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Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 19 (ANI): The <keyword id="6375844" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ministry-of-micro" source="Orion">Ministry of Micro</keyword>, <keyword id="6375845" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="small-and-medium-enterprises" source="Orion">Small and Medium Enterprises</keyword> launched a new initiative called the 'Yashaswini' initiative under the '<keyword id="22467687" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Empower-Her-Udan" source="Orion">Empower Her Udan</keyword>' campaign on Thursday, July 18, to encourage and support women entrepreneurs across the country. Under this campaign, the first phase is set to start on Friday, July 19, in Jaipur. According to the Director of <keyword id="6358354" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="MSME" source="Orion">MSME</keyword>, <keyword id="657556" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ankita-Pandey" source="Orion">Ankita Pandey</keyword>, around 600 women entrepreneurs in the state will be participating in the event, which will start at the <keyword id="14599491" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajasthan-International-Centre" source="Orion">Rajasthan International Centre</keyword> today. Pandey said that the initiative is being introduced to provide a formal education for women operating commercial enterprises, along with creating awareness among them of all the <keyword id="7776964" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="MSME-schemes" source="Orion">MSME schemes</keyword> they can utilise. "The initiative is to introduce formal education for the women who operate commercial enterprises, along with creating awareness among them to utilise all the MSME schemes,' she said. Pandey further mentioned that women can register at different stalls at the centre based on the skills they require to develop to run an enterprise, including training, capacity building, how to make full use of their capital, how to get market access, how to develop their product, and also how to do digital marketing. She also mentioned that this will not be a one-day event and that workshops will be organised at local MSMEs for further development. "This is not a one-day event; it will be a continuous process and training workshops will also be organised at local MSME organisations for further development in this matter," she said. <keyword id="22467688" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Union-Minister-for-MSME" source="Orion">Union Minister for MSME</keyword> Jitan Ram Manjhi, Union Minister of State for MSME Sobha Karandlaje, Chief Minister of Rajasthan Bhajan Lal Sharma and State Cabinet Minister Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore will be participating at the event today.

MSME launches Yashaswini Initiative to support women entrepreneurs; First phase to start on July 19 in Jaipur

Indian market has a lot of potential for regional aviation and if an operator plays the cards right, sustaining business is not an issue, <keyword id="6924336" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Star-Air" source="Orion">Star Air</keyword> CEO, Simran Singh Tiwana has said. Tiwana also said that the airline is aiming to double its passenger volumes this year as it scales up its fleet and adds three new destinations excluding Jaipur which is set to be launched on Monday. Set up in 2019 by the Kolhapur-based diversified business house, Sanjay Ghodawat Group, the airline has a fleet of five Embraer aircraft operating to 16 destinations under the Central government's regional connectivity scheme, <keyword id="6366656" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="UDAN" source="Orion">UDAN</keyword>, from its two operational bases, Bengaluru and Belagavi. "India has a lot of regional potential, which remains untapped. I think regional travel might grow five-fold in the next five years." Tiwana said. Stating that it is "possible" to operate a regional airline in India successfully, he said, "You play your cards right, go for the right network, which in line with the aircraft you operate (and) that makes a big difference (in terms of sustaining operations). Star Air, according to him, is operationally profitable. "I think regional connectivity exists beyond short-haul routes. If we think it is connecting smaller stations with Mumbai, Delhi, among others, we need to think about it different," Tiwana added. He, however, said that wildlife issues, some gaps in the runways operations and watchout hours at certain UDAN airports remain some of the challenges for the regional air operators. "Our business model is not clashing with anybody else in India. We have a separate business, separate market and we are just trying to grow it," he said. "Our markets have been very different and we are eating into anybody's market share as we are doing all monopoly routes," emphasised. An all-Embraer planes operator, the airline owns four aircraft (E145), which are 60-seater and has signed lease agreement for four bigger, 76-seater E175, planes, he said. Of these, one has already been inducted into the fleet while the remaining three planes are planned to be inducted by September this year. According to him, the decision to own the aircraft in the initial years of setting up the airline helped it navigate during the pandemic and sustain operations as "operating an (an owned) aircraft and leased aircraft operations are all completely two different ball games." "And, I think a lot of startups (airlines) had it wrong," he said in an apparent reference to several regional airlines such <keyword id="3816110" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Pegasus" source="Orion">Air Pegasus</keyword>, <keyword id="946769" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Costa" source="Orion">Air Costa</keyword>, <keyword id="2546324" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-Carnival" source="Orion">Air Carnival</keyword>, which started on regional routes with a bang but went belly up after over a period of time in the last 8-9 years. He said that in the last four-and-a-half years, the airline had been preparing to go into the lease model and added that "a good background of operations and cash flows made the lessors comfortable (in leasing out the planes). Stating that the launching flight services to Junagadh from Bangalore via Hyderabad, with the larger plane is aimed at both addressing the demand and also adding capacity in a measured tone, he said, "We don't want to be too aggressive. The routes we are flying on are trying to mature over the period of time." On Saturday, Star Air commenced operations of its Embraer E175 jet with a flight service on the Bangalore-Hyderabad-Jamnagar route, offering business class and economy, making it the first regional carrier to have aircraft in twin class configuration. The airline plans to operate 20 per cent of its flights on non-UDAN, he said and added that as many as 12 UDAN routes are expected to become mature in the coming months, which then can be converted into commercial routes. Tiwana also said that Star Air will be participating in the fifth round of the regional connectivity scheme. "The bidding has just opened a few days back. We have time up till June 1 to file the bids but we will be filing," he added. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/fii-inflows-may-remain-consistent-in-may-with-turn-in-rate-cycle/articleshow/100234813.cms">FII inflows may remain consistent in May with turn in rate cycle</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/tata-motors-posts-net-profit-of-5408-crore-in-q4-beats-estimates/articleshow/100189259.cms">Tata Motors posts net profit of ₹5,408 crore in Q4, beats estimates</a>

