Ajit Singh
Indian Minister for Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh gestures as he addresses a press conference in New Delhi on May 14, 2013. Singh confirmed that the first commercial flight of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner after the installation of new batteries will be on the New Delhi to Kolkata route on May 15. Singh said that all six of Air India's Dreamliner planes will be ready for operation by the end of this month with the airline seeking to puchase more aircraft by the end of 2013 in line with plans to expand route networks.
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Considering the poor civic amenities in the town, voters will take elections seriously this time. The town has seen no development in the past several years
The aviation ministry faced tremendous flak when it reportedly delayed the approval of IndiGo's request for importing aircraft. Now it does not want to be seen as a stumbling block, especially when the Tata Group is backing the project and Ratan Tata has already met Ajit Singh for the same
Air India's performance has been improving consistently and it is meeting most landmarks laid out in the turnaround plan. Despite the pilots' strike, Air India's revenues increased 9.6 per cent to Rs 16,130 crore (Rs 161.30 billion) last financial year.More quotes »
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Release the “Report Card of UPA-2” in New Delhi on Wednesday
A.K. Antony, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and civil aviation minister Ajit Singh release the “Report Card of UPA-2” in New Delhi on Wednesday. — PTI The content of this field is kept private and will not from Asian Age Read more »
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Civil Aviation Minister takes action against erring DGCA officers
Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has taken a decision to award minor penalty of censure to four officers of DGCA namely James George, Assistant Director (Airworthiness), V.P. Massey, Director (Airworthiness), R.K. Yadav, Assistant Director (Airworthiness) and from Sify Read more »
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Reprisal heat on EU for carbon levy
not received any information regarding the fines. As far as we know, the scheme has been postponed,” civil aviation minister Ajit Singh said. He added that the EU was overstepping its jurisdiction in trying to slap a fine on foreign carriers for carbon emission. from Calcutta Telegraph Read more »
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Air India: Safety Fears and End To Free Food
plans to start charging for in-flight meals, as part of efforts to cut down mounting losses. India’s Aviation Minister, Ajit Singh, said he had accepted the recommendations of an expert panel on cost cutting that include charging for food on domestic flights from Wall Street Journal Read more »
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Air India resumes 787 domestic service Wednesday, international flights May 22
resume commercial flights Wednesday on domestic routes and May 22 on international routes, India’s minister for civil aviation Ajit Singh said Tuesday. ... ATW Plus, our online premium membership. Subscribing will provide you access to exclusive news, carefully from ATWOnline Read more »
