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Scindia, VK Singh inaugurate mega 'Yog Prabha' event at Safdarjung airport

Common Yoga Protocol, Lecture on Yoga by an expert, Yoga Demonstration will be some of the activities to be undertaken at the event

Drone service sector will provide one lakh jobs in 4-5 years: Scindia

The ministry has released the names of 14 drone companies selected as beneficiaries of the PLI scheme

Big birds from Airbus, Embraer steal the show at Wings India 2022

Various stakeholders from India and abroad are showcasing their products and services at the four-day show which kicked off on Thursday

Aviation Ministry invites applications from drone industry for PLI scheme

The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday invited applications from the drone industry for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme that was announced last year.

Ukraine crisis: 8 flights to bring back over 1,500 Indians on Monday

Eight flights with over 1,500 Indians will operate from war-torn Ukraine's neighbouring countries to India, the Civil Aviation Ministry stated

6,222 Indian nationals evacuated from Romania, Moldova: Scindia

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Saturday informed that a total 6,222 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Romania and Moldova in the last seven days under 'Operation Ganga'

Ukraine conflict: '11 flights with over 2,200 Indians to operate on Sunday'

Indian citizens who were stuck in Ukraine are being airlifted via its neighbouring countries such as Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland

Domestic aviation industry may report Rs 26,000 cr loss this fiscal: Icra

The ratings agency also estimates that the industry will require an additional funding in the range of Rs 20,000-22,000 crore during FY22-FY24

Domestic air traffic to cross pre-Covid levels in next 2 months: Scindia

The country's civil aviation sector was significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and the sector's loss was around Rs 19,000 crore in the last fiscal ended March 2021

Jet Airways to get Rs 50 cr as inter-corporate deposit for certain expenses

As efforts are on to restart services of Jet Airways, Orion IT Parks Pvt Ltd -- whose shareholders are Murari Jalan and Ankit Jalan -- will extend an Inter-Corporate Deposit (ICD) of Rs 50 crore

Airfare bands protecting interests of airlines, passengers: Scindia

He also emphasised that under normal circumstances, airfares are neither established nor regulated by the government

Aviation Ministry's role doesn't end with Air India: Jyotiraditya Scindia

In a Q&A, the aviation minister says he believes govt shouldn't be in the business of running airlines and must develop the ecosystem of civil aviation instead

Covid: India extends ban on international commercial flights till Feb 28

India had banned the operation of scheduled international flights on March 23, 2020 to contain and control the spread of Covid

Scindia holds meet with airlines chiefs on increasing wide-body planes

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday held a meeting with the chiefs of Indian carriers on various issues

Efforts on to turn India into global hub of drone technology, says Scindia

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said rapid efforts are on to turn India into a global hub of drone technology.

Aviation ministry proposes outsourcing security at airports to pvt agencies

The civil aviation ministry has asked airport operators to look at outsourcing non-core security works at aerodromes to private agencies, according to a senior official. Besides, the ministry has sought additional deployment of 3,000 CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) personnel at airports. These moves also come against the backdrop of domestic air traffic almost touching pre-COVID levels and an anticipated rise in the number of air passengers in the coming months. Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal on Wednesday said the sector will rebound and "we will grow faster than earlier". In view of the domestic passenger traffic nearing pre-COVID levels, he said that passenger handling capacities at airports have to be augmented. CISF has been asked to augment its capacity, and airport operators have been asked to have more screening machines, among other measures, he added. According to Bansal, airport operators have also been told to look at giving non-core security activities

Aviation minister Scindia flags off SpiceJet's Delhi-Tirupati flight

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flagged off SpiceJet's flight on the Delhi-Tirupati route on Sunday, the airline said. The airline will operate the flight three times a week till October 31, according to its statement. From October 31, the flight on the Delhi-Tirupati route will be operated four times a week, it mentioned. The airline already connects Tirupati with Hyderabad and Pune on its network, it stated.

AAI to exit JV airports soon, process to start with Bengaluru, Hyderabad

According to reports the aviation ministry has already moved a Cabinet note seeking an approval to divest AAI's stake

New Leh airport terminal likely to become operational by Dec 2022: Govt

The new airport terminal in Leh is likely to become operational by December next year, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.

Aviation Ministry allows airlines to operate at 85% of pre-Covid capacity

The carriers have been operating 72.5 per cent of their pre-Covid domestic flights since August 12