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Aeroplanes parked at IGI Airport, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in New Delhi. Domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from May 25.

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Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, addresses a press conference on issues related to the civil aviation sector, in New Delhi.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a review meeting to discuss civil aviation sector, in New Delhi. Home Minister Amit Shah (ext. R) is also seen.

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Cathay Pacific aircrafts line up on the tarmac at the Hong Kong International Airport. The global airline's flying schedules have declined since the outbreak of new coronavirus COV...

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Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri addresses a press conference on issues related to coronavirus, in New Delhi

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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh with other dignitaries flags off Guwahati-Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati flight of Alliance Air, at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport, in Imphal

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SpiceJet CEO Ajay Singh and Gulf Air CEO Kresimir Kucko shake hands during signing of an MoU between the two airlines, in New Delhi.

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IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta shakes hands with Qatar Airways' CEO Akbar Al Bake during a business announcement of a strategic code-share partnership between Indigo and Qatar airways, i...

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SpiceJet chairman and managing director Ajay Singh, left, and Sheikh Khalid bin Saud Al Qasimi, a son of Ras al-Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, right, pose for photog...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi issues a 'special' flying permit to Mumbai-based aviator Amol Yadav for his six-seater plane-all built on his terrace, in New Delhi.

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People look at the damaged tail end of a private helicopter which was hit by an object while making an emergency landing at Kedarnath helipad soon after take-off, in Rudraprayag d...

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British passengers with Thomas Cook wait in long queue at Antalya airport in Antalya. Hundreds of thousands of travellers were stranded across the world Monday after British tour c...

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British passengers wait for news on cancelled Thomas Cook flights at Palma de Mallorca airport. Spain's airport operator AENA says that 46 flights have been affected by the collaps...

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Seen through a perimeter fence, a Thomas Cook aircraft on the tarmac at Gatwick Airport, England. British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed early Monday after failing to secure em...

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Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation (Independent Charge) and Commerce & Industry Hardeep Singh Puri addresses the inaugural session of ‘Cyclonic Resista...

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French President Emmanuel Macron, Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, Dirk Hoke, CEO of Airbus Defense and Space, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles, Germa...

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A Dassault Falcon 8X jet performs at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France.

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Visitor looks at a Pilatus PC-21, a new training aircraft for fighter crews of the French Army, build by Swiss plane maker Pilatus at the Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Par...

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A Dassault Rafale fighter jet performs a demonstration flight as a passenger aircraft flies in background at Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, north east of Paris, France.

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A crew member stands in a Japan Kawasaki C-2 tactical military transport aircraft at Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, north east of Paris, France.

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Is Flying During Covid Safe? Experts Say Aircraft Have Inbuilt Air Filters That Can Flush Out Viruses

Technical experts say that health and hygiene inside the cabin are ensured using multiple highly efficient airflow and filtration systems. The constant “downward” wash of air at the rate of one metre per second reduces the risk of cross-contamination.

May 22, 2020

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma
DGCA Issues 7 Fare Bands For Air Travel, Ticket Prices Between Rs 2,000- Rs 18,600

A DGCA order said the that the lower and the upper fare limits for the first band is Rs 2,000 and Rs 6,000, respectively.

May 21, 2020

| PTI
Centre Caps Air Fares For 3 Months; Only 1/3rd Operations Allowed

The Centre prescribed lower and upper limit on air fares and said airlines will have to adhere to it for a period of three months.

May 21, 2020

| Outlook Web Bureau
Easing Restrictions On Use Of Indian Air Space; 6 More Airports To Be Auctioned: FM Sitharaman

Announcing the fourth tranche of economic stimulus, she said only 60 per cent of Indian airspace is freely available.

May 16, 2020

| PTI
Resuming Flight Operations Within A Week Will Be Fraught With Challenges. Here Is Why

The resumption of the domestic airlines at a time when the cases of Coronavirus continue to surge comes with several unprecedented challenges.