Regional connectivity exists beyond short-haul routes: Star Air

Low cost carrier <keyword id="6358032" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="spicejet" source="Orion">SpiceJet</keyword> is said to be in active discussion with a <keyword id="859863" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="middle-eastern" source="Orion">Middle Eastern</keyword> carrier for a possible stake sale. SpiceJet promoter <keyword id="6357826" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ajay-singh" source="Orion">Ajay Singh</keyword> holds a stake of around 60 per cent in the budget carrier. Sources said a big Middle Eastern airline has expressed interest to pick a 24 per cent stake and a board seat in SpiceJet. A big Indian business conglomerate has also approached Singh for a stake in the airline. Reacting to the development, a <keyword id="1002649" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="spicejet-spokesperson" source="Orion">SpiceJet Spokesperson</keyword> said, "The company continues to be in discussions with various investors to secure sustainable financing and will make appropriate disclosures in accordance with applicable regulations." Earlier, on Tuesday, SpiceJet said that it entered into a full and final settlement with the <keyword id="54875" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="airports-authority-of-india" source="Orion">Airports Authority of India</keyword> (<keyword id="47439" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="aai" source="Orion">AAI</keyword>) and has cleared all outstanding principal dues of the airport operator. With this, SpiceJet will no longer remain on 'cash and carry' at AAI run airports across the country and will revert to advance payment mechanism for daily flight operations. SpiceJet's ability to clear the pending dues reflects the airline's improved cash flow in recent times. SpiceJet's domestic network covers the length and breadth of the country with the airline operating to 51 domestic destinations. <keyword id="16140" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="pioneer" source="Orion">Pioneer</keyword> of the regional connectivity scheme, SpiceJet is the country's largest regional player helping connect the remotest parts of the country by air. The airline's focus on providing direct flight connectivity to regional hubs not only ensures better connectivity, it also has a cascading effect on tourism and economic activity in the region. SpiceJet has added multiple <keyword id="6366656" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="udan" source="Orion">UDAN</keyword> destinations to the country's aviation map including Pakyong, Jharsuguda, Kandla, Darbhanga, Kanpur, Ajmer (<keyword id="194159" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="kishangarh" source="Orion">Kishangarh</keyword>), among others. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/sun-pharma-chairperson-israel-makov-to-retire-on-august-29/articleshow/93314360.cms">Sun Pharma Chairperson Israel Makov to retire on August 29</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/surgeons-use-virtual-reality-to-separate-twins-with-conjoined-heads-in-a-27-hour-long-surgery/articleshow/93314424.cms">Surgeons use virtual reality to separate twins with conjoined heads in a 27-hour-long surgery</a>

