New Delhi [India], August 25 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has given an exemption to Boeing 787 from GPS-aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) compliance till 2025 because it requires major design change to make it compliant with GAGAN.

New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): The government on Thursday said the Network Planning Group constituted under the institutional framework of 'PM GatiShakti National Master Plan' has examined and recommended three important railway projects.

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): After several Indigo flights were delayed across the country, Indian aviation's watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took a strong cognizance of the airlines' operations.

New Delhi [India], March 14 (ANI): The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has allowed the Sikh employees of the aviation sector to carry Kirpan at the airport.

Agartala Feb 19 PTI Agartala will be connected with Dhaka and Chittagong cities of Bangladesh through flights Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Saturday Services along the Agartala-Dhaka and Agartala-Chittagong international routes are expected to begin within the next six months and the Ministry of Civil Aviation MoCA will soon float tenders inviting expression of interest from private airlines wishing to operate along the routes a senior official said Finally MBB Airport in Agartala is now set to have international flight service with Dhaka Chittagong My heartfelt thanks to Honble PM Shri narendramodi ji Civil Aviation Minister Shri JMScindia ji for this initiative to fulfill the dream of the people of Tripura Deb tweeted The proposed international flight service with Bangladesh will surely boost Tripura tourism take the state to a new height in terms of air connectivity It will also benefit the people of Bangladesh in various ways and strengthen relation between two countries he said in another Twitter post The MoCA has included the proposed international routes under the UDAN scheme Sanjoy Mishra Officer on Special Duty OSD to the chief minister said The MoCA will now float tenders inviting expression of interest from private airlines who wish to run their services along the two international routes he said The international flight services from Maharaja Bir Bikram MBB Airport are expected to begin within the next six months as the MoCA has already identified the two routes he said MBB Airport Director Rajiv Kapoor said that the chief minister has taken up with Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia the commencement of international flights from the airport at the earliest Right now I cannot say when the international flight services will kick-start from the airport but we are ready for it The new terminal building which was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 4 has all facilities from customs to immigration and separate zones for arrival and departure for handling international passengers he said PTI PS ACD ACD

New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): To ensure the safe return of Indian citizens, especially students to India amid the tense situation in Ukraine, the government of India encouraged Indian airlines to operate chartered flights from Ukraine to India.

New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Civil Aviation has removed the restriction on the number of flights that can be operated between India and Ukraine under the bilateral air bubble arrangement to facilitate the travel of Indians from the eastern European country.

New Delhi Jan 26 PTI The Ministry of Civil Aviation MoCA on Wednesday notified a drone certification scheme to ensure minimum safety and quality requirements as it will boost indigenous manufacturing an official statement said The drone certification scheme notified on January 26 2022 under Rule 7 of the liberalized Drone Rules 2021 will help in simpler faster and transparent type-certification of drones the MoCA said on Twitter Along with the liberalised drone rules airspace map the PLI production-linked incentive scheme and the single window DigitalSky Platform this will help drone manufacturing industry in India grow it stated Another step in making India the drone hub of the world by 2030 it mentioned The MoCA had on September 16 last year approved a PLI scheme for drones and drone components with an allocation of Rs 120 crore spread over three financial years The PLI scheme came as a follow-through of the liberalised Drone Rules 2021 released by the MoCA on August 25 2021 The certification criteria mention in the drone certification scheme DCS -- which was notified on Wednesday -- will be applicable to indigenous drone manufacturers assemblers as well as importers the MoCA noted The objective of this DCS is to provide the minimum requirements for airworthiness -- safety and security requirements -- for drones and enable their evaluation for certification it mentioned A multi-stakeholder steering committee MSC chaired by a known professional who is respected by government and industry alike will oversee the scheme along with a QCI Quality Control of India secretariat it stated This MSC will also be supported by a technical committee TC and a certification committee CC that will be constituted by the QCI the MoCA mentioned The manufacturer while submitting an application for certification of a drone will have to submit various data and test results on topics such as weight type of launch and recovery mechanism installed speed range endurance battery performance type of material used in construction according to the MoCA PTI DSP RCJ RCJ

New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Amidst the looming threat of Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), which had earlier announced the resumption of international flights from December 15, has paused the move.

New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Civil Aviation has taken serious note of the mismanagement of the crowd at airports across the country including Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.