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Supreme Court upholds AERA powers in setback to GMR, Adani groups

The court has overturned the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) order and listed the matter to be heard on merits

AERA's appeal against TDSAT order over levying of tariff maintainable: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday held the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), which regulates the aeronautical charges, can file an appeal against the orders of Telecommunications Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT). A bench comprising Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the appeals filed by AERA against a TDSAT order, which held that the authority cannot impose tariffs on ground and cargo handling services, were maintainable. AERA, the top court said, has a statutory duty to regulate tariff upon a consideration of multiple factors to ensure that airports were run in an economically viable manner without compromising on the interests of the public. "When AERA determines the tariff for aeronautical services in terms of Section 13(1)(a) of the AERA Act, it is acting as a regulator and an interested party. It is interested not in a personal capacity. Its interest lies in ensuring that the concerns of public interest.

AERA directs airports to drop extra charges on chartered flight operators

Regulator AERA has directed certain airport operators to withdraw additional charges being levied on chartered flight operators and the operators concerned are refunding the additional charges, according to the government. The Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) regulates and approves the tariff cap for ground handling services at major airports in the country. On Monday, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh told the Rajya Sabha that recently, AERA received complaints from some of the chartered aircraft operators that certain airport operators have increased operational charges relating to handling of chartered flights. "Accordingly, AERA took up the issue with the concerned airport operators for immediate withdrawal of additional charges/making of non-aeronautical services (elite meet and greet services) as a pre-requisite for charter aircraft operations for landing at these airports." "Subsequent to AERA's intervention, concerned airport operator had withdrawn

Matter Motor Works partners with Airtel Business for its AERA motorbikes

Airtel IoT to power 300,000 Matter Aera, India's first geared electric motorbike

AERA allows GMR Hyderabad to increase user development fee from Apr 1, 2022

Flying from Hyderabad airport to get costlier from April 1, 2022

Airport privatisation gets a fillip as Lok Sabha passes AERA bill

Move to club smaller loss-making AAI-run airports with larger ones being done as it was felt privatising larger airports would leave AAI with only small loss-making airports

AERA rejects operator's demand for 424% hike in user fees at Delhi airport

The operator had called for the hike in view of Rs 9,800 cr plan, including expansion of a terminal-1, construction of fourth runway

Mumbai, Bengaluru and Cochin airports hike landing charges by up to 45%

The increase in charges by the airports was allowed by the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) - the regulatory body which fixes chargers for airports

Changes the govt has made to airport regulation raise troubling questions

In the name of reducing the burden on the airport regulator, has the government expanded its own role?

Flighty decision

Reducing the ambit of AERA defies logic

Does AERA need more teeth to be effective?

AERA determines the airport charges in respect of aeronautical services provided at major airports in the country

Airport economic agency plans ranking system

AERA plans to outsource the evaluation to an external agency

User fee waived for Mumbai fliers

Currently, domestic fliers from Mumbai are levied a UDF of Rs 274 (excluding service tax) which has now been done away with