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Centre aiming to build 220 new airports by 2025, civil aviation minister Scindia tells Lok Sabha
•Scindia also said that the 'government plans to create 33 new domestic cargo terminals, set up 15 new flight training schools for pilots, create more jobs, and increase focus on the drone sector'
No food, water, information available: Passenger's SOS message as Delhi-Doha flight diverted to Karachi
Shylaja Varma •A Qatar Airways flight from Delhi to Doha, with over 100 passengers, was diverted to Pakistan’s Karachi on Monday morning after it declared an emergency due to indication of smoke in the cargo hold
Air India would be closed if not privatised, says Civil Aviation Minister; govt to secure favourable deal for all employees
•On 17 November, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had said that the government is looking to wrap up the sale of state-run Air India by March 2020.
Adani Enterprises arm to invest Rs 10,000 cr in airport business; projects to start revenue generation from next year
•The government last month said the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued letters of award for handing over Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru airports to Adani Enterprises Ltd after the Cabinet nod.
Jet Airways crisis: Lenders' consortium picks Grant Thornton as resolution professional for cash-strapped airline
Fp Staff •The bankers to Jet Airways on Tuesday moved the National Company Law Tribunal to recover their dues of over Rs 8,500 crore.
Air India to start direct Mumbai-Nairobi flights from 27 September to improve air connectivity between India, Kenya
Fp Staff •Last Friday, Puri had said that Air India will start Amritsar-Delhi-Toronto flight from 27 September.
Civil Aviation Minister seeks report on allocation of airport slots vacated by Jet Airways to other airlines
•Jet Airways has more than 440 slots at Mumbai and Delhi airports,
DGCA issues additional safety instructions for Boeing 737 MAX planes; govt says safety of passengers is utmost concern
•Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked the DGCA to undertake safety assessment of Boeing 737 MAX planes operated by domestic airlines.
UAE, Saudi Arabia to invest in India for food security; to benefit farmers, says Suresh Prabhu
•Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia want to invest in both organic as well as food processing industries
Govt working on domestic production of aircraft, to join hands with major global players: Suresh Prabhu
•Prabhu warned that if MRO work is not carried out in the country then the government will be loosing out lot of money, besides job opportunities.