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The small made-in-India aircraft Dornier hopes to become UDAN's wings
It's a first for a made-in-India aircraft to fly commercial
 "The small made-in-India aircraft Dornier hopes to become UDAN's wings")
Dornier 228 ideal for regional connectivity under UDAN: HAL CMD Madhavan
'Civil Aviation in India has been witnessing high growth with sound projections for the future', said Madhavan
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UDAN has helped increase number of air routes, says Scindia
He also flagged off new air service between Shilong and Dimapur under the regional air connectivity scheme
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22 new Udan flights started in last three days: Civil Aviation Ministry
On Sunday, 18 new flights were operationalised under the UDAN scheme
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274 'UDAN' air regional connectivity routes operational: Civil Aviation
At present, the fourth round of 'UDAN' is under process
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Udaan set to fly on recovery path as post-Covid world looks promising
The lockdown that crippled the entire logistics, delivery and supply chain network to near zero, was enough to deal a body blow to India's fastest growing unicorn
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Save, shrink, survive: Indian aviation in the time of coronavirus
Business for Indian airlines stopped when the domestic and international services were first suspended in March to contain the spread of coronavirus. How will the airlines change after this crisis?
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UDAN 4.0: Govt invites bids for airports in Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep
The civil aviation ministry on Monday said it has invited bids for three unserved airports/ airstrips in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and one underserved airport in Lakshadweep Island under the fourth round of the regional air connectivity scheme. The list of unserved airports/ airstrips are Campbell Bay and Car Nicobar and Shibpur in Andaman & Nicobar. In Lakshadweep Island, it is at Agatti, as per an official release. The list of water aerodromes up for bidding in Andaman & Nicobar are Hutbay, Long Island, Neil Island and Havelock, while Minicoy and Kavaratti are in Lakshadweep. "The route connecting Cochin Agatti is currently operated by Alliance Air. The Ministry of Home Affairs aiming to promote the route Cochin-Agatti-Cochin further, intends more airlines to operate this route," the release said. The fourth round of bidding under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) or the regional air connectivity scheme commenced on December 3. UDAN seeks to connect unserved and ...
 "UDAN 4.0: Govt invites bids for airports in Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep")
Air India's subsidiary starts Guwahati-Dimapur-Imphal flight under UDAN
It will connect Guwahati-DimapurImphal-Dimapur- Guwahati three times a week on both routes, officials said
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UDAN 4.0: Govt puts 30 Northeast airports and airstrips on the block
A water aerodrome in the region at Umrangso Reservoir, Assam is also included
Flying into headwinds
On the face of it, Udan looks like a neat plan. But there are some flies in the ointment
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Making flying accessible to all
UDAN, a flagship scheme of the government, has ensured that cities that had never expected to be part of India's aviation network are now connected by air services
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Giving wings to the common man
As the Centre readies to extend regional air connectivity scheme to tourist destinations, the real challenges are improving preparedness of airports and airlines, and getting more state govts on board
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Government working on another verison of UDAN scheme, says Jayant Sinha
The existing scheme, known as Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN), seeks to connect unserved and under-served airports in different parts of the country.
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UDAN has to include freight at some point: Deloitte's Peeyush Naidu
Over these two rounds for award of routes, 70 airports will get connected through scheduled flights, says Naidu, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP partner
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Civil aviation ministry may face funding crunch for UDAN
A senior ministry official said funds available for providing VGF might not be enough as more routes become operational under UDAN.
UDAN: Govt gets 141 initial proposals from 17 players in 2nd round bidding
Details of the players were not disclosed
Air Odisha, Air Deccan summoned for missing UDAN deadline
Air Odisha (50 routes) and Air Deccan (34 routes) had bagged the maximum number of routes under the scheme
UDAN may hit air pockets; only 8 slots for flights
In first round of UDAN bidding, 5 airlines won bids to operate on 128 routes connecting 70 airports
Govt sets out to 'refine' UDAN framework
The next round of bidding under UDAN is expected in three months
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