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Employees protest at Trivandrum airport against takeover by Adani Group
PTI, Thiruvananthapuram
PUBLISHED ON JAN 19, 2021 06:50 PM IST
The protest was held hours after the Adani Group signed concession agreements at Delhi on Tuesday with the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Juhi Chawla stranded for hours at airport after arrival from Dubai, says, ‘Flight after flight, pathetic, shameful state’. Watch video
By HT Entertainment Desk | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 13, 2020 09:53 AM IST
Actor Juhi Chawla had shared a video few days back after many passengers like her were stranded at an airport on arrival in India. One voice was even heard saying how the coronavirus would spread fast this way.

Regional connectivity: Two new airlines in final stages of certification by DGCA
By Neha LM Tripathi | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON SEP 25, 2020 10:50 AM IST
With the government putting a lot of focus on regional connectivity scheme (RCS) under its UDAN scheme, the two operators are also likely to fly on regional routes only

By December, 45 airports to use global navigation satellite system for safe landing in poor visibility
By Neha LM Tripathi | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON AUG 27, 2020 11:03 AM IST
Installing GNSS is part of a global plan by the International Civil Aviation Organisation to make landings more efficient during adverse weather

Flying amid Covid-19? Check AAI’s statewise guidelines for air passengers
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 01, 2020 04:00 PM IST
Covid-19 test is not required for incoming passengers in Delhi. Thermal screening will be done for all passengers upon arrival.

AAI allows SpiceJet to keep flying despite pending dues after carrier posts huge loss
By Neha LM Tripathi| Edited by Sabir Hussain | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2020 12:54 AM IST
On Wednesday, the AAI had written to SpiceJet saying that since the airline had failed to pay its pending charges it was implementing a cash and carry policy for the carrier.

AAI Recruitment 2020: 180 vacancies for Junior Assistant notified, selection through GATE 2019 scores
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Akhilesh Nagari | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 27, 2020 07:42 PM IST
AAI Recruitment 2020: After the application process is started, interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions online at aai.aero on or before September 2, 2020.

CBI files case against GVK group over alleged Rs 705 cr scam in development of Mumbai airport
By Neeraj Chauhan | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 02, 2020 10:36 AM IST
Officials familiar with the development said the CBI even carried out searches after registering the FIR.

CBI case against GVK group that runs Mumbai airport over alleged Rs 705 crore scam
By Neeraj Chauhan | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 02, 2020 06:10 AM IST
MIAL is a joint venture between AAI (Airports Authority of India), GVK and foreign entities. The AAI entered an agreement in 2006 for modernization and up gradation, operation and maintenance of Mumbai airport as part of joint venture called –MIAL.

Archery camp may commence in September
By Navneet Singh | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 06, 2020 10:20 PM IST
During the 2019 Olympic qualifying cycle, the men’s recurve team bagged a quota place by winning silver at the World Championships in the Netherlands, while India also won an individual quota in the women’s category at the Asian Championships.

Cyclone Nisarga forces Mumbai airport to stop operations till 7 pm
By HT Correspondent| Edited by Sabir Hussain | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON JUN 03, 2020 03:35 PM IST
Twenty flights were scheduled to operate from the Mumbai through the day on Wednesday including 12 departures and 8 arrivals.

After officials test Covid-19 +ve, airports’ body AAI shuts office till June 4
By hindustantimes.com | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 02, 2020 07:28 PM IST
The offices is situated in the Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in the Jor Bagh area.

Two air traffic control teams of Mumbai, Delhi airport quarantined after staff tests positive for Covid-19
By Neha LM Tripathi | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAY 27, 2020 12:29 PM IST
ATCOs, who help pilots navigate, are working on a weekly rotational basis in a bid to prevent mass Covid-19 infection. Mumbai and Delhi have 320 and 380 ATCOs, respectively. Each team has around 25 ATCOs.

AAI asks passengers to reach airport 2 hours prior to departure
By Indo Asian News Service | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 21, 2020 12:21 PM IST
In its standard operating procedures (SoPs), the state-run firm also asked passengers to install the Aarogya Setu mobile app without which they won’t be allowed entry into the terminal building.

Airport Authority of India issues guidelines for domestic air travel, ministry says not final
By Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 21, 2020 11:27 AM IST
The civil aviation ministry has categorically stated this will not be the final standard operating procedure (SOP) on domestic air travel.