SpiceJet in active discussion with Middle Eastern carrier for a possible stake sale

Low-cost carrier <keyword id="6358032" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="spicejet" source="Orion">SpiceJet</keyword> has entered into a full and final settlement with the <keyword id="54875" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="airports-authority-of-india" source="Orion">Airports Authority of India</keyword> (<keyword id="47439" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="aai" source="Orion">AAI</keyword>) and cleared all outstanding principal dues of the airport operator. With this, SpiceJet will no longer remain on "cash and carry" at AAI-run airports across the country and revert to advance payment mechanism for daily flight operations. According to the airline's spokesperson, SpiceJet's ability to clear the pending dues reflects the airline's improved cash flow in recent times. "In another big boost for the airline, AAI will release SpiceJet's Rs 50 crore bank guarantee following the airline clearing all its principal dues. This will result in additional liquidity for the airline," said the airline. SpiceJet has flown with the highest passenger load factor in the Indian skies for a record seven years. Starting April 2015, the airlines has recorded the highest occupancy among all Indian domestic airlines - a feat unparalleled in global aviation. The airline also holds the envious distinction of having flown with a Passenger Load Factor (PLF) of more than 90 per cent for a record 58 consecutive months. The airline's domestic network covers the length and breadth of the country with it operating to 51 domestic destinations. Pioneer of the regional connectivity scheme, SpiceJet is the country's largest regional player helping connect the remotest parts of the country by air. The airline's focus on providing direct flight connectivity to regional hubs not only ensures better connectivity, it also has a cascading effect on tourism and economic activity in the region. SpiceJet has added multiple <keyword id="6366656" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="udan" source="Orion">UDAN</keyword> destinations to the country's aviation map including Pakyong, Jharsuguda, Kandla, Darbhanga, Kanpur, Ajmer (Kishangarh), among others. SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/top-10-cars-sold-in-india-in-july-2022-maruti-suzuki-tata-and-hyundai-brand-in-only-top-10/slidelist/93289907.cms">Top cars sold in India in July 2022</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/air-india-to-extend-the-flying-age-of-its-pilots-to-65/articleshow/93288865.cms">Air India to extend the flying age of its pilots to 65</a>

Spicejet clears all outstanding principal dues of AAI

Mumbai, Apr 1 () As many as 74 flights have been operated, carrying a total medical cargo of 37.63 tonnes, till March 31 to various parts of the country under the civil aviation ministry's Lifeline Udan flights initiative, an official release said on Wednesday.These flights had commenced operations from March 27.Of the 74 services, 12 flights were operated on March 31 alone, carrying a total medical cargo of 22 tonnes, the ministry said.Air India operated a total of nine flights while two services were flown by its regional subsidiary Alliance Air and one by the Indian Air Force, the release said.Air India flights on Mumbai-New Delhi -Guwahati-Mumbai route carried consignments of Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Pune while its services on New Delhi-Hyderabad-Trivandrum-Goa-Delhi route carried consignments of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, ICMR and Goa.The national carrier also operated services to Port Blair from Chennai and back, it said.Alliance Air carried medical cargo consignment of the Textiles Ministry through its services on Hyderabad-Bengaluru-Hyderabad route, the ministry said in the release adding the IAF operated a medical cargo service to Port Blair via Sulur from its Hindon airbase.Air India and IAF collaborated for Ladakh, Dimapur, Imphal, Guwahati and Port Blair flights, it added. IAS SHWMR

74 flights under Udan scheme operated for medical supplies

New Delhi, Feb 1 () Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said 100 more airports will be developed by 2025 to support the UDAN scheme.
 Presenting the Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman said Rs 1.7 lakh crore has been provided for transport infrastructure in 2020-21.
She also said 1,150 trains will run under the public private partnership (PPP) mode, also four stations will be redeveloped with the help of the private sector.
Besides, the minister promised more Tejas type trains to connect tourist destinations.
 She said a proposal for setting up large solar power capacity alongside rail track is under consideration. TEAM MBI RKL ANZ MKJ

