Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), the operator of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), has proposed a 10-year master plan to increase the airport’s annual passenger handling capacity from 106 million to 125 million by 2032.
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The Airports Authority of India has completed the tender process for 11 new Flying Training Organisation slots at seven of its airports. The expansion is projected to add up to 120 training aircraft and lift annual output to about 1,500 aviation professionals, as India works to meet a requirement of over 30,000 additional pilots in the next decade.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport (BHO) at Bhogapuram near Visakhapatnam (VTZ) in Andhra Pradesh.
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A flight attendant working for an airline in India revealed that she was required to wear a surgical face mask and latex gloves throughout a flight after management objected to the shade of her lipstick.
Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Bengaluru has achieved a historic milestone by overtaking Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) in monthly domestic passenger traffic for the first time ever.
Qantas, AirAsia Thailand and Air India cut India flights as jet fuel prices nearly double, reducing international capacity.
India’s civil aviation sector is set to test a new hub and spoke model on the Delhi Airport (DEL) and Varanasi Airport (VNS) route, aiming to simplify passenger transfers and improve connectivity.
There is a renewed Indo-Russian aerospace push following a landmark agreement between Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd and Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation to produce the Sukhoi Superjet 100 in India.