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Air India Dreamliners take off 14 May 2013
Inspite of the Government's announcement today to cut down expenses on airlines, Air India is getting ready to fly from tomorrow in respect of Dreamliners and Global flights from May 22nd. Government has taken a decision to cut down the...
Keywords: Air India Airlines, Air India Airlines, Air India Airlines, Air India Dreamliners
Read MoreAir Show takes off with flying colors 14 March 2012
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Mr Ajit Singh today inaugurated the third India Aviation 2012 Air show at the Begumpet airport in Hyderabad today. The Air Show, to be run till March 18, will have on its display different models...
Keywords: India Aviation 2012 Air show, Air Show 2012, India Aviation 2012 Air show, Union Minister for Civil Aviation Mr Ajit Singh
Read MoreGovernment offers breather to Aviation industry 10 September 2013
The government has requested states to cut value added tax (VAT) on jet fuel prices to offer a breather to the harassed Aviation industry. Relieving the airline sector, VAT on jet fuel is reduced to 4%. Together, airlines in the...
Keywords: Government requests VAT reduction, Aviation Industry, Civil Aviation Minister, Jet fuel prices
Read MoreAjit Singh’s son-in-law sentenced in the US 04 March 2011
Mr Vikramaditya Singh, 34, owner of Orion Telecom Networks in Delaware in the Arizona state of the US and son-in-law of the north India based Rastriya Lok Dal leader Ajit Singh, was sentenced to 6 months of home confinement by...
Keywords: Ajit Singh, arms dealer, Vikramaditya Singh, arms dealer
Read MoreAir India offers discount tickets for senior citizens 03 May 2012
Air India offers 50% discount on basic fare component of full normal economy class fare to Senior Citizens who have attained the age of 63 years and above on the date of commencement of travel and 50% discount on basic...
Keywords: Air India, economy class, Blind passengers, Blind passengers
Read MoreAir Show takes off with flying colors 14 March 2012
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Mr Ajit Singh inaugurated the third India Aviation 2012 Air show at the Begumpet airport in Hyderabad today. The Air Show, to be run till March 18, will have on its display different models of...
Keywords: Union Minister for Civil Aviation Mr Ajit Singh, Air Show 2012, Boeing’s 787, Begumpet airport
Read MoreNot proper to dilly-dally on T: Narayana 08 October 2012
CPI state secretary Narayana has lashed out at the Centre for dilly-dallying on Telangana issue. He has vented out his anger against MP s from Telangana region alleging that T MP s were taking advantage of the situation. Also, he...
Keywords: Asaduddin Owaisi, RLD, Telangana state, Civil Aviation Minister
Read MoreAero India 2013 takes place! 06 February 2013
Aero India 2013, the five-day bi-annual military and aerospace spectacle, began at the Yelahanka Air Force Station on Wednesday in which around 25 countries - 650 domestic and foreign aerospace manufacturers are taking part in the event. Moreover, Defence minister...
Keywords: FICCI, foreign aerospace manufacturers., aerospace, foreign aerospace manufacturers.
Read MoreAirlines offer complimentary passes to media personnel 03 May 2012
Complimentary tickets are normally issued by the airlines in their commercial interests, to tour promoters, travel writers, media personnel, important commercial contacts and promotional schemes/events etc to encourage and promote travel on the national carriers. Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit...
Keywords: promotional schemes/events, travel writers, anticipated advantage, media personnel
Read MoreAjit Singh to meet Air India Unions 21 May 2012
There has been no breakthrough in the strike of Air India pilots, which has entered its 14th day today. The 14-day deadline on sickness came to an end on Sunday and pilots didn’t resume their duties. Therefore, all the agitating...
Keywords: Ajit Singh, Air India pilots, Air India pilots, Ajit Singh
Read MoreAjit Singh finally vacates bungalow 27 September 2014
Rashtriya Lok Dal [RLD leader and former Aviation minister Ajit Singh on Friday vacated the government bungalow that was alloted to him during the UPA 2 regime. Ajit Singh lost the May elections and refused to vacate the bungalow on...
Keywords: Chaudhary Charan Singh, Ajith Singh, Ajith Singh, UPA government
Read MoreDGCA takes steps for transparency in air fares 26 April 2012
Scheduled domestic airlines have been asked to display established tariff route-wise and fare category-wise in their websites, on monthly basis and also to notify any significant and noticeable changes to DGCA within 24 hours of affecting such a change Minister...
Keywords: no hidden chargers, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), no hidden chargers
Read MoreAirfares may get cuts with lowered taxes 18 March 2013
Maharashtra will have better flying rates than the rest of the nation after the civil aviation minister hinted at a reduction of taxes on aviation turbine fuel. Speaking on Sunday regarding the airfuel, in meetings with the CM of the...
Keywords: routes asia conference, aviation turbine fuel, routes asia conference, routes asia conference
Read MoreAjit Singh appreciates BCAS services 04 April 2012
The Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh releasing a Commemorative Special Cover, designed by Department of Posts to mark the Silver Jubilee of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), in New Delhi on Tuesday. The Civil Aviation Secretary,...
Keywords: Silver Jubilee, Civil Aviation Minister, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)
Read MoreSenior Air India pilot discarded subsequently being caught drunk before flying 02 March 2012
On Thursday March 1 official sources from Air India has said that, In the last month February a senior Air India pilot was caught drunk when he was about to operate a flight out of Chennai.As the senior Air India pilot...
Keywords: Ajit Singh, Directorate General of Civil Aviation., drunk before flying, Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Read MoreHi-Tea at Yashki's residence, could see T soon 07 October 2012
The Nizamabad MP Madhu Yashki hosted a hi-tea at his residence in the early hours of the day. The party had many luminaries on the list and the prominent included the Union Minister Ajit Singh, MPs Palavai Govardhan Reddy, Owaisi...
Keywords: AP formation day, Manda Jaganatham, October 07, Palavai Govardhan Reddy
Read MoreAjit Singh expresses anguish against AI pilots 19 May 2012
The aviation minister Ajit Singh has expressed his displeasure over the ongoing strike by Air India pilots. He said it was unfortunate and unfair on the part of pilots for not calling off the strike despite the government welcoming them...
Keywords: 14 days, strike, agreement, Air India pilots
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