Airport customs staff to get arms training
Customs officers at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport will
soon get frequent firearms training like the police and paramilitary
forces.
Dhule solar power project in limbo
The ambitious solar power project in the Dhule district of Maharashtra, a first-of-its-kind in the state, has hit a major roadblock. The project has been delayed by over six months.
ATCs face acute staff crunch
Even as aviation traffic in Mumbai increases every passing year without a corresponding increase in infrastructure, the Air Traffic Control departments of both domestic and international airports are
Transfer of 150 hectares of state land for Navi Mumbai airport in final stages
The Maharashtra government will soon transfer around 150 hectares of land to the City Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) for the Navi Mumbai International Airport project.
Snag in Sukhoi hits Pune-bound flights
Four flights heading to Pune were diverted to Mumbai — one was cancelled, while seven were rescheduled after a military aircraft developed a technical snag at the Pune airport, thereby blocking the ru
85% domestic flights on schedule: DGCA reveals
Despite the current turmoil in the Indian aviation industry, 85.4 percent of all domestic flights have been operating flights on time, data compiled by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Ray of hope emerges for new airport plan
In a major boost to the Navi Mumbai airport project, the forest department is planning to declare the Karnala Bird Sanctuary near Panvel a non-eco sensitive zone, making the clearance process for the
Juhu ATC to now control most chopper operations
The Airport Authority of India has granted permission to the Juhu Air Traffic Control (ATC) to control operations of helicopters travelling at a distance of 15 nautical miles within Mumbai limits and
Cops crack whip on Expressway offenders
In a bid to arrest the increasing number of accidents on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, traffic policemen have booked at least 3,762 heavy vehicles on the accident-prone zone, and collected `4,17,400 in
Expressway claims 3 more lives
The spate of mishaps on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway continued, as three Pune residents were killed in a gruesome accident that occurred early on Saturday, after the driver of a tempo lost control after