Aviation in India Current Affairs, GK & News

Vinay Dube appointed as GoAir CEO

February 15, 2020

Mumbai based Indian Airline, owned by Wadia Group- GoAir has appointed Vinay Dube as its new chief executive officer. Vinay Dube had earlier served as the CEO of Jet Airways and also associated with Delta Airlines and American Airlines. He joined GoAir in an advisory position last year and was placed in the role of full time ..

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e-cigarettes banned in all airports and aircrafts in India

February 13, 2020

The regulator of Aviation security in India, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) recently notified that it has banned e-cigarettes and similar products in all airports and aircrafts in India. It has also prohibited distribution, sale, storage of such products in any airport premises or any aircraft that departs or arrives in India. Last year, ..

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Alliance Air to fly between India and Sri Lanka

February 6, 2020

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 aircraft to operate internationally. Alliance Air, which is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Air India, has five years of experience but does not have 20 aircrafts. ..

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RCS – UDAN scheme’s 250th flight operation commences

February 1, 2020

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 Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik). This route also marks the 250th route which has been made operational under the RCS – UDAN. This is also ..

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4th round of UDAN scheme launched

December 4, 2019

The centre has launched the 4th leg of the UDAN scheme in the first week of December, 2019. The UDAN or Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik scheme is a regional connectivity scheme introduced in 2016. It is a component under the National Civil Aviation Policy and is expected to function for a period of 10 ..

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