 | Airstrips at Warangal, Peddapalli to developed under UDAN: Ministry of Civil AviationEarlier, the State proposed three greenfield and three brownfield airports and wrote several letters. |
 | INTERVIEW | Airlines can offer fares as per demand & supply, says Aviation Minister ScindiaScindia speaks about measures taken to reduce Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices and the growth plans for the aviation sector. |
 | Where is freedom of movement for disabled people?This year marked 75 years of Indian Independence and five years since the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act became law. |
 | India to see 400 million air travellers in 7-10 years: ScindiaHe also said there are tremendous growth opportunities for domestic airlines and they are expected to have a fleet of 1,200 planes in five years. |
 | Over 97 lakh domestic air passengers in July, 7.6 per cent lower than June: DGCAOverall, 6.69 crore people travelled on domestic flights in the January-July period of 2022, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated in its monthly statement. |
| 5 years on, Telangana airports find no place on UDAN mapIn the last five years, UDAN has significantly increased the regional air connectivity in the country. |
 | Aviation stocks fly high as govt lifts domestic airfare capsThe ministry had imposed lower and upper limits on domestic airfares based on flight durations when services were resumed on May 25, 2020, after a two-month lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
 | Civil Aviation Ministry lifts price caps on air fare from August 31According to lower and upper limits on domestic airfares, airlines can’t charge a passenger less than Rs 2,900 (excluding GST) and more than Rs 8,800 for domestic flights of less than 40 minutes. |
 | Government assures international passengers’ data privacyThe government has also clarified that the intention of the regulations is to enhance the detection of smuggling of narcotics, gold, arms & ammunition. |
 | SpiceJet denies reports of banks putting loans on high-risk headDebt-laden Spicejet on Monday denied the reports that a few banks have put their account on high -risk category. |
 | Chennai to get second airport at ParandurThe state government had found Parandur as the ideal site after its own Obstacle Limitation Surface survey and Techno-Economic Feasibility studies. |
 | 'Confident of addressing DGCA's concerns': SpiceJet on grounding of 50 per cent of its flightsThe DGCA had on Wednesday ordered SpiceJet to operate not more than 50 per cent of its flights for eight weeks after several of its planes reported technical malfunction recently. |
 | Airlines can't charge extra fee for issuing boarding pass at check-in counters: Aviation MinistryThe advisory is issued at a time when air tickets have seen a drastic rise amid a record rise in jet fuel prices. |
 | Aircraft technical snags: DGCA crackdown finds insufficient engineering staff certifying planesThe aviation regulator in its spot check also found improper identification of cause of defect, and has ordered for compliance with its new directions by July 28. |
 | Aviation Ministry proposes police action for flashing laser light on aircraftIn October last year, during Durga Puja, multiple pilots had complained to the Kolkata airport's air traffic controller of laser lights distracting them as they were approaching to land. |
 | CPI MP Viswam writes to Scindia, raises concern over 'woeful' safety conditions of airlinesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause notice on Wednesday to SpiceJet after its planes had eight technical malfunctions over the past 18 days. |
 | Akasa Air gets flying licence from DGCABy the end of fiscal 2022-23, the airline will have 18 aircraft and thereafter, will add 12-14 aircraft every 12 months. |
 | Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia gets additional charge of Steel MinistryThe 51-year-old MP, who represents Madhya Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, is the third steel minister in the current Modi government. |
 | SpiceJet going through turbulent phase amid safety scares, share slumps over 40 per cent in 2022It all started in April 2022 when the aviation watchdog the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) restrained 90 pilots of the airline from operating Boeing 737 Max aircraft. |
 | Eight safety-related incidents in 18 days, DGCA slaps notice on SpiceJet; regulator body sounds cautionThe DGCA termed the airline’s internal safety oversight as ‘poor’, adding its ‘inadequate’ maintenance actions have resulted in ‘degradation’ of the safety margins of SpiceJet. |
