Civil Aviation

New Delhi: In a bid to boost its engagement with BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), India is looking to expand the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik or ‘common people of the country can fly’) scheme of its aviation policy to countries of this ...

New Delhi: IndiGo, the country’s largest airline by market share, is likely to participate in the government’s UDAN scheme for providing regional air connectivity. The airline on Tuesday announced the signing of a term sheet with Avions de Transport Regional G.I.E. (ATR) for purchase of 50 ATR 72-600 aircraft. This ...

New Delhi: Union Minister Jayant Sinha on Friday said that central government’s regional air connectivity scheme — UDAN — which was launched on April 27 is slated to create additional 100 airports over the next 2-3 years. The Minister for State for Civil Aviation was speaking at the Confederation of ...

SHIMLA: Prime Minister Narendra would launch regional connectivity scheme ‘UDAN’ on April 27 from Shimla Airport at Jubbarhatti, 22 km from here. Modi will land at Jubbarhatti airport and after launching UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme, will reach the historic Ridge Maidan where he would address a BJP ...

The Ministry of Civil Aviation took a major step today towards making flying a reality for the small town common man. The Civil Aviation Minister Shri P Ashok Gajapathi Raju launched the Ministry’s much awaited Regional Connectivity Scheme “ UDAN”. UDAN is an innovative scheme to develop the regional aviation ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gifted the country with Second green International Airport after inaugurating the Integrated Terminal Building of Harni airport, Vadodara Airport. He highlighted his government’s efforts to help the differently-able and said, “In every infrastructure we create, we have to be conscious about the requirements of our ...

Government of India has launched e Tourist Visa on 27th November 2014. In the budget announcement 2015-16 it was committed to extend the scheme to 150 countries by March 2016. Countries/Territories included in e-Tourist Visa Scheme Albania, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, ...

President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the fifth India Aviation 2016 today in Hyderabad. Simultaneously a five-day biennial aviation show will be organized jointly by the Union Civil Aviation show and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Nearly 25 countries are participating this year in the India ...

The coast guard is now close to getting its own fleet of medium lift choppers, the requirement for which was raised after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks that exposed chinks in the surveillance and interception capabilities of the force. While the coast guard currently operates ageing Chetaks as well as indigenous Advanced ...

News: The upgraded Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft will be installed with India-made multi-function displays under an Indo-French partnership, as part of a programme to enhance the operational life of multi-role fighters by around 20 years. Samtel Thales Avionics Ltd (STAL), a joint venture between Samtel Avionics and French firm Thales, ...