Civil Aviation

Jharkhand To Have 3 More Airports, 14 New Air Routes Soon: Scindia

NEW DELHI: Three more airports and 14 additional air routes will be operationalized soon in Jharkhand, Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the inauguration of the Deoghar airport, Scindia said that the three airports will be developed in Bokaro, Dumka, and the steel city of […]

Captain Zoya Aggrawal: Making India Proud

NEW DELHI: January 10 marked the one-year anniversary of the momentous feat achieved by Captain Zoya Aggrawal, when she flew the inaugural flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru last year, taking on the Atlantic Route. She did this by leading an all-women crew alongside her and earned the nickname— Polar Girl. In fact, the past year […]

The Scare Is Real: DGCA Puts International Flights On Further Hold

NEW DELHI: Government of India has decided not to open Indian skies for the resumption of international flights from December 15,2021, citing “evolving global scenario” in the wake of the emergence of the new Covid variant identified as ‘Omicron’. Indian Civil Aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday made an announcement to […]