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Cabinet approves amendment to ‘Foreign direct investment policy on civil aviation’
The Union Cabinet recently approved an amendment to the ‘Foreign direct investment policy on civil aviation’, which allowed Non-resident Indians (NRIs) to acquire 100 per cent equity stake...
Cabinet Approval: Foreign Direct Investment Policy on Civil Aviation
On March 4, 2020, the Union Cabinet under PM Modi cleared the Foreign Direct Investment Policy on Civil Aviation. According to the policy, 100% FDI is permitted in...
Air India flight rescues 119 Indian nationals from the quarantined Diamond Princess Cruise ship
After several passengers and crew members were diagnosed with the coronavirus infection, the Diamond Princess cruise ship has been quarantined in the Port of Yokohama, Japan. Recently, a... Rajiv Bansal appointed as the Chairman and Managing director of Air India
Veteran bureaucrat Rajiv Bansal was recently appointed as the Chairman and Managing director of Air India. He has been appointed as the head of the national carrier for a second time. Rajiv...
Public Enterprises Survey: Air India, MTNL, BSNL highest loss makings PSUs in FY19
On February 10, 2020, the Department of Public Enterprises operating under Ministry of Heavy Industries tabled the “Public Enterprises Survey” on the parliament. The report says that the...
Alliance Air to fly between India and Sri Lanka
The Union Cabinet has granted approval to Alliance Air to fly between India and Sri Lanka, by waiving the rule that an airline needs to own minimum 20...
RCS – UDAN scheme’s 250th flight operation commences
The wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, Alliance Air recently commenced the direct flight operations from Bhubaneswar to Varanasi. The daily flight operation is started under the RCS-UDAN (Regional...
Government to sell its Entire Stake in Air India
As a part of the strategic disinvestment, On Monday, 27th January 2020, the Government of India has declared a bid document for selling its 100 percent stake in...
GoI misses its disinvestment target
Government of India misses its disinvestment target as the plan to sell Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Air India and Container Corporation of India has not been succeeded....
Fact Box: Alliance Air flags off Guwahati-Dimapur-Imphal flight under UDAN-RCS
Alliance Air has flagged-off its first flight operations between Guwahati in Assam to Dimapur (largest city of Nagaland) and Imphal (capital of Manipur), under the Regional Connectivity Scheme... Air India depicts ‘Ik Onkar’ on tail to mark Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary
In a unique gesture to mark 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev (founder of Sikhism and the first of ten Sikh Gurus), Air India has painted...
