Tag: Civil Aviation

New Delhi, March 10,2025.The Indian government is setting up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to manufacture regional transport aircraft, Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu announced on Monday. He emphasised that India now has the necessary policies to build aircraft and its components.Responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha, Naidu highlighted various government initiatives to promote aircraft component manufacturing and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) activities. A uniform Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) rate has been introduced to facilitate growth in this sector.As one of the world’s fastest-growing civil aviation markets, India’s domestic airlines have placed orders for over 1,500 aircraft. This expansion aligns with the increasing demand for air t...

New Delhi, January 2024.Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia today virtually inaugurated a UDAN flight connecting Dehradun and Pithoragarh from New Delhi. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami also joined the event from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.The flight connecting the two cities is to be operated by “Fly Big” under the RCS UDAN Scheme. Pithoragarh Airport has been developed under the UDAN-RCS scheme, with a cost of Rs 6.68 Crore into a 2B VFR Airport. The RCS flight between Dehradun and Pithoragarh was awarded under UDAN 4.2. Fly Big will be operating a 19-seater Twinotter DHC6-400 aircraft for ferrying the passengers. The flight will operate initially 3 days a week as per the following schedule:FlightORIDESDEPARRDAYsS9 301...

New Delhi, January 16, 2024.The Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, along with Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Mohan Yadav flagged off the inaugural flights on three key routes from Gwalior, marking a significant milestone in enhancing air connectivity across the country.Expressing his enthusiasm, Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia said that this is a new beginning for all of us. This is the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, to highlight and enhance the economic and spiritual strengths of India through world-class connectivity.He also said that Gwalior is now connected with 6 cities - Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Ayodhya and now has 33 weekly flight movements. He also thanked Air...