Beijing, May 24 (Xinhua-ANI): The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issued a certification for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Thursday, a milestone for the 787 to begin commercial service in China.

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Civil 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 Rajiv Gaur, Assistant Director (AE) for non-intimation of employment of their dependents in the private airlines or any sector under Ministry of Civil Aviation.

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Indian Naval Aviation received a major fillip with the arrival of the first of eight Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance and Anti Submarine Warfare (LRMRASW) aircraft at Naval Air Station Rajali (Arakkonam) today.

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has said that out of six Dreamliners, two Dreamliners have already been modified for commercial operations and all six planes will be ready for operation by the end of this month.

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a policy for developing aviation hubs in the country.

New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has directed national carrier Air India to stop the "companion free (travel) scheme" (CFS) which allowed its employees to take their spouse or any other family member for free on the fare of a single ticket.

Dubai, May 1 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Wednesday said recent initiatives and measures taken by the government, would give a boost to civil aviation in India.

New Delhi, Apr. 29 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has decided to permit scheduled airlines to unbundle certain services and to charge fees for these services separately.

New Delhi, April 25 (ANI): The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has initiated action for acquiring 320 hectares of land for the proposed greenfield airport project at Holongi on the outskirts of Itanagar, the state capital.

Tokyo, Apr. 21 (ANI): The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved the design modifications for malfunctioning battery system that caused a worldwide grounding of Boeing Co.'s revolutionary 787 airliner.

Tokyo, Apr 19 (ANI): U.S. aviation authorities may soon lift its grounding order on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, paving the way for airlines to resume flights using the advanced jet, aviation sources have said.

Capetown, Apr.18 (ANI): South African Airways (SAA) has claimed victory over Gulf Air after being awarded for being 'the most on-time airline in the world' and 'best business class product' in the aviation industry.

Washington, Apr 16 (ANI): US authorities have ordered inspections of over 1,000 of Boeing's best-selling 737 aircraft after identifying a problem which could cause pilots to lose control of the plane.

New Delhi, Mar 26 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday said that India would be the third largest aviation market by 2020.

New Delhi, Mar. 22 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has pushed for faster implementation of infrastructure projects in Jammu and Kashmir.

London, Mar 15 (ANI): Aerospace giant Boeing has tested changes to the lithium-ion battery system for the 787 Dreamliner, which has been grounded in the wake of incidents on two planes.

London, Mar 13 (ANI): A set of fixes to the battery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner have been approved by the US aviation authority, paving the way for the aircraft to resume flights.

Washington, Mar. 7 (ANI): The US safety regulators are set to allow Boeing to begin flight tests of the 787 Dreamliner with a fix for its volatile batteries within days.

Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): The US aviation authority has said they won't permit the 787 Dreamliner fly again until officials are confident safety risks over the jetliner's lithium-ion batteries have been addressed.

Washington, Feb 21 (ANI): Boeing will launch a formal plan to the US aviation authorities to get its grounded Dreamliner back into service.

New Delhi, Feb. 20 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Wednesday said the ministry will introduce the proposed Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Bill in the second part of the Budget Session of parliament.

New Delhi, Feb 14 (ANI): French President Francois Hollande arrived in New Delhi on Thursday on a two-day visit which is expected to include talks to finalise the purchase of Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation.

New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Two attendants of Air India have been suspended following instructions from Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on grounds of dereliction of duty.

London, Feb 8 (ANI): Aerospace giant Boeing has got permission from The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to carry out test flights of 787 Dreamliner planes.

Bangalore, Feb. 7 (ANI): Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne on Thursday said that India's agreement to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets from France's Dassault Aviation is of the 'highest priority' in the upcoming budget for the financial year 2013-14.