Regulator gets top rating but airports skip safety norms
CHENNAI: The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has upgraded safety rating of India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to Category I, saying the country complies...
View ArticleTrial landing at Kannur airport this month
Kannur: With the Kannur International Airport Ltd (Kial) authorities getting the Directorate General of Civil Aviations (DGCA) clearance, the aircraft trial landing would be held here this month...
View ArticleAirport action council slams collector's statement
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after district collector Biju Prabhakar said that land mafia is behind the opposition to acquiring land for the development of airport at Chackai, the Vallakkadavu-Vayyamoola...
View ArticleProtest against move to shift domestic terminal to Chakka
The Vallakkadavu-Vayyamoola Action Council will take out a march to the Legislative Assembly on July 27 in protest against the reported move of the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to shift the...
View ArticleMetro route to KIA: the trumpet question
A final decision on the Metro route to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) might be just round the corner. But if it takes the Nagavara-Bagalur route, will the Metro bypass the Trumpet Flyover?...
View ArticleVayyamoola gears up to fight govts land acquisition move
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government's decision to hand over 18.53 acres to Airport Authority of India (AAI) has raised apprehension among the residents of Vayyamoola. In wake of the directive from...
View ArticleKaripur Airport’s future in jeopardy
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ports, fisheries and excise minister K. Babu said the future of Karipur airport would be in jeopardy if people’s representatives in the area did not take the initiative to create a...
View ArticleFuture of airport at stake: Collector
District Collector Biju Prabhakar has said that a transparent approach will be taken on the issue of land acquisition for the expansion of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. If the runway is not...
View ArticleAvoidance of delay in Modernisation and Upgradation of Airports and Helipads...
(Source: Ministry of Civil Aviation of the Republic of India) Details of proposal received by the Government for modernization of airports and helipads are as follows: S.No Name of State Name of...
View ArticleAirport authorities in a bind over space
Thiruvananthapuram: Growing demand from passengers as well as airline operators for more facilities in the Trivandrum International Airport can only be met with additional land. The state government's...
View ArticleDirective on giving up land near airport
Within two days of the government giving approval to acquire eight hectares of land for the development of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, those willing to surrender land have been asked to...
View ArticleAAI seeks land for airport work
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has mounted pressure on the State to provide land for the development of the Thiruvananthapuram and Calicut International Airports in the State. AAI Chairman R.K....
View ArticleDebate on over shifting of domestic terminal
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A day after the Airport People's Action Council and Vallakkadavu Vayyamoola Action Council conducted a march and dharna in front of the domestic airport terminal against the plans...
View ArticleFlydubai flight records – the leaked documents
Pilots describe incidents including a bomb threat, bird strikes, mistakes caused by fatigue and abuse from passengers...
View ArticleKerala Polls: Politics of left, right & centre in the state
Kerala is blazing. There's been no summer like this in recent memory. Daytime temperature peaks at around 42 degree Celsius, add to it the coastal state's infernal humidity. Dams are drying up, deaths...
View ArticleAAI seeks land for airport work
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has mounted pressure on the State to provide land for the development of the Thiruvananthapuram and Calicut International Airports in the State. AAI Chairman R.K....
View ArticleKIA's three-lane taxiway system sees its green quotient soar
BENGALURU: The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru, has brought down carbon emissions by a whopping 3,384.94 metric tonnes, thanks to the three-way taxi system. It is said to be the first...
View Article4 security fence breaches at Detroit airport in 2 years
Martha Mendoza and Justin Pritchard, Associated Press 1:02 p.m. EDT April 9, 2015 A sign is shown posted on a perimeter fence near Delta 747 aircraft taxiing at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport in...
View ArticleSCHUMER REVEALS: DESPITE RECENT NEAR-COLLISION ON JFK RUNWAY & OTHER NEAR...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 01.25.15 Seven Years Ago, Congress Provided Over $36 Million in Federal Funding to Install Automatic Lighting Systems at NY Airports, Yet FAA Has Not...
View ArticleSCHUMER REVEALS: DESPITE RECENT NEAR-COLLISION ON JFK RUNWAY & OTHER NEAR...
(Source: Charles E Schumer) 01.25.15 Seven Years Ago, Congress Provided Over $36 Million in Federal Funding to Install Automatic Lighting Systems at NY Airports, Yet FAA Has Not Completed Construction...
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