An investment of Rs 9,000 crore is expected to be made in Delhi airport in the coming years, according to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, as the aerodrome operator looks to boost capacity.

Jayant Sinha said that the entire state of Arunachal Pradesh would be linked with aviation services in the next 10 years.

The plan was shelved in June to sell a majority stake in Air India due to lack of interest from bidders.

The BJP-led NDA government probably had the right intention when they knocked on the doors of Ravi Venkatesan, former chairman of Microsoft India and P S Jayakumar, an ex-citibanker turned entrepreneur, for helping them in conducting an experiment of sorts with Bank of Baroda.

Ride-hailing app Uber, which is considering India among five global locations for its futuristic aerial taxi service, Thursday said it is in talks with regulators in the country to gauge the modalities and constraints of offering such a service.

Airlines around the world do not have to pay taxes on oil and therefore are emerging stronger

Jayant Sinha compared the per kilometer cost of air tickets with the average fares of auto-rickshaws in cities.

The incident took place on August 30 when Air India flight AI 102 was on its way to New Delhi from New York. Following the incident, junior Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha had directed Air India to follow up the matter immediately and report back to the Ministry and aviation regulator DGCA.

The airline is staying afloat on a bailout package extended by the previous UPA regime in 2012. The national carrier's debt burden was more than Rs 48,000 crore at the end of March 2017.

On July 26, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha told the Lok Sabha that there was a short delay in the payment of salaries for May and that the same was paid subsequently.

Apart from the banks, San Francisco-based Wells Fargo Trust Services and the United Arab Emirates' state-run Dubai Aerospace Enterprise have also sent notice to the national carrier.