Ensure airlines do not practice predatory pricing under cloak of free market economy, Parliament panel tells govt

Ensure airlines do not practice predatory pricing under cloak of free market economy, Parliament panel tells govt

Among others, there have been complaints about sudden surge in air ticket prices during peak travel seasons. File | Photo Credit: G.P. Sampath Kumar A parliamentary panel has asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to cap the upper and lower levels of airfares, and ensure that predatory pricing mechanism is not adopted by the airlines under […]

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Ensure airlines do not practice predatory pricing under cloak of free market economy, Parliament panel tells govt

Ensure airlines do not practice predatory pricing under cloak of free market economy, Parliament panel tells government

Among others, there have been complaints about sudden surge in air ticket prices during peak travel seasons. File | Photo Credit: G.P. Sampath Kumar A parliamentary panel has asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to cap the upper and lower levels of airfares, and ensure that predatory pricing mechanism is not adopted by the airlines under […]

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Civil Aviation Ministry notifies operational guidelines for drone PLI scheme

Civil Aviation Ministry notifies operational guidelines for drone PLI scheme

Image for representational purpose only. The Civil Aviation Ministry has notified the operational guidelines for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for drones and drone components. The government has approved the PLI scheme with an outlay of ₹120 crore and the scheme is to be implemented during the 2022-23 to 2024-25 period. In a communication […]

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IndiGo plane grounded after engine catches fire at Delhi airport

IndiGo plane grounded after engine catches fire at Delhi airport

The Bengaluru-bound A320 aircraft, which had 184 people on board, later returned to the bay. The Bengaluru-bound A320 aircraft, which had 184 people on board, later returned to the bay. An IndiGo plane made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport on Friday, October 28, 2022, after one of its engines caught fire at the […]

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Data gathering by public agencies picks up even as law hangs fire

Data gathering by public agencies picks up even as law hangs fire

The customs department mandating airlines to share personal details of international flyers, the Civil Aviation Ministry’s facial recognition system DigiYatra, the MeitY’s proposal to share non-personal data collected by the government with start-ups and researchers, CERT-In’s mandate asking virtual private network (VPN) service providers to store data of their users: these are among a rising […]

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