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Delhi: Upgraded IGI runway to open by Sept 16, Terminal-2 by Oct 26

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Fliers this winter may finally find some relief at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, with the upgraded runway expected to reopen on September 16 and the refurbis... Read More


Flights hit as violence in Nepal leads to airport shut down

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Flight operations between India and Nepal came to a halt on Tuesday after Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu was forced to shut down amid escalating violence in ... Read More


AI A320 incident probe reveals damage to jet, airport infrastructure

New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- An Air India Airbus A320 with 182 people on board sustained damage after veering off the runway while landing at Mumbai airport in heavy rain on July 21, before recovering to the... Read More


GST hike to make premium air travel costlier

New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- The Goods and Services Tax Council has raised the levy on non-economy air travel from 12% to 18%, a move experts believe will drive up fares for passengers travelling in premium ... Read More


DGCA grants clearance to SATS Airport Services

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Monday, granted safety clearance to Air India SATS Airport Services Pvt. Ltd. (AISATS) for the first time, ahead of the Singa... Read More


Aviation minister chairs BCAS review meet

New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu chaired a review meeting of the Bureau of civil aviation security (BCAS) to discuss strengthening aviation security and with a focus on st... Read More


Air India warned by DGCA over Bangalore-London flights violating duration norms

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a warning to Air India after finding that two of its Bangalore-London flights in May exceeded the permissible 10-hour ... Read More


Govt steps up Delhi airport, flight security amid threat alert

New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the security arm of the civil aviation ministry, has issued an order directing all stakeholders to maintain "heightened surveillance"... Read More


Air India Kochi-Mumbai flight veers off runway amid rainfall; grounded

New Delhi, July 22 -- An Air India flight from Kochi veered off the main runway while landing in heavy rain at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Monday morning. Whi... Read More


DGCA to hire 190 personnel: Centre tells Parliament

New Delhi, July 22 -- The government will recruit 190 personnel in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) by the end of October this year, Union minister Ram Mohan Naidu told Parliament on M... Read More