In a sweet spot

March 2018

First the good news! The economy's doing well, the stock market's touching new peaks and Indians are flying like never before. ...

Tags: RCS, National Civil Aviation Policy, AAI, LARR Act 2013, FDI, Incheon Airport, PPP, AERA, MRO, GST, NCAP 2016, LPV procedures, DGCA, MoCA, ISRO

Proposal approved for revival of 50 under-served Airports and Airstrips

March 2017

The newly approved National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, has a provision for promotion of regional connectivity by way of revival of un-served and un...

Tags: National Civil Aviation Policy 2016, Airports Authority of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation, CPSU, Demand-driven

Proposal approved for revival of 50 under-served Airports and Airstrips

March 2017

The newly approved National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, has a provision for promotion of regional connectivity by way of revival of un-served and un...

Tags: National Civil Aviation Policy 2016, Airports Authority of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation, CPSU, Demand-driven

National Civil Aviation Policy to boost tourism

October 2016

Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati, Minister of Civil Aviation, has said that the government has taken a number of initiatives to make tourism affordable ...

Tags: Ashok Gajapathi, Raju Pusapati, Civil Aviation, Tourism affordable, Accessible, Confederation of Indian Industry, National Civil Aviation Policy, Core Infrastructure for Tourism, SAARC, FDI, Investment

New civil aviation policy may be out in April: Civil Aviation Minister

April 2016

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said late March the new National Civil Aviation Policy is likely to be out in April. 'We are worki...

Tags: Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, National Civil Aviation Policy, Four modern airports

Aviation policy to focus on regional connectivity: Pres

March 2016

The government is working on a new civil aviation policy which seeks to provide connectivity to the smaller cities even as domestic air traffic has b...

Tags: Pranab Mukherjee, National Civil Aviation Policy, Stakeholders, FDI, VGF

India´s potential as a manufacturing and MRO hub

January 2016

Leaving its turbulent past behind, India´s civil aviation industry is standing at the threshold of transformation today. Airline operators that were ...

Tags: MRO Hub, National Civil Aviation Policy, NCAP, FICCI, Ajit Singh, Praful Patel, Ashok Lavasa

Airports - A Realm of Opportunity

December 2015

Amber Dubey examines the scope of Indian airports and the way forward in the year ahead. FY 2014-15 saw a revival in Indian aviation thanks to global...

Tags: Amber Dubey, Indian airports, Ministry of Civil Aviation, MoCA, DGCA, National Civil Aviation Policy, Regional Connectivity Scheme, RCS, Regional Connectivity Fund, RCF, Airport Construction Projects, Greenfield Airports, KPMG