airways and rival IndiGo

SpiceJet to add 12 new flights, to launch Hyderabad-Colombo service from 15 April; eyes to expand regional connectivity

With the launch of its services between Hyderabad and Colombo, SpiceJet will connect the Sri Lankan capital with three direct flights from India, the release said.

Oil price fluctuation, yield indiscipline, airport infra constraints pose major challenges: SpiceJet chief Ajay Singh

Fluctuation in oil prices, yield indiscipline and airport infrastructure constraints remain three main challenges for the Indian aviation market, SpiceJet Chairman and MD Ajay Singh said

Union Budget 2019: Piyush Goyal lauds UDAN success, reiterates govt's focus on connectivity in North East

Interim Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday utilised his budget speech by drawing attention to the success of the UDAN regional air connectivity scheme of the Narendra Modi-government and insisting that the government had the North East in mind.

Union Budget 2019: FM Piyush Goyal says India is fastest highway developer in world with 27 km of roads built every day

Crediting the government for rolling out stuck projects like Eastern Peripheral Expressway to decongest Delhi and Bogibeel Bridge in Assam, Piyush Goyal said India also witnessed container movement on waterways

5 air routes in Maharashtra under UDAN scheme to restart from 13 February; flights to be operated by SpiceJet, TruJet

Five routes under the Centre's UDAN scheme in Maharashtra, which were discontinued some time ago, will resume on 13 February. According to officials, Mumbai-Nashik, Mumbai-Jalgaon, Mumbai-Kolhapur, Mumbai-Solapur and Nashik-Pune air services will commence again.

Guwahati likely to be first city to get international flights under UDAN as Centre finalises bids for Dhaka, Bangkok routes

With the Centre finalising bids for the Guwahati-Dhaka and Guwahati-Bangkok routes, the Assam's largest city is likely to be the first to be connected internationally under the UDAN scheme

Regional flight connectivity hits air pocket; AAI cancels 58 licences of Deccan Charters, Air Odisha given under UDAN scheme

The AAI cancelled as many as 84 licences of regional carriers Air Odisha and Deccan Charters given for their reported flaws including non-starting operations and irregular services.