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Airport & Aviation Airport & Aviation News Highlights • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Successful test flight lands at Sindhudurg Airport [Sep 12, 2018] India and Morocco sign Air Services Agreement enabling greater connectivity [Sep 19, 2018] PM inaugurates Jharsuguda Airport and flags off UDAN flight between Jharsuguda-Raipur sector [Sep 23, 2018] PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Pakyong Airport in Himalayan state Sikkim [Sep 24, 2018] Indian airlines unlikely to face big hit from tariff on jet fuel imports, data shows [Sep 27, 2018] AAI’s Ahmedabad and Indore Airports bag Best Airports Awards under Tourism Awards 2016-17 [Sep 27, 2018] Aviation Ministry writes to Finance Ministry on Air India distress call [Sep 29, 2018] Civil Aviation Ministry launched policy on Biometric based “Digi Yatra” for flyers [Oct 04, 2018] First commercial flight land at India’s 100 th Pakyong Airport [Oct 04, 2018] Civil Aviation Ministry launched policy on Biometric based “Digi Yatra” for flyers [Oct 04, 2018] CISF to test 3D CT scanners that allow checking electronic equipment within bags at airports [Oct 10, 2018] Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Rafale manufacturing facility in France [Oct 13, 2018] Reliance Defense will get 3% of Rs 30,000 crore Rafale offset [Oct 15, 2018] Dassault to deliver Rafale fighter jets to India from 2019: CEO Eric Trappier [Oct 16, 2018] Surfing internet in plane soon possible, but voice call has to wait [Oct 18, 2018] National Small Savings Fund gives Air India Rs 1000 crore lifeline [Oct 18, 2018] Air India suggest govt to sell Air India Express & SATS first [Oct 19, 2018] ED files money laundering cases into Air India deals inked during UPA tenure [Oct 19, 2018] Indian Government in discussions with Western Australia over direct flights [Oct 24, 2018] IndiGo CEO Rahul Bhatia wants staffers to help cut costs [Oct 25, 2018] Air Italy to begin direct flights from Mumbai, Delhi [Oct 25, 2018] India to become 3rd-largest aviation market by 2024, surpass the UK: IATA [Oct 25, 2018] Dassault CEO clears air on Ambani, throws open challenge at Rafale's detractors [Oct 26, 2018] Top Airbus executive on ED radar in Rs 8,000 crore Indian Airlines deal [Oct 29, 2018] Jet Airways gets payment delay notice from aircraft lessors; shares dive [Oct 31, 2018] DGCA asks Jet Air, SpiceJet to take action on sensor-related issues with Boeing 737 MAX [Nov 08, 2018] Cabinet approves leasing out six airports under PPP mode [Nov 08, 2018] For detailed information please visit Aviation Section at Urban Transport News portal WWW.URBANTRANSPORTNEWS.COM 33 Urban Transport Infrastructure | November 2018