Rajkot: District administration of Rajkot is now seeking money from the Airport Authority of India(AAI) over expenses made to organize the function for inauguration of new Rajkot airport at Hirasar. The sum spent for the function is Rs. 11.46 crore according to a local news report. Of this, Rs. 5.58 crore sum was spent for tent of public meeting, Rs. 4 lakh was given to folk singer Geeta Rabari for roughly around two hours performance while Rs. 1.50 lakh was spent over Dhirubhai Sarvaiya, ano...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat and The Airport Authority of India (AAI) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of airports in the State. According to the State government, AAI will go ahead for setting up 11 proposed greenfield airports and check the technical feasibility and availability of land. MoU identified the expansion of three airstrips and AAI-run six airports in Gujarat. The State government and AAI are exploring possibilities of developing greenfi...Read More

New Delhi: The Airport Authority of India leased out Ahmedabad airport in a public-private partnership in November 2020. Since then, the concessionaire Adani Group has earned a total revenue of Rs. 506 crore from this airport. On the other hand, the Airport Authority of India has saved running costs of around Rs. 137.41 crores annually. This information was provided by the Ministry of Civil Aviation during the ongoing Parliament winter session in Rajya Sabha. The minister in his reply in the ...Read More

New Delhi: Surat and Vadodara Airports will be among the 25 airports earmarked for leasing between 2022 and 2025, as per the National Monetisation Pipeline, stated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Presently, the Airports Authority of India operates 9 airports in Gujarat, and one airport in Ahmedabad is operated under the PPP model by the Adani Group. All of these airports reported losses for the financial year 2022-23. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad reported a l...Read More

Gandhinagar: With the increase in the number of flights and airports in the state, Gujarat has recorded around 40% rise in air travel compared to the previous year. In September 2023, a total of 943,344 people traveled by airplanes, compared to 779,428 in September 2022 from Ahmedabad airport. From Surat airport, 104,721 people traveled in September this year, compared to 93,961 people in the same month last year. In Vadodara, the number of air travelers increased from 88,489 in Septemb...Read More

Rajkot: Prime Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat on 27 and 28 July 2023. He will inaugurate the Rajkot International Airport at Hirasar on 27th July 2023. Narendrabhai had himself performed bhoomipujan on 7th October 2017 at Hirasar village, near Chotila for the construction of this international airport, followed by signing of an MoU between the Airport Authority of India and the Civil Aviation Department of the Government of Gujarat for the construction of th...Read More

Surat: The development work for the extension of the Terminal Building at Surat International Airport is in its final stage, with 94% of the work completed. The Surat Airport, managed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), is currently undergoing development and upgradation works to enhance its infrastructure. The project includes the extension of the Terminal Building, expansion of the Apron, and construction of a Parallel Taxi Track, with a total investment of Rs. 353.25 crores. #AAI'...Read More

Gandhinagar: Only SVPI airport in Ahmedabad is operating in profit in Gujarat. All 10 other airports are making a loss. As per the latest figures of the last five years available, Surat airport made Rs. 120.62 crore losses in the last five years period covering 2017 to 2022 while Vadodara airport has made Rs. 130.96 crore losses in three years covering 2017 to 20 2020. Porbandar, Jamnagar, Keshod, Kandla, Diu, Bhuj, Bhavnagar, and Rajkot are other airports that have made losses. DeshGujaratRead More

New Delhi: The Government has been promoting and facilitating the manufacturing of aircraft, including a Regional Transport Aircraft, and associated equipment by public and private enterprises in India. Hindustan -228 (Upgraded) civil aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a 19 seater turbo prop aircraft suitable for regional connectivity. HAL has also entered into MoU with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) for Desi...Read More