100 more airports to be developed by 2025 to support UDAN scheme: FM

<ul><li>The <keyword id="44734" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Government">Indian government</keyword> has proposed a draft scheme called ‘<keyword id="6815642" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="UDAN-international">UDAN international</keyword>’ to encourage international <keyword id="6354691" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Air-travel">air travel</keyword>. </li><li>The <keyword id="6366656" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="udan">UDAN</keyword> international scheme, if implemented properly, with serve towards <keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>’s ambition of becoming the world’s third largest <keyword id="31907" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aviation">aviation</keyword> market by 2020. </li><li>That being said, the subsidy burden may be excessive with crude oil prices set to increase in the near future due to the US sanction on Iran. </li></ul>After the success of the <keyword id="6368066" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="regional-connectivity">Regional Connectivity</keyword> Scheme (RCS), or UDAN, encouraging air travel in India, the government is now mulling over encouraging tourism through international air routes using the same model. The <a href="http://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20UDAN%20Scheme%20document.pdf">draft scheme document</a> for ‘UDAN international’ highlights how state governments can offer subsidies to domestic airline carriers over a period of three years. 
	
	
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 The scheme’s metric for measurement is the goal of reaching ₹20 crore in international ticketing by 2027. Stakeholders and feedback on the draft is open till September 4. Pros and cons of implementing UDAAN international When the original UDAN scheme rolled out, the aim was was to encourage <keyword id="44023" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="airlines">airlines</keyword> to operate out of the 398 ‘unserved’ airports in the country. These were airports that hosted no commercial flights whatsoever. The goal of the subsidy was to incentivise airlines that didn’t find it lucrative to operate out of small cities. Hence, even through UDAN international, the tourism sector in these cities could receive an impetus through faster air connectivity. That, in turn, would attract more infrastructure and investment. Subsidised airline tickets would also allow smaller regional airlines to compete on a level playing field against bigger airline carriers. The issue lies in the fact that, at the end of the day, subsidies are a burden on the government. Coupled with the fact that global oil prices will probably increase due to the strain on the global supply of crude oil as a result of the Iran sanctions, the burden starts to get especially heavy. Not to mention that Iran is one of India’s biggest suppliers of crude oil. Second, one of the negative externalities of the RCS was that when there’s more traffic, there’s a need for more security. The boom in demand may be good for business, but if your own security force <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/as-demand-for-air-travel-in-india-increases-so-may-the-prices/articleshow/65055589.cms">threatens</a> to leave because they haven’t been paid, it’s a problem. That being said, it’s the same boom in demand that will help India attain its goal of becoming the world’s third largest aviation market by 2020. How does it work? There are two parts to the process. The first part is where each state will identity the international routes that they need subsided, for which the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will determine the subsidy amount. And, the second part shifts the airline carriers where domestic airlines will bid on the percentage of flight capacity for which they need subsidies from the government for each route. At the end of the day, the airline that has the lowest quotes for a particular route, will get the subsidy for that passage. The financial subsidy will only be given out as per the number of seats left unsold, whatever the overall subsidy amount may be. While the AAI will be the nodal agency implementing the scheme, the subsidies will be distributed through an International Air Connectivity Fund (IACF) which will be set up using the contributions from different state governments. Developing these regional routes, in the long-term, feeds into major routes that brings growth to the aviation sector. The states of Assam and Andhra Pradesh have already proposed eight routes for the UDAN international scheme, with the former having announced Rs 100 crore as viability gap funding to promote international travel from the state. 
	
	
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 The key difference between RCS and UDAN international scheme is that there’s no capping of prices. That basically means that consumer benefits where subsidised prices increase the pool of demand to include the budget-sensitive middle class citizens, won’t come into the picture.

UDAN international: Does the cost justify the returns with India’s new draft scheme?

