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One-day window left for open skies but Cabinet shows no mood to flySubscriber Only
February 05, 2004 00:00 IST
The Civil Aviation Ministry asked for a mile in its draft policy, then slipped in a request for an inch, both last minute, and at the end of...
Thu, Feb 05, 2004Paddy dream: India pincer move on USSubscriber Only
February 02, 2004 00:00 IST
A national government with an agreed agenda for progress, a stable economy with a growth rate above 8 per cent and a successful reconcilliat...
Mon, Feb 02, 2004Plane landing charges cut, so will be your air fare soonSubscriber Only
February 01, 2004 00:00 IST
Giving a big push to reforms, the Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to bring down landing charges by 15 per cent for domestic flights and ...
Sun, Feb 01, 2004Singapore air show hits IAF pocket: Rs 48 lakhSubscriber Only
February 01, 2004 00:00 IST
The first major foreign stint of Indian Air Force’s famed Suryakiran Aerobatics Team to Singapore is turning out to be a costly affair....
Sun, Feb 01, 2004Govt promised open skies and then hasn’t opened a single windowSubscriber Only
January 30, 2004 00:00 IST
If reforms have stalled in one sector, it is civil aviation but ask those running the show and they rattle a long list: from greenfield airp...
Fri, Jan 30, 2004Aviation reforms: will Govt let it fly?Subscriber Only
January 29, 2004 00:00 IST
Ever since the call for early elections was sounded, the Government has been pushing, almost week by week, several pro-reforms initiatives: ...
Thu, Jan 29, 2004Immigration grounds Karachi flightsSubscriber Only
January 28, 2004 00:00 IST
Resumption of flights between India and Pakistan, among the first peace proposals announced by Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee, is yet to take ...
Wed, Jan 28, 2004IA steward clicked my kids, sent photos out: Angry Sonia to RudySubscriber Only
January 22, 2004 00:00 IST
Photographs of Priyanka Gandhi and brother Rahul, apparently taken onboard a flight from Kochi to Lakshadweep by an Indian Airlines steward,...
Thu, Jan 22, 2004Thaw on the ground, now in the air: India, Pak agree on new routeSubscriber Only
January 20, 2004 00:00 IST
Within a week of the historic handshake between Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, its resonance was fel...
Tue, Jan 20, 2004Rudy vs Rabri: Gautam Buddha vs SujataSubscriber Only
January 13, 2004 00:00 IST
On the sixth day of his penance, just before Gautam Buddha achieved enlightenment, the wife of a herdsman called Sujata is said to have offe...
Tue, Jan 13, 2004CISF at airports is Courteous, Intelligent Security ForceSubscriber Only
January 11, 2004 00:00 IST
If Air India attracts ‘‘shame India’’ slogans like ‘‘Never again to India’’ because one its flight c...
Sun, Jan 11, 2004Dream airport: HAL doesn’t wake upSubscriber Only
January 10, 2004 00:00 IST
As winds of reform blow, however tentatively, in the aviation sector, the country’s Silicon Valley’s dream of a world-class intern...
Sat, Jan 10, 2004Maharaja gets a Christmas card from passengers: Never againSubscriber Only
January 04, 2004 00:00 IST
The napkins and towels of Air India Flight AI 164 that left Frankfurt on the night of December for New Delhi bear evidence to a ‘‘...
Sun, Jan 04, 2004Drunk pilot almost got to controlsSubscriber Only
January 03, 2004 00:00 IST
An Alliance Air co-pilot has been suspended after he tested positive for alcohol, minutes before entering the cockpit to fly the Chennai-Kol...
Sat, Jan 03, 2004Airport privatisation hits snag: Govt set to scrap tendersSubscriber Only
December 02, 2003 00:00 IST
The time-bound commitment to privatise the Delhi and Mumbai airports received a major setback on Monday with the Government deciding to scra...
Tue, Dec 02, 2003Hope in air, Pak team arrives todaySubscriber Only
November 30, 2003 00:00 IST
A six-member Pakistani delegation will arrive here a day in advance for crucial civil aviation talks. An earlier round of negotiations, host...
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November 27, 2003 00:00 IST
In the past month, the Government has scrapped several archaic rules to make airports more passenger-friendly and world class. Continuing wi...
Thu, Nov 27, 2003Pakistan opens third consulate in AfghanistanSubscriber Only
November 24, 2003 00:00 IST
For all the hue and cry Pakistan has been making over India fanning its influence in Afghanistan, one fact that has conveniently been glosse...
Mon, Nov 24, 2003$3,000-question for students of Afghan varsitiesSubscriber Only
November 20, 2003 00:00 IST
If you are a young, bright and penniless Afghan, the chances that you remain the same just got better. Scores of Afghan youth, who rushed, a...
Thu, Nov 20, 2003Govt forms panel to search for A-I chiefSubscriber Only
November 19, 2003 00:00 IST
Waking up to the need for a permanent managing director for Air India, particularly when it is going in for a massive Rs 10,000-crore fleet ...
Wed, Nov 19, 2003Karzai govt ready to bring former Taliban back to foldSubscriber Only
November 19, 2003 00:00 IST
As Kabul gears up for the hectic politicking leading up to the Loya Jirga on December 10, the Karzai Government on Wednesday made it clear t...
Wed, Nov 19, 2003Charkhi Dadri anniversary time to remember, for Govt time to forgetSubscriber Only
November 13, 2003 00:00 IST
Beginning November 27, a significant transition will take place in Indian airspace. Called implementation of Reduced Vertical Separation Min...
Thu, Nov 13, 2003Mumbai traffic? Just fly over itSubscriber Only
November 05, 2003 00:00 IST
For the Mumbai-bound corporate air traveller who spends more time on roads than on flights, there is some good news. The Civil Aviation Mini...
Wed, Nov 05, 2003Rudy’s rocket for pilots’ strikesSubscriber Only
October 24, 2003 00:00 IST
Continuing its run of reforms, the Civil Aviation Ministry has taken the first step to make it more difficult for pilots to go on strike. It...
Fri, Oct 24, 2003Private airlines get first window in foreign skiesSubscriber Only
October 22, 2003 00:00 IST
It was the seventh paragraph in the India-Sri Lanka joint statement issued today, buried amid nine issues—from fisheries to defence. Bu...
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