Civil Aviation Minister News

The government has maintained the existing status by extending the NOTAM, reaffirming the status quo, Civil Aviation Minister Naidu said in a statement.  

The DigiYatra facility is receiving a positive response from users enabling a smooth entry & check-in process at airports, and it will soon be implemented at 25 additional airports in 2024.

The ministers informed that Moldova`s borders have been opened for incoming Indian students. Talks are underway to make arrangements for their journey to Bucharest for onward flight to India.

In the midst of assembly elections in five states, Congress veteran and former Union Minister CM Ibrahim has made serious allegations against his own party. He has said that the party is being completely ruined. Ibrahim said, Congress is committing suicide.

Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday took charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry. Scindia was sworn in as a cabinet minister on Wednesday.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, who switched from Congress to BJP last year, is all set to take charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday. The Rajya Sabha MP replaces Hardeep Singh Puri, who has been given the charge of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He will also handle the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Union Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday addressed a presser on new air travel guidelines ahead of the resumption of domestic flight services from May 25 onwards.

Earlier, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said the entire dues and arrears of Air India employees will be paid before the proposed disinvestment of the airline is concluded, as the government set the ball rolling for the privatisation of the national carrier.

According to the official, the EoI inviting bids for the national carrier will be issued by the month-end. The development comes after the ministerial panel on Air India disinvestment met here on Tuesday.

Pathak, who was travelling to Berlin from London has alleged that they were initially threatened and later made to deboard the aircraft. The child was reportedly three years old.

Commerce and Industry minister Suresh Prabhu will now hold the additional charge of Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Average airfares dropped 18 percent in 2016 and additional capacities can further bring down the fares, Union Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today said as he disfavoured the idea of capping ticket prices.

Accusing previous governments of having "no vision" for aviation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, said his government is working in a "mission mode" for expansion of the sector and has put in place the country's first integrated policy to tap the potential of small cities.

Government expects the first flight under the regional air connectivity scheme, which is in advanced stages of finalisation, to take off in early January 2017, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said.

Airlines might not be "angels but definitely they are not demons", Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Thursday said amid concerns over arbitrary hike in airfares and emphasised that carriers have been responsive during crises.

The issue of capping airfares is under consideration, a top Civil Aviation Ministry official said on Saturday, even as Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said it could be counter-productive.

Air India's "books are so bad" that nobody will buy it even if the government wanted to sell off the national carrier, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said on Thursday.

The review meeting, likely to be attended by Rajus deputy Mahesh Sharma and Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey along with other senior officials, comes ahead of the second anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre.  

Efficient functioning and reduction in operational costs has helped national carrier Air India turn from a loss-making airline into an "operational profit unit", the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Air India's net losses have declined by more than 22 percent in the past four years, reflecting improvement in its financial and operational performance, Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.