<ul><li>The <keyword id="54875" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Airports-Authority-of-India">Airports Authority of India</keyword> (AAI) has submitted a request to increase passenger service charges, specifically the security fees.</li><li>This will, in turn, lead to an increase in the prices of flight tickets. </li><li>The demand had been put in to recover the <keyword id="6420764" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="deficit">deficit</keyword> of around ₹8 billion owed to the <keyword id="100364" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Central-Industrial-Security-Force">Central Industrial Security Force</keyword> (CISF) by airport operators. </li></ul> When the <keyword id="6366656" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="udan">UDAN</keyword> scheme came into existence, airfares took a dive and the demand for air travel exploded. And, why wouldn’t it? Plane tickets were essentially cheaper than train tickets. But, all good times must come to an end. The Airports Authority of <keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> (AAI) has put in a demand for a <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/be-ready-to-shell-out-more-for-airfares-as-govt-mulls-security-fee-hike-118071900049_1.html">hike in passenger service fees</a> after the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) complained over unpaid dues from airport operators. How are the prices going to increase? As per the civil aviation ministry, they’re considering a marginal increase in the security charge. Their justification is that since there’s been an exponential growth in passengers, the current fees don’t fully cover the cost of security management. Currently, the charge is of ₹130 and hasn’t undergone any change in 10 years. The <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Companies/uOFJTD5lH2xxjlQYgAMsyM/Flight-tickets-may-get-costlier-as-govt-plans-hike-in-passen.html">proposal</a> will hike it to ₹225. It was argued that since security is a sovereign issue, ideally the government should provide the amount from its <keyword id="150481" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Consolidated-Fund">consolidated fund</keyword>. But, at the finance ministry’s suggestion, that burden will now be shifted onto the passengers against the home ministry’s prerogative that such a move would increase prices. What’s the link between airport operators and the CISF? The security charges that are collected from the passengers are dropped into an escrow account, which then sends the money to the CISF. While they claim that there’s been a delay in payments, the airport operators state that the money just isn’t there to make the payments. The deficit amount currently is almost ₹8 billion. There’s a need for more security All over India, there are 98 airports of which only 59 fall under the CISF. The point of contention lies in the fact that 26 of those come under the ‘<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/20-hypersensitive-airports-lack-counterterror-plans-covering-their-approach-roads-Parliamentary-panel/articleshow/50410301.cms">hyper-sensitive</a>’ category. The increase in the flow of passengers, thus, leads to an increase for security at these airports, especially in places like <keyword id="66" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi">Delhi</keyword> and Mumbai. Delhi has been pressed for payments by the CISF since, and just for that one airport, the deficit is of around ₹600 crores. Considering that the whole point of the UDAN scheme was to increase regional connectivity by allowing the 'aam aadmi' to fly at reasonable prices, an increase in price doesn't align with that objective.

As demand for air travel in India increases, so may the prices

<ul><li><keyword id="43706" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Honeywell">Honeywell</keyword> is developing a new software for <keyword id="31907" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aviation">aviation</keyword> at the request of the <keyword id="44734" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Government">Indian government</keyword>. </li><li>Their linguistic software will decode pilot’s <keyword id="1598899" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="accents">accents</keyword> for air traffic controllers. </li><li>If the software is successful in India, Honeywell may expand its implementation to other parts of the world.</li></ul>With the world’s second highest number of <keyword id="6360075" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Languages">languages</keyword> within its purview, it’s not surprising that India is an attractive destination for Honeywell International Inc. to test their <a href="https://www.livemint.com/Companies/NxfZoV7GoC9XHxtO1AT3XM/Honeywell-to-make-flying-safer-with-tech-to-decode-regional.html">new</a> linguistic software. The project aims to aid communication between pilots and air traffic controllers by making it easier to understand pilots who speak English but have heavy overlaying accents. Accents are extremely diverse, especially in a country like India, which has 22 official languages and 780 languages overall. At the request of the Government of India, the program is going to analyse accents and <keyword id="1696544" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Transcribe">transcribe</keyword> them for the controllers on the ground. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been pushing for more smaller <keyword id="43661" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="airports">airports</keyword> in the country to increase connectivity. That, in turn, requires more manpower, specifically more pilots. Neelu Khatri, the president of Honeywell’s aerospace business for India, says that the move will result in more regional pilots since it’s a regional connectivity scheme. And, therein lies the problem of accents. In an interview with Bloomberg, Khatri <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-05/honeywell-to-make-flying-safer-by-decoding-100-accents-in-india">claims</a>, “One of the biggest problems in India has been that we Indians don’t understand each other’s English because of the dialects.” And that’s not too-far off the mark since past <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/the-indian-air-crash-tapes-point-blame-at-kazakh-pilot-1352266.html">incidences</a> have already proven that miscommunication is a global safety threat. If the software is successfully implemented in India, it may be applied worldwide to help airports in other nations.

