Mandatory of DGCA License for airports from July next

New Delhi: Airports in India would not be allowed to undertake flight operations from July next year if they are not licensed by aviation regulator DGCA by June-end.
The government has issued a notification to this effect, as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) continued inspections and safety audit at airports across the country to grant licences to airport operators, including state-owned Airports Authority of India .
According to the notification, no person would operate scheduled air transport services to/from an aerodrome from June 30, 2011, unless it has been licensed by DGCA.
There are 63 airports, which are to be licensed, including 53 operated by AAI. The rest of them, including those in Delhi, Mumbai, Cochin, Bangalore and Hyderabad, are owned either by the private sector or joint ventures.
While DGCA has issued initial licences to 15 airports, it has inspected 14 more for issuance of licences. The regulator has so far received applications for licences from 15 airports while there are 23 more which are yet to submit such applications.

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Operations hit-AI plane stuck on runway,

 Mumbai: Air India aircraft arriving here from London got stuck off the runway shortly before Friday midnight, airport officials said on Saturday.
Shortly after vacating the main runway, the flight, AI-130 got stuck while taxiing to the bay. The captain of the plane reported smoke emanating from the landing gear of the aircraft and failure in the landing apparatus.
The airport emergency services were immediately pressed into service and they sprayed foam on the right-side landing gear.During the operation, the taxiway was blocked for over 55 minutes.
Seven incoming flights were diverted, six to Ahmedabad and one to Hyderabad, the officials said.

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Engine shut down in flight-Lufthansa A330's

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A Lufthansa Airbus A330-300, registration D-AIKM performing flight LH-751 from Kolkata (India) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 152 passengers and 13 crew, was climbing out of Kolkata when the crew needed to shut an engine (Trent 772) down due to some technical problem. The crew decided to return to Kolkata, burned off fuel and landed safely about 2 hours after departure. Airport officials reported, the airplane experienced technical trouble.
Passengers reported, there was smoke in the cabin.

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Air Service Agreement (ASA) Modified  between India and Iraq

Civil Aviation consultations were held between India and Iraq on 18-19 October 2010 to discuss matters relating to operation of air services between their respective territories. The Indian delegation was led by Mr Prashant Sukul, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, and the Iraqi side was led by Mr Ali.K.Ibrahim Director Air Traffic Services.
Now both sides can designate multiple airlines for operations between the countries. Earlier there was provision for only one airline from each side. The designated airlines of each side shall be entitled to operate upto a total of 12 frequencies per week in each direction, with any type of aircraft not exceeding the capacity of 250 seats. Earlier entitlements were restricted to 2 services per week.
The designated airlines of India are now entitled to operate to Baghdad, Basrah, Al Najaf and one more point to be specified later. Reciprocally the designated airlines of Iraq can operate to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and one more point to be specified later. Earlier only one point of call was available for each side.
Since the existing Air Services Agreement (ASA) was signed in 1955, the two sides agreed that it needs to be updated and modernised. Therefore the two sides exchanged their respective draft texts of Air Services Agreement to be finalised at a later stage. Pending finalisation of a new ASA it was agreed that the existing agreement shall be modified to incorporate therein new Articles on Safety, Aviation Security and Cooperative Marketing Arrangements (code share).

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Air traffic grows 18% in 2010

Mumbai: The ongoing boom in the economy is finding reflection in the air-traffic passenger data — the January-September period saw 58 lakh more people took to the skies as compared to last year. Air passenger traffic grew 18.5 per cent to 373.2 lakh, from 314.9 lakh in Jan-Sept 2009. The total domestic

passengers carried by scheduled airlines in the third quarter of the year was 119.8 lakh, compared with 118.5 lakh between January and March, as per figures released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday.

The total domestic passengers carried by the scheduled airlines in the second quarter, between April and June — the peak holiday season — was 134.8 lakh.

Jet Airways continued with its domination of the domestic market cornering nearly 27 per cent of the domestic market share for the quarter ending September followed by Kingfisher (19.9 per cent) and Air India with 18.1 per cent. Low-cost carrier Indigo had a market share of 16.5 per cent while competitor Spice Jet had 12.8 per cent. In the July-September period, Jet Airways and JetLite together flew 32.2 lakh passengers, while Kingfisher carried 23.9 lakh and Air India 21.7 lakh. Among the purely no-frill airlines, IndiGo flew the highest number at 19.8 lakh, SpiceJet 15.3 lakh and GoAir 6.8 lakh. The total domestic passengers carried by the scheduled airlines in September were 39.1 lakhs.

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Light business Jet Aircrafts take Indian Aviation to a new high

New Delhi: India’s business jet market is seeing a spurt in sales, led by demand for entry-level ‘light jets’ that can be purchased for Rs.16 crore, or just Rs.4 crore more than a luxury car brand such as Bugatti Veyron.

The demand signals an increasing number of smaller companies and high networth individuals can now afford to buy private jets or rent them for business or leisure trips, say experts.
India has the largest fleet of business jets in Asia at 122, up from 26 in 2005. Another 125 business jets are on order, of which at least 40 are light jets—smaller-cabin jets that can fly four-six people and are light in weight, according to the consultancy Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation.
This month, Mumbai-based Invision Air Pvt. Ltd will induct India’s first light jet, Embraer Phenom 100. The chartered carrier has ordered 19 more jets that it will add to its fleet gradually, said Jayant Nadkarni, a director at Invision Air.
In November, Bangalore-based Aviators (India) Pvt. Ltd, a 17-year-old chartered carrier, is expecting delivery of a Phenom 100 light aircraft.
Brazilian aircraft maker Empresa Brasileira de Aeronáutica SA (Embraer) has sold 170 Phenom jets. Another 380 are on order, including 40 in India, said Alex Glock, vice-president, marketing and sales, Embraer Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.
Cessna Aircraft Co.’s Mustang is its main rival, but Honda Aircraft Co. and the Mitsubishi group also have plans to enter the market. Cessna has developed a Mustang variant for India to meet the strict guidelines of the regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), said Santosh Deshpande, executive vice-president, Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd, which sells Cessna aircraft in the country.


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Domestic Flights from Oct 30 2010 at Delhi Airport’s T3 to Welcome

Domestic Flights from Oct 30 2010 at Delhi Airport’s T3 to Welcome

New Delhi: After missing two deadlines, the GMR Group-led Delhi International Airport (DIAL) would shift part of the domestic operation to the new terminal,T3, on October 30. With this, air travellers flying by full-service carriers — Air India, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines — would have to drive a few more kilometres to catch their flights.

“The full-service carriers along with their low-cost arms will shift to the T3 on October 30,” a senior DIAL official told FE.

The airport operator is expected to get 220 kva substation from Delhi Transco besides the required water supply from the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) ahead of the awaited shift.

“We should get everything (electricity and water line) in place in the next 15 days. The only concern is connectivity by Delhi Metro. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has said the airport line will start in the next 20 days but my feeling is it will take as many as 45 days” the official said.

The new airport expressline was expected to begin ahead of Commonwealth Games in the Capital which kicked off on October 3.

After the first phase of shifting domestic operations of full-service carriers, the low-cost airlines like SpiceJet and IndiGo are also proposed to be moved to the new terminal.

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