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Indian pilots’ bodies reject WSJ report suggesting senior pilot’s error in Air India crash

Indian pilot associations have slammed speculative reporting around the preliminary probe into the Air India AI171 crash, after a Wall Street Journal report suggested that the Captain of the flight deliberately turned off the fuel control switches of the plane’s two engines. The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) stressed that…

Newslaundry · Jul 18, 2025

India’s domestic air passenger traffic to touch 300 million by 2030: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

Speaking at the inaugural session of Wings India 2024, Union Civil Aviation Minister Scindia also said the number of airports and waterdromes will increase to more than 200 from the existing 149 in the country.

The Hindu · Jan 18, 2024

Unruly passenger behaviour unacceptable, says Scindia

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on January 15 said unruly passenger behaviour is unacceptable, amid a passenger assaulting an IndiGo pilot while he was announcing flight delay.

The Hindu · Jan 15, 2024

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Uttar Pradesh to have 5 more airports, says Scindia

New Delhi Civil Aviation Minister announces inauguration of five new airports in Uttar Pradesh within a month.

The Hindu · Jan 11, 2024

Measures being put in place to deal with fog impacting flight operations, says Scindia

Amid dense fog disrupting flight operations at the Delhi airport in the last few days, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said the ministry is coordinating with the airport and airlines, and putting in place measures to deal with the issue.

The Hindu · Dec 29, 2023

Civil Aviation Ministry tells airports to curb expansion of retail outlets to ease passenger movement

Govt advises airports to reduce retail outlets & lounges to reduce congestion & facilitate passenger movement. Digi Yatra gates installed at 13 airports, 25 more to follow.

The Hindu · Dec 15, 2023

India to have 42.5 crore air passengers by 2035, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia urges international players to "look at India" for growth potential, as the country is expected to have 42.5 crore air passengers by 2035 from current 14.5 crore. He highlighted the growth of regional air connectivity and the surge in domestic air traffic in July. He…

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2023

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Unused UDAN routes will be up for re-bidding: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Discontinued routes under the government’s regional connectivity scheme (RCS), also known as UDAN, are being put up for bidding again, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2023

Civil Aviation Minister Scindia, Congress leader Venugopal verbal duel over air fares continues

In the ongoing verbal duel between Congress general secretary K.C. Venugopal and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia over soaring air fares, Mr. Venugopal, in a fresh rebuttal late on Sunday, said “hard facts and everyday suffering of the middle class cannot be wished away by distorting figures and misrepresenting the…

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2023

Indian aviation sector 'absolutely safe'; foreign carriers that came to India reported 15 tech snags in last 16 days: DGCA chief

The country's civil aviation space is "absolutely safe" and all the protocols laid down by the ICAO are followed, said the DGCA

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2022

Scindia holds talks with U.S. aerospace giants on bolstering alliance with India

The Civil Aviation Minister is in New York for his first leg of his visit to North America.

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2022

India to resume commercial international passenger flights from March 27

In order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had suspended operations of scheduled international commercial passenger services to and from India with effect from March 23, 2020. Read full story

Dynamite News · Mar 8, 2022

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