Honeywell’s new software aims to help air traffic controllers decode Indian accents

<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/topic/indigo-airlines">IndiGo</a>, India’s largest airline in terms of market share, plans to introduce 50 smaller aircraft to ply on regional routes, thus giving a major boost to government's <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-UDAN-flight-scheme/articleshow/58399593.cms">'UDAN' initiative</a>. The new turboprop aircraft for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/India-to-launch-regional-flights-at-Rs-2500-to-boost-air-travel/articleshow/54975550.cms">regional operations</a> would be run by a separate division, as announced by <keyword id="6354706" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Indigo">IndiGo</keyword>. <keyword id="6366656" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="udan">UDAN</keyword>, Indian government’s regional connectivity scheme, has got good response from both passengers and operators. Under the scheme, <keyword id="60136" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Alliance-Air">Alliance Air</keyword>, a subsidiary of Air India, has started flights between Delhi and Shimla; while Hyderabad-based <keyword id="6701882" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="TruJet">TruJet</keyword> has connected Hyderabad to Cuddapa and Nanded. Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Starting-local-airline-in-India-would-be-a-misadventure-says-Lufthansa/articleshow/58237331.cms">Starting local airline in India would be a misadventure, says Lufthansa</a> As per IndiGo plans, turboprop aircraft operation will start this year and 20 planes will be inducted by the end of 2017. "In support of our Honourable <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/topic/narendra-modi">Prime Minister</a> Narendra Modi's UDAN vision, we are embarking on a journey to build a nationwide regional network and connect cities that have not benefited from the growth in Indian aviation," said a statement from IndiGo president <keyword id="229263" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Aditya-Ghosh">Aditya Ghosh</keyword>. Travel industry insiders expect that the UDAN scheme will give at least 3-4%p push to India’s aviation growth. "With domestic aviation growing at around 20% y-o-y, we expect that UDAN rollout across the country, and entry of new players (Qatar at national level, and regional carriers at state level) will help aviation grow faster in the country," Aloke Bajpai, CEO at travel search engine ixigo.com, told <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/indigo-to-induct-50-more-aircraft-giving-major-boost-to-udan-initiative/articleshow/58595356.cms">ET</a>. (Image source Bangalore Aviation)

IndiGo to induct 50 smaller aircraft; UDAN initiative set to benefit

<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/topic/Narendra-Modi">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</a> has flagged off India’s first regional flight system, called the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (<keyword id="6366656" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="udan">UDAN</keyword>) scheme. The first phase of the scheme has seen three inaugural flights that were launched in the sectors of Shimla-Delhi, Kadapa-Hyderabad and Nanded-Hyderabad. The PM launched the flight from the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/travel/This-beautiful-place-near-Shimla-has-cleanest-air-in-the-country-according-to-an-IIT-Delhi-study/articleshow/53317392.cms">hill station</a> in Himachal Pradesh to the national capital. It is the first-of-its-kind scheme in the world, said the PM in a tweet. This scheme has been launched as a key component of the National Civil Aviation Policy (<keyword id="367071" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ncap">NCAP</keyword>) that the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Aviation+Ministry&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Aviation Ministry</a> launched in June 2016. The scheme has been launched keeping in mind the newfound interest that Indian middle class has developed in flying. Fare for a 1-hour journey of approximately 500 kilometres on a fixed-wing aircraft would be <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/transportation/planes/India-to-launch-regional-flights-at-Rs-2500-to-boost-air-travel/articleshow/54975550.cms">capped at Rs 2,500</a>, similar to a 30-minute journey on a helicopter. The scheme would cover 27 currently served airports, along with 12 currently underserved airports and 31 currently unserved airports. Out of these 70 airports, 24 are in the western region, 17 are in the north, 11 are in the south, 12 are in the east, with remaining 6 in the northeast. The scheme aims to connect as many as 22 states and two Union Territories, using the services of Airline Allied Services (Alliance Air), <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/latest/spicejet-flight-plays-the-national-anthem-with-seat-belt-on/articleshow/58325592.cms">SpiceJet</a>, Turbo Megha Airways, Air Deccan and Air Odisha.

