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AAI to add 160 parking bays at 27 airports as aircraft orders soar

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 10:00 AM 723

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will add 160 aircraft parking bays at 27 airports in two years to expand air connectivity. The capacity expansion will aid domestic airlines that are adding aircraft to meet the growing demand. Air India and IndiGo have around 1,500 aircraft on order that would be delivered over a decade. […]Continue Reading

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AAI, MoCA put up Bikaner, Kishangarh airports for bidding to start new flights

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 9:00 AM 2051

Air connectivity to Rajasthan’s Bikaner and Kishangarh airports from other parts of the country is likely to enhance as the Airports Authority of India (AAI) along with the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has put up both the airports for bidding in order to start new fights. The development came after the Rajasthan government’s resident […]Continue Reading

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AAI to use new system to reduce congestion at Chennai airport

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 22 February 2023, 3:15 PM 341

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will implement the Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) which will help in reducing congestion and delay of flights at the airport and also aid in saving fuel for airlines, reports The Hindu. A-CDM is a common sharing platform to process real time information regarding flights arriving and departing at […]Continue Reading

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Govt earmarks 25 AAI airports for leasing between 2022-2025

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 12:00 PM 5576

As per National Monetization Pipeline (NMP), 25 airports of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have been earmarked for leasing over the years 2022 to 2025, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Monday. Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh, in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, said AAI airports are leased […]Continue Reading

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Centre plans to lease out 11 AAI airports for 50 years

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 9 December 2022, 2:00 PM 810

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is very bullish on the country’s aviation sector and is hopeful that India’s air passenger number will touch about 40 crore a year in the next five years. In a move to further boost the country’s aviation industry, Scindia has shared that the government is looking to lease out 11 […]Continue Reading

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Home Minister lays foundation stone for new terminal at MP’s Gwalior airport

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 17 October 2022, 1:00 PM 575

In a ceremony attended by senior ministers of the Union and Madhya Pradesh government, Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for the development of a new terminal of Gwalior airport. The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya […]Continue Reading