4-feet social distance, Aarogya Setu app must: AAI rules for air travel
By Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 15, 2020 09:10 PM IST
Passengers will have to wear a mask and other protective gear and maintain at least four-feet physical distance from co-passengers, the guidelines said.

Airport guidelines to bring more checks, reduce rush
By Anisha Dutta | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 30, 2020 02:13 AM IST
Flight operations are likely to be scaled up in a gradual manner towards their previous level, according to the government’s plan. Airline operations are likely begin in Tier-I cities first, the statement added.

Flights to begin in limited capacity at airports post-lockdown: AAI
By Anisha Dutta | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 25, 2020 09:21 PM IST
Flight operations to its original level are likely to be scaled up in a gradual manner, according to the government’s plan. Airline operations are likely to begin in Tier-I cities first.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian archery team pulls out of Asia Cup
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 05, 2020 04:52 PM IST
“Archery Association of India is worried about the health of our team and cannot take any risk under the circumstances,” AAI assistant secretary Gunjan Abrol wrote to World Archery secretary general Tom Dielen.

Kerala moves Supreme Court against airport handover to Adani
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 21, 2020 12:01 AM IST
The petition in the Supreme Court follows a December 2019 ruling by the Kerala high court which dismissed a plea by the Kerala government on grounds that the case involved a dispute between the Centre and the state which only the Supreme Court is empowered to hear under Article 131 of the Constitution.

IOA chief Narinder Batra requests World Archery to lift AAI’s suspension
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 20, 2020 03:32 PM IST
In a letter to the WA chief, Batra reasoned that since free and fair elections were held under the world body’s observer, it should lift the suspension to help Indian prepare for the 2020 Games in earnest.

Airports Authority to appoint transgenders, those suffering from Down Syndrome at Northeast airports
By Priyanka Deb Barman | Agartala
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2020 09:31 AM IST
The AAI has connected Mizoram and Nagaland previous year and is currently working to connect all the NE states in the region.

No more tickets to government agencies on credit: Air India
By Asian News International | New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 26, 2019 08:16 PM IST
Tickets on credit are not being issued to the government departments or agencies against whom the pending dues is Rs 10 lakh or more.

No end to archers’ misery as AAI suspension overshadows stellar 2019 show
By PTI | Kolkata
UPDATED ON DEC 25, 2019 12:26 PM IST
The biggest blow to Indian archery came in August when World Archery suspended the national federation after two warring groups conducted parallel elections in Delhi and Chandigarh in a clear defiance of the international body’s guidelines.

AAI revises upgrade plan for Kangra airport, proposes 3km runway
By Naresh K Thakur | Hindustan Times, DHARAMSHALA, Dharamshala
PUBLISHED ON DEC 23, 2019 11:09 PM IST
The existing airstrip at Gaggal Airport is 1370m long

AAI recommends Centre to privatise 6 airports including Amritsar, Varanasi: Report
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 01, 2019 04:49 PM IST
In February this year, in the first round of airport privatisation, the Adani Group bagged contract for all six airports by winning the bids with huge margins.

Centre gives nod for airport in Mandi
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Shimla
PUBLISHED ON NOV 21, 2019 11:26 PM IST
Thakur said the upcoming airport will be constructed in a joint venture with Airport Authority of India (AAI) for which the authority will prepare a detailed project report (DPR) in a week while the state government will fast track the land acquisition process.

Jaipur-based firm to conduct soil testing for Halwara airport
By Aneesha Sareen Kumar | Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, Ludhiana
PUBLISHED ON NOV 21, 2019 10:55 PM IST
As per a senior official of the Airport Authority of India (AAI), the company, Millennium Consulting and Technocrats Private Limited, which placed the lowest bid in the tendering process initiated in October, will assess the existing soil conditions for the proposed structure of the international civil aviation terminal.

Airports Authority of India cautions against fake recruitment ads for Assam airport
By Press Trust of India | Guwahati
PUBLISHED ON NOV 10, 2019 04:27 PM IST
A fake advertisement for recruitment at Rupsi airport has been circulated by some unscrupulous elements through unauthenticated online or offline means, forging the AAI’s name and logo, a statement said.

Senior IAS officer Arvind Singh takes over as AAI chairman
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON NOV 07, 2019 06:47 AM IST
Arvind Singh also worked as chairman and managing director of Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited and Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited.