Following four successful rounds of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) and with version 5.0 of the fifth round underway, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched UDAN 5.1 to further enhance the connectivity to remote areas of the country and achieve las
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched UDAN 5.1 to further enhance the connectivity to remote areas of the country and achieve last-mile connectivity through helicopters.
India's aviation industry has experienced significant growth in the past nine years under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and the number of operational airports in the country has doubled from 74 in 2014 to 148 in 2023.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) on Friday initiated the process of inviting bids from airlines for various routes under this fifth round of bidding for its regional connectivity scheme UDAN by releasing a bid document.
In a further push to intra-state air connectivity, the Assam government inked a Memorandum of Understanding with Big Charter Private Limited ( or Flybig).
A total of 73 unserved or underserved airports, including nine heliports and two water aerodromes, have been operationalised till January 2023 under the Centre's flagship Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme.
Civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had imposed a Rs 70 lakh fine on Air Vistara for not having operated the minimum number of mandated flights to underserved areas of the country's northeast region.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved a proposal for the creation of 50 posts of fire service personnel under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN scheme.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday virtually inaugurated IndiaOne Air's Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) Flight Operations for Jamshedpur-Kolkata under the UDAN scheme.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal for the creation of 50 posts of fire service personnel in different ranks for four airports under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- UDAN scheme.
Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, while participating in the Zero Hour discussion on Thursday, said the Centre is committed to further developing the Srinagar airport and informed that the current airport terminal is being expanded.