Latest Union Ministry of Civil Aviation News & Updates

Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said the state government has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the plane crash that claimed the life of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on January 28, following demands for a transparent and comprehensive investigation.Speaking to reporters after the customary tea meeting and Cabinet meeting ahead of the Budget Session of the state legislature, Fadnavis said he had spoken to Union Home Min…

Agartala, Feb 21 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, on Saturday, chaired a high-level review meeting on reviving the long-closed Kailashahar Airport in Tripura’s Unakoti district headquarters, officials said. An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that Chief Minister Saha during the meeting directed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials to revive the long closed airport and resume flight operations. The Chief Minister asked the AAI officials to depute a technical …

Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The NCP on Thursday released a video of late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar recorded against the backdrop of the Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti election campaign in Maharashtra.The campaign for 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis concluded on Thursday, with voting scheduled for February 7 and counting on February 9.Through the video, Ajit Pawar appealed to voters to vote for the Nationalist Congress Party.The one-minute and 28-second video was recorded at his…

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday said it initiated immediate investigative mechanisms following an unfortunate aircraft accident near Baramati, and remains fully committed to completing the investigation within a defined timeframe.The investigation is progressing expeditiously, and the black box of the ill-fated aircraft has been recovered, the ministry informed.In a statement, the ministry said that after the unfortunate aircraft accident, all requisite …