Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Friday announced 'Udaan Yatri Cafe' (air passenger cafe) scheme for providing affordable refreshments at airports while creating employment opportunities in the country.
Ten years ago I wrote a book titled “The End of Airports” about how digital technologies and commercial air travel were on a collision course.
This is being seen as a major step in building international aviation hubs in India. The meeting delved into solutions derived from studying international airport models such as those of Singapore and Canada.
Eight airports in France were forced to evacuate over security reasons, according to media reports.
According to officials, after an evaluation of the success of full-body scanners at these four airports, the facility will be extended to other airports in due course.
Airports such as Cooch Behar, Malda, Kalaikunda, Hasimara, Burnpur (Asansol) and Behala Flying Club, in Kolkata, are expected to be ready in next one or two years for passenger flights.
Earlier DGCA had introduced Online-On Demand Examination (OLODE) for the Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (AME) and Flying Crew (FC) candidates with effect from November 2021. This facility allows candidates to choose the date and time from the available exam slots.
The Met officials said the heavy snowfall in Quetta had already broken the 20-year-old record.
“Government is, for the first time, talking about disinvestment of Air India and Pawan Hans Ltd. We have already privatised some airports and more airports are in line. Three have been awarded, few more are in line. It is a continuous trend,” Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Usha Padhee said.
As per intelligence inputs, 3-4 heavily armed and 'highly-motivated' terrorists are suspected to be present in the national capital to 'carry out terror attacks' in retaliation to the abrogation of Article 370.
