A passenger who has created the Digi Yatra ID has to undergo a one-time facial verification at the departure airport during his\/her first travel. On successful verification, facial biometric will be captured and stored in the Digi Yatra ID profile of... read more

The civil aviation ministry is considering installing liquid explosive detectors at airports. read more

The proposal for an ombudsman on the lines of a banking ombudsman has been hanging fire for more than two years read more

According to the Bureau for Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the new biometric passes will be foolproof and almost impossible to replicate. This will create a mechanism for monitoring the movement of personnel at airports. read more

The 98 airports, which the CISF (Central Industrial Security Force) monitor, require 10,000 cameras in total, but fall short of 1400 cameras. read more

Several passengers on a Jet Airways Mumbai-Jaipur flight suffered nose and ear bleeding on Thursday morning as the crew forgot to switch on the system to maintain cabin pressure, the DGCA said. “The 9W 697 Mumbai-Jaipur flight was turned back to Mumbai after take off as, during the climb, crew forgot to select switch to maintain cabin pressure. This resulted in the oxygen masks dropping. Thirty out of 166 passengers experienced nose and ear bleeding, some also complained of headache,” Lalit Gupta, deputy director general, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), said. The crew has been taken off duty and Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has started an investigation, DGCA added. The passengers are being treated at Mumbai airport.read more

The Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), a consortium led by GMR Group, issued notices to companies, government agencies and individuals asking them to furnish details of the structures, which, according to it , were ”infringing the height restriction”... read more

Udan is a central government scheme aiming at achieving better connectivity and providing affordable flights to people. read more

National Aerospace Laboratories targets to sell the aircraft at a cost of Rs 80 lakh for the basic version and Rs 100 lakh for a fully loaded version. As per market reports, NAL estimates the country’s current need at 70-80 two-seater aircraft. read more

The aviation regulator informed the National Green Tribunal that there is a designated place for emptying the waste tank and it cannot open it mid-air. read more

As the country’s domestic aviation sector records double-digit growth for more than three years, the government is working on ways to bolster the infrastructure for civil aviation. read more

When two people take an auto-rickshaw they pay a fare of Rs 10 which means they’re charged Rs 5 per kilometer but when one goes by air the charge is Rs 4 per kilometer, the minister said. read more

As many as 100 new airports would be built in the next 10 to 15 years for about $60 billion, civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu said. read more

DGCA has warned airlines operating in India that they would have to pay a penalty of Rs 50,000 if they empty the toilet tank during take off or landing read more

The incident took place on August 30 when Air India flight AI 102 was on its way to New Delhi from New York. Indrani Ghosh, daughter of the woman passenger, tweeted about the incident Friday evening. read more