Bangalore: Civil Aviation Ministry has accepted a proposal to name Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) in Bangalore after founder of this garden city Kempegowda. Civil Avitaion Minister Ajit Singh has informed External Affairs Minister SM Krishna that the proposal to name BIA after Kempegowda, has been accepted by the ministry. Krishna had sent a proposal to Civil Aviation ministry that the BIA be named as Kempegowda International Airport. Sources close to...
06:56 PM, Apr 06, 2012
New Delhi: State-run Air India's board on Tuesday approved a $ 195 million bridge loan for financing its purchase of two Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, as the carrier takes its first steps towards a controversial aircraft buy programme. The bridge financing, led by Standard Chartered Bank's India unit, is expected to be closed soon, Air India said in a statement. The carrier will push ahead with its purchase of 27...
02:23 AM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has warned Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya to pay his dues in order to keep flying. This came just hours before the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) comes out with its report on the cash-strapped private carrier on Monday. Singh said the aviation watchdog will call Mallya again to ensure that safety and passenger convenience is not being compromised. "The DGCA is...
06:16 AM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Virtually ruling out closure of debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Thursday said as long as there are five aircraft operating, an airline's licence cannot be cancelled. He also said the government is not keen on closing down the airline, as long as passenger safety isn't compromised. Singh further said Vijay Mallya will have to take call on shutting down the business. Kingfisher Airlines...
07:01 AM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: Virtually ruling out closure of debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Thursday said promoter Vijay Mallya will have to take call on shutting down the business. "Rules say that we cannot cancel licenses of an airline as long as it has five planes and certain equity," Singh told private news channel CNBC TV18 in an interview. The Minister said if Kingfisher closed down it...
08:07 PM, Mar 22, 2012
Mumbai: Rich, famous and well-connected may not be enough for liquor baron Vijay Mallya to rescue his Kingfisher Airlines. Tax authorities have frozen its bank accounts. Most of its fleet is grounded. Staff haven't been paid since December, and Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has threatened to shut it down if it can't meet safety and financial viability standards. The airline needs a white knight investor - urgently - if...
07:22 PM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it will not come to cash-strapped Kingfisher's rescue if legal action is taken against the private airline following the aviation regulator's report on the carrier's operational capability and flight safety. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is mulling cancellation of the airline's flying permit. The watchdog on Tuesday summoned the carrier's chairman, Vijay Mallya, for a "clear picture" on its day-to-day operations,...
05:12 PM, Mar 21, 2012
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11:57 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday warned cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines that the company is liable for prosecution over unpaid taxes and the onus to save the carrier is on the airline Chairman Vijay Mallya. "The banks will decide if they want to risk loans to Kingfisher," said Ajit Singh even as Mallya and Kingfusher CEO Sanjay Aggarwal met the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials to...
06:59 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday said that the Kingfisher Airlines has to satisfy DGCA and the government may cancel its licence if the report by the airline authority is adverse. "Kingfisher is not able to maintain the safety and security procedure due to financial problems. Kingfisher has not cleared the dues pending with the DGCA, which has given the airlines many plans to regularise their flight...
01:44 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Kighfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya is expected to meet the DGCA on Tuesday to try and salvage what remains of his ailing airline. Mallya will be presenting his plans on how to revive the company. There is a high chance that the airline's licence could be cancelled. The income tax department is also threatening to take the airline to court for non-payment of dues. Sources have also said...
06:39 AM, Mar 20, 2012
Hyderabad: The Boeing Co has agreed to compensate Air India $500 million for the delay in the delivery of 50 aircraft, but the state-run carrier is pushing for more, a senior official said. Air India has sought $1 billion as compensation for the three-year delay in the delivery of 50 long-range Boeing jets worth about $6 billion. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of India Aviation 2012, which began in...
07:44 AM, Mar 15, 2012
New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya is expected to meet pilots in Delhi on Thursday in an effort to resolve the salary payments issue. The airline is also planning to curtail its international operations. On Wednesday, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh reiterated that the government will not bail out Kingfisher. Aviation watchdog DGCA has said that Kingfisher Airlines is still flouting rules and may face action. Earlier, Kingfisher issued...
06:35 AM, Mar 15, 2012
Hyderabad: Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Wednesday said the government would not bail out struggling air carrier Kingfisher Airlines, and it was the responsibility of promoter Vijay Mallya to steer it out of the crisis. "The government cannot and will not bail out private companies, but that does not mean we want private airlines to close down," Singh said at a press conference in Hyderabad. He added that...
05:05 PM, Mar 14, 2012
Hyderabad: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday said his ministry was taking steps to make India one of the top five civil aviation markets in the world. Inaugurating a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, he said the ministry was not only taking steps to make flying safer but was also charting growth plan by opening new airports in under served regions....
01:02 AM, Mar 14, 2012
New Delhi: With Kingfisher Airlines struggling to stay afloat and others facing a tough time, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is understood to have discussed the problems facing the industry. However, the Minister refused to give any details about his meeting with the Prime Minister, saying "we discussed many issues". Earlier, he said the banks cannot be asked to continue to give...
02:22 PM, Mar 13, 2012
Mumbai: Beleaguered Kingfisher airlines on Sunday refuted speculation that it planned to shutdown its operations. A spokesperson said that airline CEO Sanjay Aggarwal had met a group of the company's pilots recently to appeal to them not to stay away from flying duties which could hit the airline's operating schedules. "At no time was there any suggestion that Kingfisher airlines would shut down," the spokesperson said, denying speculation in a...
05:46 PM, Mar 04, 2012
RLD chief Ajit Singh has said that the party will keep Congress in loop for any talks on coalition. ...
04:46 PM, Mar 04, 2012
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Friday said he and not Rahul Gandhi should be held responsible if election results in Uttar Pradesh are not in favour of the party. He also refused to put the blame on Rahul, who had led the party's campaign in Uttar Pradesh, in case of such an eventuality. Singh said that he as the AICC general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Rita...
10:00 PM, Mar 02, 2012
New Delhi: Government on Friday ordered suspension of a top officer of aviation regulator DGCA and two other staffers on charges of causing a loss of Rs 190 crore to the public exchequer by granting undue concessions to 28 flying schools across the country. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, who reviewed the case relating to granting of concessions to the flying schools in 2007 that was probed by the Central...
07:35 PM, Mar 02, 2012
