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Pilots' body writes to Suresh Prabhu for 'One Rank One Pay'
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has written to Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, seeking 'One Rank One Pay' for pilots.
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Suresh Prabhu directs high-level inquiry in AI Express flight mishap
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed a high-level enquiry into an incident in which an Air India Express Trichy-Dubai flight hit the compound wall of ATC at the Trichy International Airport on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
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Suresh Prabhu calls for India-Russia agreement on diamond imports
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday called for a government-to-government agreement with Russia to facilitate import of diamonds, keeping in mind the benefits that can be availed by both the countries.
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Govt directs DGCA to start comprehensive safety audit plan
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 20 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to prepare a comprehensive audit plan to assess safety parameters of all stakeholders of the domestic aviation sector.
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Suresh Prabhu directs DGCA to submit report on grounding of A320 Neos
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) August 24 (ANI): Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to submit a report on grounding of A320 Neos. He said security of the passengers is of paramount importance and should not be compromised at any cost.
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Kerala floods: First passenger flight lands at Kochi Navy Base
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug. 20 (ANI): A day after air traffic to and from Kerala's Cochin International Airport was completely halted due to flash floods, the first commercial flight landed at Kochi Naval Air Station on Monday.
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Kerala floods: DGCA monitoring airfares, says Suresh Prabhu
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is constantly monitoring airfares on 32 direct routes operating to or from Trivandrum, Calicut, Coimbatore and Mangalore, and has even set up a control room - working 24x7 - to aid stranded passengers due to f
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'UP capable of hosting Aero-India'
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [Iindia], Aug 14 (ANI): After Union Minister Ananth Kumar said that Uttar Pradesh lacks the infrastructure to conduct the Aero Show, Aviation Minister of the State, Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, on Tuesday averred that his state is capable of hosting the show.
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Suresh Prabhu orders probe in British Airways fiasco
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 9 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday ordered probe in the British Airways incident after the airline allegedly deplaned an Indian family because their three-year-old child was crying onboard while they were traveling from London to Berlin.
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AAI allocates 1200 cr for Civil Aviation Research Org
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 6 (ANI): The Airport authority of India has allocated 1200 crores, spread over 12 years, for establishing Research and Development infrastructure, procurement of tools, skill development and knowledge transfer which will benefit Civil Aviation in a majo
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Aviation Ministry directs DGCA to probe Mumbai plane crash
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been directed to conduct an investigation into the Mumbai plane crash incident, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday.
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Ex-aviation minister denies involvement in Air Asia scam
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Wednesday rebuffed the reports of UPA government's involvement in the Air Asia clearance deal and said that the scam didn't happen during his tenure.
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