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China has successfully completed an 80-minute first flight of its indigenous passenger aircraft that it had conceived in 2008. India, on the other hand, has not moved its idea of Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA) from papers since 2007. Called C919, the Chinese plane is almost the size of the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-800 and has the carrying capacity of 158-168 passengers. Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Beijing-should-see-India-as-a-threat-warns-Chinese-think-tank/articleshow/58627748.cms">Beijing should see India as a threat, warns Chinese think tank</a> "The first aircraft rolled out on November 2, 2015 and we have 570 orders from 23 customers," said the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/COMAC-to-build-168-seat-single-aisle-aircraft-it-is-going-to-give-Airbus-and-Boeing-a-run-for-their-money/articleshow/55155285.cms">COMAC</a>), which developed C919. RTA, however, is designed to ferry 50-90 passengers. "Effectively, it will be a 70-seater aircraft," a National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) official told ET. Also read: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/US-based-IIT-alumnus-developing-hybrid-plane-for-regional-flights/articleshow/58043190.cms">US based IIT alumnus developing hybrid plane for regional flights</a> NAL is hopeful that after the launch of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-UDAN-flight-scheme/articleshow/58399593.cms">UDAN scheme</a> by the Indian government for <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/India-to-launch-regional-flights-at-Rs-2500-to-boost-air-travel/articleshow/54975550.cms">regional flights</a>, RTA would get a renewed push. Even then, however, the first flight could be a decade away. (Image source Aviation International News)

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The number of domestic air passengers in India is expected to double to about 300 million annually by 2030 and the country would still have a vast untapped market, Union Civil Aviation Minister <keyword id="19999763" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="jyotiraditya-scindia" source="keywords">Jyotiraditya Scindia</keyword> said on Thursday. Speaking at the inaugural session of Wings India 2024, a civil aviation conclave and exhibition here, <keyword id="19905342" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="scindia" source="keywords">Scindia</keyword> said India under the leadership of Prime Minister <keyword id="19895781" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="keywords">Narendra Modi</keyword> in the last decade, has been a "shining star" on the global firmament of civil aviation. He said the number of airports and waterdromes will go up to over 200 from the existing 149 in the country. With 300 million passengers a year in 2030, India's aviation penetration would be at 10-15% and still be a potential market in the decades to come. "That is the potential that India holds not only to herself and Asia, but to the world. ...even with achieving 300 million domestic passengers by 2030, we will still be one of the most under-penetrated markets across the top 20 in the world. Today our penetration is roughly about 3 to 4% that will grow to about 10 to 15%. We still have 85% penetration to go," he said. He noted that the domestic air passenger traffic witnessed 15% growth (CAGR) while international air passenger traffic was 6.1%, in the last decade. According to Scindia, India today is the third largest domestic civil aviation market in the world and the seventh largest international civil aviation market in the world. If both domestic and international are combined, then India is the fifth largest civil aviation market in the world. In the last 15 years, domestic and international cargo witnessed a growth of 60 and 53% respectively. "Our domestic cargo traffic over the last 15 years has grown by close to 60% and our international cargo traffic, by close to 53%. And it is our considered opinion and that of industry consultants that domestic traffic which was 153 million in the last calendar year, up from 60 million in 2014, will grow to 300 million by 2030," he said. On the fleet size in the country, Scindia said it has grown from 400 to over 700. "Today, India has become the largest purchaser of aircraft in the world after the US and China. Our fleet size is going to grow from 713 to upwards of 2,000 in the next decade." Observing that 74 airports were built in 65 years, he said the government has modernized and built an additional 75 airports, waterdromes and heliports in the last 10 years. "It is our target, that by 2030, we will take that number from 149 to upwards of 200 airports, waterports and heliports in our country," he said. Scindia also marked the occasion by launching the Udan 5.3 scheme. "This regional connectivity scheme has truly transformed the arena and our sector... today under Udan, infrastructure has been built at 76 airports, waterdromes and heliports. Close to 517 new routes have been operationalised that could not have been dreamt of in the past," he said. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (retd) VK Singh and Telangana Roads and Buildings Minister K Venkat Reddy also spoke on the occasion.

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