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In Make in India push, France’s Alstom to make 800 ‘super high-power’ locomotives locally
Endorsing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make In India vision, French conglomerate Alstom plans to manufacture 800 “super high-power” locomotives in India over a decade, its Managing Director for India and
Indian Railways considering Metro-like self-propelled trains for high-speed corridors
The Indian Railways is exploring the idea of using self-propelled trains like those used in Metro systems to realise its high-speed corridor dream. Racing against time to bring a network
Soon UID will be mandatory to book air tickets says Civil Aviation Minister
In the next three to four months air travellers in the country will have to mandatorily provide a unique identification (UID) like an Aadhaar card, passport or PAN at the
Govt plans analytics tool for airfare trends
The government plans to have an analytics tool that will provide future airfare trends in a transparent manner for passengers. The proposal is part of the Civil Aviation Ministry’s efforts
Indians in Qatar advised to stay alert, modify travel plans
India has asked its nationals in Qatar to stay alert and modify their travel plans after several Gulf nations cut off diplomatic ties with Doha accusing it of supporting terrorism.
Air India: Aviation Ministry in process of preparing Cabinet note
The Civil Aviation Ministry is in the process of preparing a Cabinet note to decide on the future course of action for loss-making Air India, including possible privatisation. When asked
India’s aviation sector is heading for a turbulent year
The increasing number of flyers in India does not sound good to domestic airlines who will have their yields under pressure in FY18. Profitability of Indian aviation industry is expected
Flights to Qatar will operate, but may get longer, costlier
Qatar may be cut off from rest of the Gulf countries+ but flights between India and Doha will operate as usual for now. The travel time, however, will most likely
Centre exploring ways to make Air India profitable: Union Minister
The Indian government is looking at “alternatives” available to make Air India and other public sector units more competitive and profitable, Union minister Jayant Sinha has said. The future course
Check ‘mental alertness’ of 10 pilots, DGCA tells airline
In a first, India’s aviation regulator has asked an airline to check the mental “alertness” of 10 of its pilots and see if they are fit enough to be allowed