May 09, 2020

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma
Preparing To Start Domestic Flight Operations Within A Week: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri

The minister said in an interview to Outlook that domestic flight operations may start even before May 15.

May 08, 2020

| Preetha Nair
Gradual Resumption Of Domestic Air Travel Necessary To Prevent Massive Losses In Aviation

Aviation sector is easiest to open in a gradual manner. This is because aviation sector is the most regulated amongst its peers – Railways and Roadways.

Apr 25, 2020

| Sanat Kaul
Passengers To Get Full Refund on Cancelled Flight Tickets Booked During First Lockdown: Aviation Ministry

The ministry said the refund must be given to passengers within a period of three weeks from the date of the request for cancellation.

Apr 16, 2020

| PTI
Coronavirus: Govt Suspends Domestic, International Flights Till May 3

The decision comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the lockdown across the country will be extended till May 3 to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 14, 2020

| PTI
Private Airlines Refused To Carry Samples Of Coronavirus To Pune For Testing

In January, when the Covid-19 cases started to surface, all the private airlines operating from Pune refused to carry the biological specimens of the Coronavirus suspects, Outlook has learnt.

Apr 08, 2020

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma

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‘Airlines Can’t Operate On Free Tickets’

May 15, 2020

| Preetha Nair
Why Jet Airways Nosedived And What's Next In The Turbulent Sky: A Dozen Issues

Jet Airways crash-landed after ruling the skies for 26 years. With massive debts and with no investors keen to rescue the beleaguered airline, the life jackets are out

Apr 25, 2019

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma Arindam Mukherjee
Will SBI Takeover Of Jet Airways Operations Give Wings To Ailing Airline?

Out of a total fleet of 119 aircraft, Jet Airways is now operating less than 15 after grounding most planes due to non-payment of dues to lessors.

Apr 04, 2019

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma
What Has Led To Crisis In India's Aviation Sector

The aviation sector is in the midst of a meltdown; flights grounded, tourism worst hit

Mar 20, 2019

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma
68% Rise In 'Near Misses' In Indian Skies In 2018, Reveals RTI

About 20,000 fliers on 94 flights escaped a collision in 2018

Mar 13, 2019

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma
UDAN Fails To Take Off

The Modi government’s affordable flying scheme hasn’t worked so far. Here’s why.

Mar 06, 2019

| Jeevan Prakash Sharma
How No Alcohol Tests Abroad Can Let Drunken Indian Pilots Off The Hook

Alcohol is banned for Indian pilots, but no tests abroad can let a drunken aviator off the hook

Nov 08, 2018

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A Choppier Tale: Jay Panda Case Won’t Stand, But Naveen Patnaik's Got What He Wanted

The case against Jay Panda is most likely to die a natural death. The Odisha government, however, would be happy that the limited purpose for which it was lodged in the first place has already been fulfilled.

Sep 27, 2018

| Sandeep Sahu
Why Villagers Are Unhappy With UP's Jewar Airport Project

Uttar Pradesh government will be acquiring 1337 hectares of land for the proposed Jewar international airport in Gautam Buddh Nagar district in the first phase of the project. A total of 5926 families will be affected.

Sep 26, 2018

| Preetha Nair
The Subcontinental Menu

In Chennai, a man has been locked in a legal tussle with a dead litigator. Meanwhile, in J&K, the lights are going out all over Dal Lake. Read this and much more in The Subcontinental Menu this week.

Sep 12, 2018

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AirAsia ‘conspiracy’: A Flight of Paper Evidence

The focus of the CBI’s AirAsia ‘conspiracy’ case may shift away from the Tata Trusts managing trustee

Jun 27, 2018

| Ushinor Majumdar
Finally, To Make A Plane And Fly It

An upgraded Dornier can be India’s first indigenous light civil transport aircraft. The decks are clearing.

Jan 11, 2018

| Ajay Sukumaran