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AERA retains rRs.r620 development fee for Navi Mumbai airport flyers, blocks hike

New Delhi, May 20 -- Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA) on Wednesday fixed the domestic user development fee (UDF) at Rs.620 for Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) against th... Read More


Air India delays staff salary hikes over rising fuel prices, airspace curbs

New Delhi, May 8 -- Air India will defer employee annual increments by at least one quarter as part of broader cost-rationalising measures driven by an uncertain economic environment, its senior execu... Read More


Jet fuel price for international airlines hiked 5.3%, fares under pressure

New Delhi, May 2 -- State-run oil companies raised jet fuel prices for international airlines by 5.33% on Friday, the second hike since April 1, even as domestic airline fares came under pressure from... Read More


Pilots' body writes to DGCA over continued FDTL relaxations, cites safety risks

New Delhi, May 1 -- The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA India) has urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) not to relax Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms, warning tha... Read More


W Asia conflict: Indian airlines cancelled over 10K since Feb 28

New Delhi, April 6 -- More than 10,000 flights operated by Indian airlines have been cancelled since February 28 as airspace disruptions persist in West Asia following US-Israel military operations, a... Read More


West Asia conflict: Indian airlines cancelled over 10000 flights since Feb 28

New Delhi, April 6 -- More than 10,000 flights operated by Indian airlines have been cancelled since February 28 as airspace disruptions persist in West Asia following US-Israel military operations, a... Read More


Fewer summer flights as DGCA links nod to current ground capacity of airlines

New Delhi, March 30 -- Airlines in India will operate fewer flights this summer, after aviation authorities trimmed their schedule expansion plans and linked flight approvals to their present ground c... Read More


Indian airlines cut 3,000 weekly flights in summer schedule amid West Asia crisis

New Delhi, March 26 -- Indian airlines will operate around 3,000 fewer flights a week in the upcoming summer schedule starting March 29, compared to last year, as carriers cut capacity amid rising cos... Read More


Cabinet approves rRs.r28,840 crore Modified UDAN scheme; to develop 100 airports, 200 helipads

New Delhi, March 25 -- The cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the launch and implementation of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-Modified Ude Desh ka Aam Naag... Read More


Air India asks DGCA to relax pilot duty norms amid West Asia airspace closure

New Delhi, March 12 -- Air India has approached the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), seeking a temporary relaxation in pilot duty norms to operate certain long-hau... Read More