Aviation Current Affairs, GK & News
Regulations of Drones in India hastened
On January 13, 2020, the Indian Aviation Ministry announced that registration of all drones in the country is mandatory. The Ministry has given January 31, 2020 as deadline for the users to register their drones. Highlights Every drone is to be provided with a Unique Identification Number (UIN) under the scheme. GoI has opened an ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Aircraft • Airport • Airport security • Aviation • Drones • Indian Penal Code • Regulations • Security
4th round of UDAN scheme launched
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 ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Aviation • Aviation in India • Deccan Charters • Government of India • Ladakh • National Civil Aviation Policy • Transport in India • UDAN
Ex-Eastern Bridge-V started between India & Oman
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started its bilateral joint exercise “Ex-Eastern Bridge-V “ with Royal Air Force Oman (RAFO) at Air Force Base Masirah in Oman on October 17 & will continue till Oct 26. For the first time, MiG-29 fighter aircraft is participating in an International Exercise outside India.
Topics: Asia • Aviation • Indian Air Force • Masirah Island • Mikoyan MiG-29 • Military • Military of Oman • RAFO Thumrait • Royal Air Force of Oman • Saif Sareea
Air Indi becomes world’s first airline to use Taxibot on A-320 aircraft
Air India has become the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a A-320 aircraft with passengers on board. Taxibot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice-versa. Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani flagged off flight AI665 and it was carried to runway using ..
Topics: Air India • Aircraft ground handling • Airport • Aviation • Human activities • Indian Airlines • Pushback • TaxiBot • Taxiing • Tractors • Transport
Rakesh K Singh Bhadauria appointed as new Chief of Indian Air Force
Air Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, who played a key role in negotiating the Rafale deal, has been appointed the new Chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF). He will take charge from the incumbent Chief B S Dhanoa on September 30 on his superannuation.
Topics: Air Force ranks and insignia of India • Aircraft • Aviation • Canard aircraft • Carrier-based aircraft • Dassault Rafale • Indian Air Force • Military • Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria • Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal • Vice Chief of the Air Staff