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Cong making truth a victim, compromising national security: Jaitley on Raf
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 29 (ANI): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday in an exclusive interview to ANI clarified confusions posed due to allegations on the Rafale aircraft deal saying the government has maintained complete transparency in the matter and the negotiations have helped
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Govt announces regulations for drones
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28, (ANI): In a bid to regulate the drone usage in India, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced certain norms to ensure these do not pose a security problem.
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India's first Biofuel flight takes off
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): India's first Biofuel-powered flight was successfully tested for domestic operations on Monday between Dehradun and New Delhi. The Bio-fuel is expected to reduce India's dependency on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) and help bring down air fares.
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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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Lack of experts halts Darbhanga Airport construction
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 24 (ANI): Bihar's Darbhanga Airport construction has been halted due to lack of experts in runway construction sector.
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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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Kerala floods: DGCA asks airlines to add more flights, cap airfare
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): To avoid any inconvenience in travelling, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked scheduled domestic airlines to mount additional flights to Kerala after the closure of the Cochin airport.
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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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Foundation stone laid for upgradation of Jabalpur Airport
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Jabalpur(Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): The foundation stone for the upgradation of Jabalpur Airport was laid by Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday, in the presence of Jayant Sinha, the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation.
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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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Jet Airways investigating Riyadh runway excursion
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 06 (ANI): Few hours after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended license of two pilots involved in runway excursion incident at Saudi Arabia, a Jet Airways spokesperson on Monday assured that the airline would continue to adhere to all requirements
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