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ATC Delhi official tests positive for psychoactive substance, DGCA orders
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered the removal of an official of Air Traffic Controller (ATC) after he tested positive for a psychoactive substance on Sunday.
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IndiGo plane lands safely at Kolkata airport after smoke warning in aircra
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): Pilots of an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Kolkata asked Kolkata ATC for priority landing after smoke was detected in the cargo hold area.
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DGCA suspends licences of 2 pilots for violation of rules in two separate
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of pilots for violation of rules in two separate cases.
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DGCA suspends licence of Boeing B737 aircraft's pilot in command for 6 mon
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of the pilot-in command (PIC) of the SpiceJet flight for six months, the sources confirmed on Saturday.
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Kolhapur Airport to get new terminal building by March 2023
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Kolhapur Airport will get a new terminal building with enhanced capacity and world-class facilities by March-end 2023, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday.
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Air traffic in India jumps 70 per cent during January-July
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Domestic airlines carried 669.54 lakh passengers during January-July period and registered an annual air traffic growth of over 70 per cent, Directorate General of Civil Aviation data showed on Thursday.
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Over 1 crore passengers flew in 5 years under UDAN scheme: Govt
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): More than one crore passengers have flown in the last five years while benefitting from the Ministry of Civil Aviation's flagship programme Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik), as per an official statement released on Wednesday.
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Scindia condoles Jhunjhunwala's demise, says he was symbol of India's entr
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia while expressing his condolences to departed Rakesh Jhunjhunwala said he was a symbol of India's entrepreneurial spirit.
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There will be no tolerance, says Jyotiraditya Scindia on viral video of ma
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Reacting to a viral video of a man smoking inside a SpiceJet flight, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that there will no tolerance for such behaviour.
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Centre to remove cap on airfares from August 31, Scindia says "stabilisati
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation has decided to withdraw the fare cap on air tickets imposed during the initial days of COVID-1 in 2020.
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Over 1.5 lakh flights kicked off under UDAN Scheme: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday highlighted the government's efforts on increasing aerial connectivity and said that over 1.5 lakh flights were introduced in the last 5 years.
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India witnessing democratisation of aviation industry, expects 40 cr air t
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Highlighting the transformation of India's civil aviation industry, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said India is witnessing the democratisation of the aviation industry and the country expects to reach 40 crore air travellers i
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