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 […]
Ayodhya, June 2023: The development of Ayodhya Airport is expected to be completed by September 2023. The new Airport will be suitable for the operation of A-320/B-737 type of Aircraft and is being developed at the cost of Rs.350 crores (approximately). The development work includes an extension of the existing runway from 1500m X 30m […]
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Shri Jagan Mohan Reddy laid the foundation stone for the development of Bhogapuram International Airport on 3rd May 2023. The project will be developed in three phases: 1st phase – Will be developed to serve 6 million passengers per annum (MPPA) 2nd phase – The capacity will be increased […]
A meeting of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation held in New Delhi. The subject for discussion was Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).The meeting was chaired by Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and attended by several Hon’ble Members of Parliament. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been entrusted to facilitate […]
Following the four successful rounds of bidding, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched the 5th round of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) to further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country and achieve last mile connectivity. Key Features of UDAN 5.0 are as […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) on 21.10.2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and underserved airports in the country and make air travel affordable to the masses. UDAN is a market driven scheme. Interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes, submit their proposals […]