Air traffic

The survey predicted environmental concerns would keep denting air traffic, as activists such as Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg lead the way and turn people off planes. read more

Construction of the new airport crossed a crucial landmark last week, when L&T Construction bagged the contract to build the new facility, which is expected to come up at an investment over Rs16,700 crore. read more

During the January to July 2018 period domestic air traffic grew by 21.79% as compared to the same period of the previous year, data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) showed, while annual domestic traffic growth during the January... read more

The Mumbai Air Traffic Controller (ATC) currently uses a 15-year-old air system, which is unable to bear the load of growing air traffic. read more

Officials of the civil administration and police and volunteers are involved in search and rescue operations. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been rushed to the spot. read more

Findings to help protect satellites based in earth’s outer environment read more

With Pakistan reopening the Karachi-Ahmedabad air route on Sunday evening, air traffic officials in Mumbai said they expect a 10%-12% drop in the excessive air traffic over Mumbai, as these flights will now fly over Ahmedabad. read more

Airlines, regulators and Boeing will meet in five to seven weeks to try and set a common timeline on when the Max could return to service and how trust could be restored, CEO De Juniac said. read more

A second group of two Tu-95 bombers and two Su-35 fighters were also intercepted by a pair of F-22 fighters, it said. read more

Eight people were killed in the storm on Friday and the death toll increased to 16 on Saturday, and the authorities said the number could go up. read more

Personnel of the national and local disaster response teams worked round-the-clock with members of civil society organisations and ordinary people as the battered state limped back to normalcy. read more

In a letter to Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Chennai and Muscat airports, ATCOs said fatigue wing to burdened schedule is leading has disrupted their schedule. read more

Air traffic at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has dropped by around 15% with over 92 aircraft (of Air India, Alliance Air, Air India Express, Jet Airways, IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir and Air Asia-India) not flying. read more

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday temporarily restored Pakistani airspace for commercial aviation, allowing some flights to depart. read more

Airports at Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Pathankot, Amritsar, Shimla, Kangra, Kullu Manali, Pithoragarh were among those closed, officials said. read more