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Date: August 12, 2008 Synopsis: Work on modernisation of Kolkata and Chennai airports by the Airports Authority of India will start next month, soon after the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs clears these mega projects. Click here to view complete news
Date: August 12, 2008 Synopsis: The parliamentary consultative committee on civil aviation said on Monday that Delhi required more than one airport and suggested setting up of an international airport at Jhajjar in Haryana. The panel also asked for sorting out the legal issues involved in building a second airport in the national capital region (NCR). Click here to view complete news
Date: August 5, 2008 Synopsis: Undeterred by the silence of the UPA government on one of its most ambitious projects, the Taj International Aviation Hub (TIAH), near Jewar and the growing unease with the Centre, the Uttar Pradesh government is bullish on getting its other major project, the Kushinagar international airport, off the ground at the earliest. Click here to view complete news
Date: April 24, 2008 Synopsis: A new airport can be set up within 150 km radius of an existing airport under a new policy cleared by the Union Cabinet today. But the application will first be considered by a steering committee of the Civil Aviation Ministry and, if recommended, the final decision on the project will be taken by the Union Cabinet. Click here to view complete news
Date: March 24, 2008 Synopsis: Claiming it wants to avoid creating new monopolies in the booming airport construction and modernization business, the civil aviation ministry is planning to restrict private developers to a maximum of two non-metro airports.
Date: March 24, 2008 Synopsis: The furore over levy of user development fees (UDF) on outbound passengers at new airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad has forced the government to work out a smoother PPP (public-private partnership) model for all such projects in the future. Click here to view complete news
Date: March 18, 2008 Synopsis: The Mumbai airport has decided not to allow additional flights this summer, thanks to infrastructure bottlenecks. This is likely to spoil the expansion plans of all carriers, including private players like Kingfisher, Simplifly Deccan and Jet Airways. Click here to view complete news
Date: March 12, 2008 Synopsis: The expanded and modernised airport terminal at Coimbatore is expected to be ready within two years from now. The expansion project comprises scaling up the carpet area to 14,000 sq metres on a two-storeyed steel and glass space frame structure, from 6,000 sq mt. The project also includes installation of aero bridges, escalators and four elevators. Click here to view complete news
Date: March 12, 2008 Synopsis: The target date for the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to complete the modernisation of 35 non-metro airports is March 2010. The Minister added that new terminal buildings that could be expanded on a modular basis were being constructed at a number of airports, including Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai, Mangalore, Tiruchi, Visakhapatnam, Agatti, Varanasi, Khajurao and Goa, among others. Click here to view complete news
Date: February 08, 2008 Synopsis: The airport authorities for Navi Mumbai, the next big airport project to be offered to private developers, have been asked to make connectivity a part of the project, according to senior officials in the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Click here to view complete news
Date: January 24, 2008 Synopsis: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the new international airport coming up in the suburbs of Bangalore on March 28. The government has decided to link the airport in Devanhalli, which is 35 km from the city, with the high-speed rail link as recommended by Delhi Metro. Click here to view complete news
Date: January 22, 2008 Synopsis: The grant of government approval for constructing an airport in north Kerala is attracting interest from infrastructure companies keen on participating in a project that will serve significant chunks of workers in West Asia hailing from the southern state and the nearly half a million foreign tourists visiting it every year. Click here to view complete news
Date: January 03, 2008 Synopsis: With more private players keen to enter the airport arena, the Government may allow new cargo airports to come up within a 150 km radius of an existing airport through the automatic route. Click here to view complete news
Date: December 17, 2007 Synopsis: The Maharashtra government’s plan to convert airstrips in six smaller cities into airports has evoked good response from the corporate sector. Around 28 companies have submitted their request for qualification (RFQ). Click here to view complete news
Date: December 16, 2007 Synopsis: Raipur airport will be upgraded as an international airport, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while accepting the demand of Chattisgarh chief minister. The Chief Minister demanded up gradation of Raipur Airport as an international airport saying it complies with all the necessary requirements. Click here to view complete news
Date: December 05, 2007 Synopsis: In two-three weeks from now, the new Bangalore international airport will begin the first trials. The trials slated for the second half of December will go on in three stages over the next three months till the opening date, March 30, 2008, Bangalore International Airport Ltd said in a release. Click here to view complete news
Date: November 6, 2007 Synopsis: Deccan Aviation has formed a consortium for bidding for airports projects across the country. Deccan Aviation, Nitin Raheja Group, IDFC and the GVK Group had formed a consortium to bid for airport projects in tier two and three cities across the country. Click here to view complete news |
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