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Bhubaneswar airport gets new Rs.145 crore terminal

Bhubaneswar airport gets new Rs.145 crore terminal

Bhubaneswar, March 5  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Tuesday inaugurated a new Rs.145 crore (Rs.1.45 billion) domestic terminal at the Biju Patnaik airport here, an official said. Spread over 18,240 square metres, the terminal in the Odisha’s...
Jet, Etihad talks are on: Ajit Singh

Jet, Etihad talks are on: Ajit Singh

New Delhi, Jan 31  Talks between Jet Airways and the Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways are on, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said here Thursday, adding that there was no problem in concluding a stake sale deed between the two airlines. “This...
DGCA chief’s removal not linked to Kingfisher troubles: Ajit Singh

DGCA chief’s removal not linked to Kingfisher troubles: Ajit Singh

Bangalore, July 17 Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh asserted Monday that removal of E. K. Bharat Bhushan as director general of civil aviation (DGCA) was a “simple administrative decision” and had nothing to with Kingfisher Airlines troubles. Bhushan’s...
Air India may sack 300 more pilots, Ajit Singh writes to staff

Air India may sack 300 more pilots, Ajit Singh writes to staff

New Delhi, June 12  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Monday wrote to employees of the strike-hit Air India, urging them to be focused on the national carrier’s survival and revival plans even as the airline mulled the option of sacking 300 more...
Air India to hire new pilots

Air India to hire new pilots

New Delhi, June 6  National carrier Air India Wednesday said it will go ahead and hire new pilots to tackle a prolonged strike by a section of pilots that has crippled its international operations. “Air India has decided to recruit pilots from...
Government announces Air India staff integration process

Government announces Air India staff integration process

New Delhi, June 2  The government said a uniform employees pay and allowances structure and other working conditions for successful integration of the erstwhile Indian airlines with Air India would start in 45 days. Unveiling the Justice C.S. Dharmadhikari...
Air India to shift to interim plan from June 1

Air India to shift to interim plan from June 1

New Delhi, June 01  National carrier Air India will shift to an “interim plan” to salvage its international operations that have been crippled by a 24-day-old pilots’ strike. “We have finished work on our interim plan and it will...
Air India crisis enters 10th day, losses touch Rs.188 crore

Air India crisis enters 10th day, losses touch Rs.188 crore

New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 Air India crisis entered its 10th day Thursday as the impasse between agitating pilots and the management continued and the carrier’s losses mounted to Rs.188 crore. “We are currently operating under the contingency...
Ajit Singh meets PM, asks pilots to get back to work

Ajit Singh meets PM, asks pilots to get back to work

New Delhi, May 12  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said the agitating Air India pilots must return to work after which all their issues can be discussed. As the agitation entered the fourth day forcing the airline to cancel six more flights, including...
Airlines owe Rs.1,111.85 crore to airport authority: Ravi

Airlines owe Rs.1,111.85 crore to airport authority: Ravi

New Delhi, Aug 23 The government last week said that all the Indian carriers together owed about Rs.1,111.85 crore in dues to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) as of June 30, 2011, for using its various services like parking, housing and landing charges. “The...