The aviation sector is facing headwinds as some airlines grapple to cut costs and others struggle to stay afloat.

\"Export trade during August 2018 recorded at $27.84 billion, a positive growth of 19.21 per cent. Exports excluding petroleum also reported a positive growth of 17.43 per cent,\" said Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu.

The policy faced backlash over its suggestions dealing with data localisation, curbing deep discounting which has been the mainstay of online retailers and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms

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

The country's aviation sector is one of the fastest-growing in the world and has recorded 50 months of double-digit traffic growth.

The latest incident comes barely a week after Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu had sought a report from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on the grounding of the A320 neo planes.

In its 30-page report made public today, the two-member committee set up by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to probe the incident, ruled out any prior snag in the Ligare Aviation-operated private Falcon 2000 jet, registered as VT-AVH.

Other than convincing the RBI and bankers to back the road projects, Jaitley will also have to work with the central bank to develop financial institutions.

The commerce and industry ministry is setting up two more task forces to plan the use of big data and artificial intelligence in government processes and chalk out the country's response to the changing trade dynamics.

While the ongoing trade war between the US and China has sent alarm bells ringing, India can end up as a major beneficiary if it play its cards right.

The use of drones by civilians is currently restricted by the Directorate General of Civilian Aviation.

IndiGo and GoAir have been grappling with P&W engine problems persisting for many months. At present, there are 60 A320 neo planes with P&W engines (41 with IndiGo and 19 with GoAir)

Air India Group's Alliance Air yesterday started operations from the naval base. The base is being used for commercial flights as Cochin International Airport is shut till August 26 due to flooding of the runway.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited flood-ravaged Kerala and announced an immediate financial assistance of Rs 500 crore. He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh per person to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those seriously injured.

Since there is no historical data on the market and demand from any airlines, the project will be done as a pilot project. The development would pave the way for operation of amphibian planes to enhance air connectivity.

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu today asked his officials to undertake another round of stakeholder consultations for the draft e-commerce policy as concerns have been raised on some proposals.

Another Indian family who tried to console the crying child was also deplaned along with the Pathaks.

The new policy proposes to revamp the Industrial Policy of 1991, and has been billed as the first major overhaul in nearly three decades.

National Fishworkers Forum (NFF), an umbrella body of the traditional fishing communities across India, has demanded the withdrawal of a draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification issued by the environment ministry recently.

The father of the children took to Twitter to complain to Air India and civil aviation minister, Suresh Prabhu.