The government of India has accorded an 'In-principle approval' for the setting up of 21 Greenfield Airports across the country, said Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Lt Gen (Retd) VK Singh in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday highlighted the ongoing vaccination drive, launched by the Centre government, against Covid-19 amid the fear of a covid surge in the Country.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has undertaken 4378 surveillances this year, which is the highest-ever number of surveillances undertaken during a year.
Covid-19, currency depreciation, Ukraine - Russia War and increase in crude oil prices have primarily caused losses to the aviation industry in the country during last three years, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday.
The statement from the civil aviation ministry said that a final assembly line and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility would be set up for manufacturing C-295 military transport aircraft by TASL in collaboration with Airbus Defence and Space.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that there has been no order issued to stop the flights coming to India via China, government sources said on Thursday.
Ministry of Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal held a meeting on Wednesday with Airport Operators of Bengaluru and Mumbai and instructed the operators to provide the requisite facilities commensurate with the growth in the number of passengers and facilitate hassle-free travel to passenge
To strengthen relations with Canada, Taiwan will open a representative office in Montreal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Tuesday, reported Taiwan News.
Passengers carried by domestic airlines in India during January- November 2022 were at 1,105.10 lakhs as against 726.11 lakhs during the corresponding period of the previous year, registering an annual growth of 52.19 per cent.