Ministry of Civil Aviation

The Ministry of Civil Aviation has disbursed an amount of Rs. 30 crores (approximately) to the beneficiaries during FY 2022-23 under the PLI Scheme for Drones and Drone Components.To promote the indigenous drone industry, the government…

Union Minister of Civil Aviation & Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated a direct flight between Ahmedabad and Gatwick today.The non-stop flight between Ahmedabad and Gatwick will be operated by Air India commencing from…

Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia has inaugurated a direct flight between Amritsar and Gatwick today. The non-stop flight between Amritsar and Gatwick will be operated by Air India commencing from…

Airports Authority of India (AAI) under Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India has set up two Aviation Skill Development Centres, till date, in collaboration with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). Aerospace and…

Airports Authority of India (AAI) has awarded six airports namely Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru for Operations, Management and Development under Public Private Partnership (PPP) for a period of 50…

Upgradation/Modernisation of airports is a continuous process and is undertaken by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other Airport Developers from time to time depending on the availability of land, commercial viability,…

Currently, there are 67 Foreign Aircrew Temporary Authorization (FATA) holders in India. List of operator-wise FATA holders is at Annexure.As per data received from various Indian scheduled airlines, a total of 244 pilots have been…

A number of measures/steps have since been taken to decongest the Major Airports like Delhi and Mumbai. These are as follows: -i. Additional Traffic Marshals have been posted at the departure forecourt to avoid vehicular congestion.ii.…

India's aviation sector has experienced rapid growth in recent years, leading to an increase in carbon emissions from airports. Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has taken a number of initiatives to promote sustainable development in the…

As on 09.03.2023, there are 17 scheduled airlines operating in India. The number of the aircrafts endorsed by the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) on the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) is 718.Presently, there are 148…