Arunachal Pradesh, September 22, 2023: Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Minister for Civil Aviation and Steel, along with Shri Pema Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh will inaugurate the newly developed infrastructure of Tezu Airport on 24th September 2023. Tezu Airport is a domestic airport located in the town of Tezu which operates through a single […]
August 1, 2023: Licensing of the Aerodrome for operationalizing RCS flights requires compliance with regulations stipulated by DGCA and BCAS. The selected Airline operator is required to obtain necessary approvals and certification from DGCA for the commencement of flights. Promoting affordability of regional air connectivity is envisioned under UDAN by supporting Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) […]
India has experienced a remarkable surge in the civil aviation sector, propelling it to become the third-largest market worldwide. With new airports coming into existence under the Greenfield Policy and more and more existing unserved/underserved airports being operationalized under the Regional Connectivity Scheme- Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) and induction of large number of […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation in collaboration with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) organized a curtain raiser ahead of Wings India 2024 in New Delhi on 18th May, 2023. Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel unveiled the event and promo video and released the Wings India 2024 […]
The upcoming international airport at Halwara, located 40 km from Ludhiana in Punjab, is expected to be operational by September after initial setbacks. The Punjab public works department (PWD) aims to complete work on the terminal building by the end of July, with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) taking over once construction is complete. […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted site clearance for the Greenfield Airport Project in Kottayam, Kerala. This project is aimed at enhancing connectivity to Sabarimala and is being developed by the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC). The Kottayam Greenfield Airport project is proposed to be developed on roughly 2,250 acres of land, […]
Currently, there are 67 Foreign Aircrew Temporary Authorization (FATA) holders in India. List of operator-wise FATA holders is at Annexure. As per data received from various Indian scheduled airlines, a total of 244 pilots have been recruited in the year 2021. As per Industry projections there may be a need for 1000 pilots per annum […]
The Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation met in New Delhi. The subject of discussion was ‘Greening Airports’. The Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia chaired the meeting which was attended by Hon’ble MPs, Minister of State for Civil Aviation (General) (Dr.) V.K. Singh (Retd.) and senior officials of the Ministry. Briefing […]