Aviation

India will require a strong technology platform for governance of Drones, especially to support exponential growth in the sector, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri has said.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved on 1 Oct 2019 the acquisition of shareholing in GMR Airports Limited (GAL) by Tata Group and Singapore investors.

Indian air carrier IndiGo has started flying daily out of from Yangon International Airport (YIA) to Kolkata from 20 September 2019.

India has agreed to give an early consideration and mutually beneficial solution to the issue of tax treatment in a way that could facilitate Abu Dhabi Investment Authority’s (ADIA) investments in the country.

The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) has sought Government approval for a Rs.1,000 crore proposal to fund a Rs.6,000 crore airport at "Ciethu" in the capital city of Kohima, Nagaland.

The Indian MRO market is projected to grow at an expected five-year CAGR of close to 10% by 2023, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets released on 14 August 2019.

India is keen to offer solutions and support for Aviation Infrastructure, Connectivity & Capacity Building to its immediate Neighbourhood, said Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State for Civil Aviation.

ADM Aéroports de Montréal has awarded a five-year strategic IT and business transformation contract to Wipro Ltd.

WNS (Holdings) Limited has expanded its partnership with Air France-KLM Group (AFKL) in the area of Passenger Revenue Accounting (PRA) by integrating all PRA work.

Seattle-based Spaceflight, the leading satellite rideshare and mission management provider, has purchased the first commercial launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL).