PM inaugurates Jharsuguda Airport

October 2018

After Bhubaneswar, the newly inaugurated Jharsuguda is the second airport of Odisha to become operational and the first one to provide necessary conn...

Tags: Jharsuguda, RCS UDAN, Government of Odisha, Regional Connectivity Scheme, Ports

Indian airports facing severe capacity crunch

November 2017

Amber Dubey, Partner and India Head of Aerospace & Defence, KPMG feels that a tough relook is required at the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re...

Tags: Amber Dubey, KPMG, LARR, AAI, Regional Connectivity Scheme, NCAP 2016, Airport terminals, UDAN scheme, PPP, FDI, ASEAN, MRO sector, GST, MoCA, AERA

Government nod to revive 50 airports in three years

April 2017

To boost regional air connectivity, CCEA has approved the revival of 50 unserved or underserved airports at Rs 4,500 crore over a period of three yea...

Tags: CCEA, Underserved airports, Regional connectivity scheme

Govt gets Rs 1.15 cr for regional air connectivity fund

March 2017

The government has garnered more than Rs 1.15 crore towards funds for the regional air connectivity scheme, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi R...

Tags: Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Regional Connectivity Scheme, Lok Sabha, Federation of Indian Airlines

There is huge potential for growth in the air cargo market

February 2017

The reactions are positive and industry is also quite optimistic on the introduction of NCAP 2016. The objective of the government through NCAP is to...

Tags: NCAP 2016, Guruprasad Mohapatra, Airports Authority of India, RCS, Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN, Ministry of Civil Aviation, AAI, UDAN, C-ATFM, GAGAN, aviation sector, World Air Cargo Forecast, IATA, CAGR, CUDCT

There is huge potential for growth in the air cargo market

February 2017

The reactions are positive and industry is also quite optimistic on the introduction of NCAP 2016. The objective of the government through NCAP is to...

Tags: NCAP 2016, Guruprasad Mohapatra, Airports Authority of India, RCS, Regional Connectivity Scheme-UDAN, Ministry of Civil Aviation, AAI, UDAN, C-ATFM, GAGAN, aviation sector, World Air Cargo Forecast, IATA, CAGR, CUDCT

UDAN to promote regional connectivity

December 2016

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN in October 2016, to promote regional air connectivity in t...

Tags: Ministry of Civil Aviation, Regional Connectivity Scheme, Air connectivity, Airports, Airstrips, Ministry of Defence, RCS

Centre to revive 50 airports

December 2015

The civil aviation ministry plans to develop 50 low-cost airports in two years to supplement its proposed regional connectivity scheme. ...

Tags: Civil Aviation Ministry, Low Cost, Airports, Supplement, Regional Connectivity Scheme, AAI, Commercial Airlines, Regional Routes, Union Government, Bidding Process, Centre