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Over 24k snags reported by major airlines in 2017: Jayant Sinha
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Mar 14 (ANI): Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that a total of 24,791 defects/ snags were reported by various airlines in 2017 in connection with the recent grounding of 11 Airbus 320 neo aircraft.
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11 Airbus A320 neo aircraft grounded
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi, Mar 13 (ANI): The civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Tuesday said out of 45, it has ordered the grounding of 11 Airbus 320 neo aircraft, following instances of glitches.
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Safety is priority: Jayant Sinha on engine failure problems in flights
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar.13 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing engine failure problems faced by Go Air and Indigo airlines, Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, emphasised on Tuesday that the safety of passengers is of paramount importance.
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Indigo cancels 47 flights today
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 13 (ANI): Indigo airlines have cancelled as many as 47 flights on Tuesday due to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) directive to the budget carrier to ground faulty Airbus A-320-neo aircrafts powered by Pratt and Whitney PW1100 engines.
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Nepal plane crash: Death toll rises to 49
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Mar 12 (ANI): The death toll in US-Bangla airline's plane crash in Nepal's only International Airport, the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), has risen to 49, the release from Civil Aviation Authority Nepal stated.
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IndiGo, GoAir asked to immediately ground 11 'faulty' aircraft
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 12 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday ordered GoAir and IndiGo to ground 11 Airbus A-320 New engine option (Neo) aircraft with immediate effect that are fitted with a faulty type of Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines.
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Suresh Prabhu takes charge as new aviation minister
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New Delhi [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Commerce and Industry minister Suresh Prabhu on Monday took over the additional charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry.
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Wings India 2018: Public miffed with dull show
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): With only limited planes on display, visitors were left highly disappointed at the Wings India-2018 civil aviation show in Hyderabad.
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Suresh Prabhu given additional charge of Civil Aviation Ministry
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi[India]Mar 10(ANI): The President of India Ramnath Kovind has on the advise of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, directed Commerce and Industry minister Suresh Prabhu to take up the additional charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry.
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Solution-centric approach needed to create a world-class cargo & logistics
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hyderabad [India], Mar. 10 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Saturday said there is a need for a collaborative, consultative and a comprehensive approach between the private sector air cargo and logistics industry, and the government, for the air cargo indu
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BJP Min resign: AP Union Ministers to give statement in Rajya, Lok Sabha
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 08 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Y. S. Chowdary and Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Thursday will give a statement in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha in connection with resignation of two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ministers in A
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Petroleum Employees Union labels Pawan Hans as 'flying coffins'
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [ India], Mar. 06 (ANI): The Petroleum Employees Union (PEU) on Tuesday wrote to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), after five ONGC employees died in a Pawan Hans chopper crash on January 13, seeking enhanced safety measures and referred Pawan Hans helicopters as 'flying coff
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