Government / regulatory
Commercial operations at Bengaluru International Airport commence from 22 May
15 May 2008
France and Eurocopter to start training school in India for chopper pilots
15 May 2008
Delta-Northwest merger comes under US Congress scanner
15 May 2008
Singapore's Civil Aviation Authority and India's Airports Authority to forge closer ties
15 May 2008
Montek, Patel row on DIAL escalates
14 May 2008
Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram airports eligible to charge user development fees
14 May 2008
European Commission says on-line air ticket transactions still a “risky business”
13 May 2008
MCA, BIAL talks fail - old HAL airport to shut down commercial operations
13 May 2008
DIAL proposes construction of temporary terminal at IGI
13 May 2008
Government asks Air India to resubmit proposal for capital infusion of Rs1,000 crore
12 May 2008
BASA to provide US certification for India manufactured aviation-aerospace products
12 May 2008
New policy to ensure greenfield airports will provide cargo handling units
12 May 2008
Apex court asks Centre to study feasibility of two-airport operation at Bangalore
06 May 2008
Cargo operators seek exclusive air cargo zones around international airports
06 May 2008
Foreign airlines roped in to promote Indian destinations on board their aircraft
06 May 2008
European Commission asks Italian govt to respond about Alitalia bridge loan by 19 May
06 May 2008
Companies scramble for private airstrips
05 May 2008
Finnair to expand India-based operations
05 May 2008
Bangladeshi domestic carrier, United Airways, eyes Dhaka-Kolkata route
05 May 2008
New policy on the anvil for allotment of parking slots at major airports
03 May 2008
EU, India may sign horizontal aviation agreement by September
03 May 2008
GVK-MIAL seek 10 per cent hike in Mumbai airport fees
03 May 2008
Budgetary cuts to impact civil aviation projects in the country's north-east region
03 May 2008
Cayman Island firm’s proposal on airports to net India FDI worth $300 million
03 May 2008
Government threatens action if airlines persist with congestion fees
02 May 2008
ZAV Air receives initial permission to operate in the east/north-east of the country
02 May 2008
India's ministry of defence frees up airspace for civil use – joint operation to be tested in Chennai
02 May 2008
India, Australia are first foreign countries to certify Eclipse 500 very light jet
02 May 2008
Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2008, will provide Indian air passengers increased compensation
01 May 2008
Essar, GMR Group in fray for Czech airline, CSA, and Prague airport
30 April 2008
Centre to decide which airline will ferry Haj pilgrims, says Air India
30 April 2008
A peeved Berlusconi threatens to nationalise Alitalia
30 April 2008
Proposed Navi Mumbai airport to come up at original site, says civil aviation secretary
29 April 2008
New international airport at Bangalore to start operations by end of May
29 April 2008
Indian aviation industry will look for 6,000 additional pilots over next five years: Praful Patel
29 April 2008
All invited firms submit bids for IAF's 126 MMRCA tender
29 April 2008
New Bangalore airport stakeholders meet Tuesday to resolve sticky issues
28 April 2008
Norms may be eased as domestic carriers look to deflect losses through international operations
28 April 2008
Boeing mulls outsourcing of critical fighter and helicopter components from India
28 April 2008
Saab offers NexGen Gripen fighter, key defence technologies for IAF's MMRCA contract
28 April 2008
ISRO keenly awaits government nod for India's “human” space flight
28 April 2008
Dublin Airport Authority unveils plans for €4 billion Airport City
26 April 2008
A merger merry go-round, as American Airlines starts talks with US Airways, Continental
26 April 2008
Revised airports policy brings fresh hope for the Greater Noida airport project near Delhi
26 April 2008
Merger necessary to compete against foreign airlines, say Delta, Northwest chief executives
26 April 2008
India, UAE revise air services agreement – increase in number of destinations and flights
25 April 2008
Government modifies policy for setting up greenfield airports
25 April 2008
Berlusconi promises rescue - and also job cuts - at Alitalia
24 April 2008
Patel summons stakeholders meet on 29 April to sort out B’lore international airport issues
24 April 2008
Italian government sanctions bridge loan for Alitalia as AF-KLM withdraw from the fray
23 April 2008
Government looking at recommendations of DRDO Review Committee
23 April 2008
IATA slams US Exit Plan proposal
23 April 2008
UK Competition Commission's interim report slams BAA stewardship of UK 's airports
