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The air passenger citizen charter for domestic sector has proposed that an airline will have to pay Rs 3,000 for loss of baggage and Rs 1,000 for damage.

Air travellers may soon get compensation for loss, damage of baggage

The charter was unveiled by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.

23 May 2018 11:48 AM

Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey on Tuesday said the government could decide against selling state-run Air India if it does not get "adequate" price for it.

Govt wants to sale Air India at an adequate price, says Aviation Secy

The government intends to complete the disinvestment process by this year end.

22 May 2018 7:11 PM

The civil aviation ministry on Tuesday said it has given "site clearance" for the construction of a greenfield international airport near Pune.

Aviation min gives site clearance to new Pune international airport

The new airport is expected to come up at an estimated cost of Rs 14,000 crore and will be spread across an area of 2,400 hectare.

08 May 2018 4:19 PM

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed its Annual Performance Contract (APC) for the year 2018-19 with Ministry of Civil Aviation. (Photo: PTI)

AAI inks performance MoU with Civil Aviation Ministry

AAI has also agreed to carry out HR audit at its airports in order to strengthen its Human Resource.

28 Apr 2018 12:30 PM

Various parties which have shown interest in the Air India privatisation process, have raised significant and important issue related to the disinvestment and the government will reply to them, says R N Choubey.

Important queries raised by parties on Air India disinvestment: Choubey

Without elaborating the type and nature of the issues raised, he said the queries are interesting in nature.

26 Apr 2018 3:25 PM

The Civil Aviation Ministry could have a relook into the draft citizen charter that has proposed to increase compensation to Rs 20,000 for passengers who miss connecting flights due to cancellation or delays.

Civil Aviation could have a re-look into draft citizen charter

The charter has also proposed abolishing penalties on ticket modifications done within 24 hours of booking.

25 Apr 2018 5:11 PM

Suresh Prabhu discusses airport works in Goa with state govt, AAI

Suresh Prabhu on Monday discussed the progress on the proposal to expand facilities at the Dabolim airport in Goa.

16 Apr 2018 5:31 PM

The government has withdrawn the preliminary information memorandum for proposed disinvestment of helicopter services provider Pawan Hans.

Govt pulls out memo inviting bids for Pawan Hans sale

Pawan Hans is a joint venture under the civil aviation ministry and state-owned ONGC.

10 Apr 2018 3:25 PM

The government on Monday said it will still want to see if IndiGo bids for Air India.

Still waiting to see if IndiGo bids for Air India: Govt

The budget carrier had last week announced its decision not to bid for the national carrier.

10 Apr 2018 11:52 AM

Airports infrastructure sector is increasingly getting constrained by the strong growth in traffic since FY14. (Photo: DC)

Airports need Rs 2.4 trillion investment in 10 years to meet demand

The country invested around Rs 52,000 crore over the last decade at various airports.

10 Oct 2017 12:45 PM

Aviation Ministry brought out No-Fly list to curb rising number of unruly behaviour on flights.

No-Fly list: Levels of offence and punishment

Strictures propose ban on travelling from 2 months to more than 2 years based on nature of incident.

08 Sep 2017 3:42 PM

There is no document with International Civil Aviation Organisation to show that VT symbol on Indian planes stands for Victoria Territory, said Union Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju.

'No doc with ICAO to show VT on planes is Victoria Territory'

Raju's reply came to a question on whether VT painted on tails of planes stands for Victoria Territory.

08 Aug 2017 3:29 PM

Govt think tank NITI Aayog has suggested complete privatisation of the airline, which has a debt burden of over Rs 52,000 crore.

AI privatisation welcome but clear salary dues first: Pilots

Out of the total amount, about Rs 400 crore is due for pilots, according to a senior pilot.

25 Jun 2017 12:31 PM

Cabinet to take a call on Air India: Jayant Sinha

The debt-laden Air India is staying afloat on taxpayers' money.

20 Jun 2017 2:31 PM

Carriers, including Air India, have expressed concern over certain aspects of GST.

Civil aviation ministry seeks deferment of GST implementation

Airlines say making changes in global ticket distribution system to ensure compliance with GST would take time.

15 Jun 2017 2:04 PM

Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar a week ago (Photo: AFP)

Airspace ban for Qatar flights was to protect citizens: Saudi Arabia

The United Arab Emirates and Qatar have long been major proponents of open-skies policies.

13 Jun 2017 5:03 PM

Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.

Pune airport will open new area of growth for city: Sinha

India currently has 6.8 million flyers which would go up to 8 million by next year.

13 Jun 2017 9:37 AM

Flight booking to be done on unique digital identification

Digital unique identification such as Aadhaar, PAN , Passport Number is being proposed for air passengers,

08 Jun 2017 5:42 PM

An unverified report in the Mirror claimed that 15 passengers had reportedly survived the crash. (Photo: Pixabay)

Myanmar plane with 120 on board crashes

Debris from the missing military plane found in the Andaman Sea.

08 Jun 2017 2:36 AM

UDAN is a first of its kind scheme in the wolrd and in post-independent India.

All you need to know about Rs 2,500 UDAN scheme

UDAN was conceptualised by Civil Aviation Ministry under National Civil Aviation Policy unveiled last year.

27 Apr 2017 1:15 PM

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