Delivering a virtual address at the Wings India 2026 aviation summit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India is on track to establish a massive network of over 400 airports by the year 2047. The Prime Minister highlighted the government's success in more than doubl
The heli taxi operations are being run under the Government of India's UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) scheme in partnership with Heritage Aviation, aimed at improving regional connectivity in hilly and remote areas.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said HAL's MoU with PJSC-UAC to produce SJ-100 aircraft in India will boost short-haul connectivity under UDAN and mark a major step toward Aatmanirbharta, creating jobs and reviving passenger aircraft manufacturing since the AVRO era.
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Monday announced that a five-member special team from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) will visit Kishtwar on October 28 for a two-day evaluation of the proposed airport project und
CM Dhami said that the launch of these air services will greatly improve transportation for people living in the remote areas of the state, according to an official statement from the CM's office.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated development projects worth over ₹9000 crore in Aizawl, Mizoram, underscoring the state's pivotal role in India's Act East Policy and the North East Economic Corridor.
Uttarakhand is set to expand its heli and rail connectivity, with a new helicopter service between Pithoragarh and Munsyari expected to start by September 30 under the Udan scheme. The central government has selected Heritage Aviation to operate the service on this route.
He said that by connecting small cities and remote areas with air connectivity through the Udan scheme, not only has air travel become accessible to the common citizens, but the local economy has also been strengthened.
The Amravati Airport in Maharashtra gets the aerodrome license by from the civil aviation regulator, officially designating it as a licensed Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) airport.
At the Chennai Airport, strategically located in the pre-check area of the T1 domestic terminal, the cafe will offer all connected passengers access to hygienic refreshments like water bottle for Rs 10, Tea for Rs 10, Coffee for Rs 20, Samosa for Rs 20 and Sweet of the day for Rs 20.