23 April 2008
IATA welcomes UK Competition Commission's interim report on BAA Airports
23 April 2008
International aviation industry heads pledge to address climate action
22 April 2008
India-Malaysia clear direct flights on Penang-Chennai route
22 April 2008
Maharashtra to reconsider selective reduction of VAT on ATF
21 April 2008
India-Chile to sign air services pact
21 April 2008
Jet Airways to operate Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco route from first week of June
21 April 2008
China clears Jet Airways' Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco route
19 April 2008
Mobile airports may be deployed in India's north-eastern region
19 April 2008
Navi Mumbai international airport runs into roadblocks - issue to be taken up with the PMO
18 April 2008
Japan Airlines to pay $110 million penalty on charges of collusion to fix cargo rates
18 April 2008
DGCA sets up national aviation safety team to go into safety related issues
18 April 2008
Karnataka High Court declines to stay closure of HAL airport, advises negotiations with BIAL
17 April 2008
ATF price hike to cost domestic carriers additional $30 million every month: Jet Airways CEO
17 April 2008
AAI short-lists applicants for modernisation bid of Amritsar,Udaipur airports
17 April 2008
Air India sees sharp drop in its share of domestic passengers for Q1
16 April 2008
Hong Kong transport secretary, Eva Cheng, and aviation minister, Praful Patel, to hold talks
16 April 2008
High ATF cost eroding profitability of domestic airlines: Assocham
15 April 2008
Govt implementing all agreements arrived at with AI/IA unions: Patel
15 April 2008
DGCA to implement performance-based navigation in Indian air space
15 April 2008
GoI circulates new policy guidelines for greenfield airports
14 April 2008
Jet still awaits clearance for Shanghai even as India clears Chinese cargo airline's itinerary
14 April 2008
France looks to break Boeing's domination in Japan
11 April 2008
Government mulling launching dedicated airline for north-east region
11 April 2008
Aviation sector regulator may be in place by October: MCA official
10 April 2008
American Airlines cancels another 1,000 flights - leaves 110,000 passengers stranded
10 April 2008
Rising sale of private aircraft and helicopters in India see increased demand for air strips
10 April 2008
FAA removes manager responsible for safety oversight of Southwest Airlines
09 April 2008
American cancels hundreds more flights as MD-80s undergo further inspections
09 April 2008
China suspends pilots and officials as strike actions threaten to spread
08 April 2008
Kingfisher – Deccan may have to wait till November for start of overseas operations
07 April 2008
ISRO to launch remote sensing satellite this month
05 April 2008
Rome, Alitalia unions want Air France-KLM to come back to table
05 April 2008
United Airlines grounds 52 Boeing 777s saying required checks not performed
03 April 2008
Four more US air carriers come under FAA's safety scanner
03 April 2008
Hoda committee recommends standard VAT rate or 'declared goods' status for ATF
03 April 2008
AF-KLM withdraw bid for Alitalia as talks with unions fail
03 April 2008
FAA certification for GE Aviation's GEnx engine
02 April 2008
India seeks to shift global aerospace manufacturing activity to home shores
02 April 2008
Civil aviation ministry says no change of name sanctioned for Mumbai airport
02 April 2008
IATA cuts airline industry profit forecast by 10 per cent to $4.5 billion
01 April 2008
US-EU open skies agreement rolls out in a depressed global environment: IATA
01 April 2008
Global passenger load factor for February falls: IATA
01 April 2008
JetLite seeks to start daily services to Pakistan
31 March 2008
US Congress to scrutinise 'critical lapses in FAA safety oversight of airlines'
31 March 2008
Air India merger process may take two years, says new CMD
29 March 2008
Bangalore International Airport Ltd to introduce domestic user charge
28 March 2008
Air India's CMD designate seeks bridge capital from government
28 March 2008
FAA happy with 'runway safety' exercise – to review additional airports
28 March 2008
Delta's turn to cancel flights for safety inspections
27 March 2008
American Airlines cancels 300 flights as MD-80 fleet is reinspected
27 March 2008
Different user fees for global, domestic travellers at airports unjustified, say IATA officials
27 March 2008
Ajay Prasad committee submits master plan on country's air space management
26 March 2008
Maharashtra puzzles industry - slash on ATF duty not applicable for Mumbai and Pune
24 March 2008
China's aviation regulator issues tough guidelines to curb passenger inconvenience during summer Olympics
