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Parliamentary panel asks MoCA to define ‘reasonable profit’ for airlines

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 11 August 2023, 12:30 PM 637

Despite ‘reasonable profit’ is among the factors considered by airlines while fixing tariffs, it has no set definition, a parliamentary panel has pointed out. It has recommended that the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) define it and devise a mechanism to calculate it. The report ‘Issue of Fixing of Airfares’ by the Parliamentary Committee on […]Continue Reading

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DGCA nod for Air India, IndiGo to import aircraft

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 1 August 2023, 10:30 AM 386

Air India and Interglobe Aviation, operator of IndiGo, have been given the nod by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to import aircraft, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) announced in a statement on July 31. The press release said Air India and Interglobe Aviation have been granted in-principle approval for import of 470 […]Continue Reading

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Home Minister directs authorities to provide quick & safe travel experience to flyers

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 17 July 2023, 9:30 AM 558

Home Minister Amit Shah and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia reviewed the facilities and infrastructure of the country’s major airports and directed all concerned authorities to develop and provide standards for quick, safe and convenient travel experience of the travellers. A Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesperson said the MHA, Ministry of Civil 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 2057

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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MoCA advisory against surge in airfares on Bhubaneswar route after train accident in Odisha

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 5 June 2023, 1:14 PM 583

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has asked airlines to take action in case of an abnormal surge in airfares to and from Bhubaneswar in view of the three-train crash in Odisha’s Balasore on Friday evening. MoCA also advised airlines not to levy penal charges for cancellation and rescheduling of air tickets. “In view of […]Continue Reading

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MoCA launches UDAN 5.0 with special focus on helicopter routes

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Friday, 26 May 2023, 1:00 PM 818

Following four successful rounds of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) and with version 5.0 of the fifth round underway, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched UDAN 5.1 further to enhance the connectivity to remote areas of the country and achieve last mile connectivity through helicopters, said an […]Continue Reading