24 March 2008
Berlusconi spooks AF-KLM/Alitalia merger bid – working on an all-Italian bid
24 March 2008
Canada's Winnipeg Aviation planning to start aviation academy in Maharashtra
20 March 2008
FDI in Indian carriers only after aviation industry stabilizes: civil aviation secretary
19 March 2008
Government undecided on date of Air India IPO: civil aviation secretary
18 March 2008
Air India employee unions defer strike action
17 March 2008
Air Deccan gets in-principle nod to fly abroad
17 March 2008
Bangalore Bengaluru International Airport to open on 11 May 2008
17 March 2008
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport delays launch of commercial operations
17 March 2008
Adm S Mehta: Russia to start delivery of MiG 29K naval fighters in May 2008
15 March 2008
India-Pakistan flights set to more than double
14 March 2008
Two global tenders pending for advanced minesweepers and helicopters for the armed forces
14 March 2008
IATA blasts increase of service charges at London airports
14 March 2008
Indian civil aviation sector may need 5,000 pilots in five years: Praful Patel
13 March 2008
Ministry of Civil Aviation to complete modernisation of non-metro airports by March 2010
13 March 2008
Notification for launch of commercial services from Hyd'bad international airport issued
13 March 2008
Govt invokes ESMA against striking airport employees
11 March 2008
Airport Authority of India pays Rs100 crore dividend to the Government
11 March 2008
Navy worried Barak purchase probe may affect supplies
11 March 2008
FAA forecasts 'pause in growth' for domestic US airline market - long-term outlook robust
11 March 2008
Centre bound to close down Bangalore and Hyderabad airports: aviation ministry
08 March 2008
Indian MiG-29 upgrade to add lethality, extend service life
08 March 2008
Kerala slashes tax rate on aviation turbine fuel
07 March 2008
FAA to slap $10.2 million fine on Southwest Airlines for safety violations
07 March 2008
Government requests domestic airlines to absorb Indians as co-pilots
05 March 2008
Jet Airways may shift Asia-Pacific hub from Shanghai to Hong Kong
05 March 2008
India,US to expand high-technology trade
01 March 2008
Aviation sector registers robust growth in 2007: Economic Survey 2007-08
29 February 2008
High-level civil aviation team to inspect facilities at Bangalore’s Devanahalli airport
29 February 2008
Deadline for Indian Air Force’s MMRCA tender submission put off by eight weeks
28 February 2008
Centre to release new policy on airport infrastructure soon
28 February 2008
India's undersea nuclear missile test to trigger fresh arms race: Pakistan
27 February 2008
India takes a measured stance in its military engagement with the US, turns down LSA
27 February 2008
IATA: January traffic data could signal start of slowdown
27 February 2008
Airports Authority employees defer strike
26 February 2008
Airports Authority of India staff prepare to strike
25 February 2008
Budget 2008: Aviation industry wants high aviation fuel prices brought down
23 February 2008
User development charges to be levied only on outbound international passengers
22 February 2008
IATA: Worldwide e-ticketing in 100 days
22 February 2008
DefExpo 2008 off to an impressive start
16 February 2008
India, US sign billion-dollar deal for six C-130J Hercules transport aircraft
08 February 2008
DGCA extends Open Sky policy for foreign carriers till Feb-end
05 February 2008
AI, Indian losses for the fiscal may top Rs700cr
04 February 2008
500 airports for India by 2020: CAPA
04 February 2008
India, Sultanate of Oman revise air services agreement
01 February 2008
India, Bahrain air traffic to get a boost after revised services agreement
01 February 2008
IATA: 2007 best in recent memory, but no encore performance in 2008
01 February 2008
Government hikes FDI limit in aviation, petroleum sectors
30 January 2008
25 Indian companies to showcase aerospace products at ILA Berlin Air Show 2008
24 January 2008
Ministries of civil aviation, defence mull joint management of air space
22 January 2008
Government defers decision on FDI hike in civil aviation
17 January 2008
DGCA: Air passengers over Indian skies increase by 33% in 2007
16 January 2008
DRDO’s 50th anniversary celebrations: Defence minister lauds organisation's achievements
12 January 2008
European Defence Agency moves ahead on UAV air traffic integration plans
10 January 2008
IATA report: International passenger demand at 18-month high in November 2007
05 January 2008
Passenger demand at 18-month high in November 2007: IATA
04 January 2008
GoM consensus on aviation policy likely at meeting next week
04 January 2008
LCCs may reduce fares only on short routes, post-ATF price reduction
03 January 2008
Cargo airports may come up in vicinity of existing airports
03 January 2008
India Aviation 2008 begins to attract interest
03 January 2008
Merged Air India to induct 20 Boeing and Airbus aircraft in 2008
02 January 2008
Ministry of Civil Aviation 2007: Year-end Review
02 January 2008
Kingfisher, Jet rush in replies after receiving DGCA notice
22 December 2007
Show cause notice for Jet, Kingfisher; fail to explain tax component in domestic tickets
21 December 2007
IATA ridicules slot auctions for New York’s JFK International Airport
20 December 2007
US limits peak-hour flights at New York's JFK airport; Newark to follow
20 December 2007
Kingfisher cannot offset route dispersal obligations against Deccan: MCA
19 December 2007
India, Hong-Kong traffic rights agreement to result in 54 new services on the route
19 December 2007
DGCA ban on pilots without Cat-III certification to impact airlines
12 December 2007
IATA says US administration responsible for increasing air travel delays and rising costs
29 November 2007
804 foreign pilots in service with Indian carriers
23 November 2007
Hyderabad to host India Aviation 2008, civilian version of Yelahanka
19 November 2007
Planning Commission meet to look at easing FDI norms in aviation sector
17 November 2007
Air India fleet requirement review may look at acquisition of up to 100 air craft
17 November 2007
EU-Russia aviation summit faces collapse as Europeans serve ultimatum
17 November 2007
Former chiefs, top bureaucrats and scientists vote for Indo-US nuclear deal
17 November 2007
Pawan Hans charting growth graph, looks at adding 100 helicopters to fleet
17 November 2007
Cabinet clears AAI-CAE aviation academy as a JV
17 November 2007
Upgrade work on Chennai, Kolkata airports to start by March 2008
16 November 2007
India to have 100 airports by 2008: Praful Patel
16 November 2007
Gulf carriers will be given more routes: Praful Patel
15 November 2007
New air services agreements with Denmark, Norway and Sweden more flexible
11 October 2007
NACIL asks Supreme Court to consolidate cases challenging AI-IA merger
10 October 2007
China to promote regional airline services and hubs
10 October 2007
FAA puts up proposal for satellite-based navigation by 2020
09 October 2007
US drops plans to introduce in-flight mobile use
06 October 2007
US government's aid to Boeing hurting Airbus, European Union complains to WTO
27 September 2007
India re-elected to International Civil Aviation Organisation Council
25 September 2007
New FAA funding bill passes House, but taxes and fees face opposition
21 September 2007
Chile, India sign open skies air cargo pact
05 September 2007
Parliament blocks Kuwait Airways' Airbus, Boeing aircraft deal
29 August 2007
Airlines equity capital bar hiked
30 March 2007
New merged state-owned airline to take off soon
24 March 2007
EU transport ministers approve 'open-skies' deal with US
23 March 2007
New company to be formed with Air India, Indian merger
12 March 2007
Peak-time air surcharge to be offset by non-peak incentives
07 March 2007
Airport charges to be hiked during peak hours in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore
06 March 2007
EU bans PIA flights on safety fears
06 March 2007
Cabinet clears merger of Air-India and Indian
01 March 2007
Pakistan International Airlines faces EU ban
24 February 2007
Govt considers hiking FDI cap in select segments of civil aviation
05 February 2007
India will make licensed Russia RD-33 aeroengines
24 January 2007
Government revises norms for airline operations
20 January 2007
AI, IA to merge in April?
16 January 2007
Bigger investment in civil aviation in five years: Patel
10 January 2007
Gujarat wants greenfield airport for Ahmedabad
29 December 2006
GMR Infrastructure's DIAL receives license for operating Delhi airport
10 October 2006
Government considering AI-IA merger proposal, says Praful Patel
08 August 2006
Goa airport to have new terminal building
23 May 2006
Mumbai, Delhi airport development schedule
23 May 2006
AAI plans revamp of Himalayan airports
11 May 2006
Panel submits report on DGCA
04 April 2006
Licensing made mandatory
02 March 2006
ATF cut prompts airlines to cut fares
02 June 2005
UK carrier launches first-ever long haul service to India
19 May 2005
US and India announce ''Open Skies'' pact
17 January 2005
Private airlines permitted to fly international routes
30 December 2004
Airports modernisation cleared for take off
11 December 2004
Private airlines allowed to operate in all SAARC nations
11 December 2003
Naresh Chandra panel moots opening up aviation sector
09 December 2003
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