Mangalore : A longstanding demand has been fulfilled with the Union Finance Ministry notifying  the  air cargo complex at Mangalore International airport. The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry which has expressed pleasure over the move, has said that the notification will now allow air cargo  from Mangalore to overseas destinations. This would be a […]

Bangalore : Officials at the Bangalore International Airport at Devanahalli have arrested a man hailing from Tamil Nadu and have seized around 483 sea turtles valued at over Rs one crore from him. It is learnt, the man named Mudur Moiddin (47) had planned to transport the sea turtles to Bangkok. The turtles had been […]

Islamabad : A Pakistani passenger jet with 127 people on board crashed Friday as it was landing in bad weather at an airport near the capital, Islamabad, officials said. A government minister expressed little hope of finding survivors. The Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 went down in farmland just a few kilometers (miles) away from the […]

Mangalore: A higher security systems will new cover the new Mangalore International Airport (MIA) at Bajpe/Kenjaru, with a plan outlay of Rs 80 lakh, which includes a bomb detecting canine (dogs) squad. An exclusive dog breed programme is on the cards at a cost of Rs 40 lakhs. The central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is […]

New Delhi : Kerala has not given up on a proposal to start an airline of its own, particularly to provide low-cost options to its vast diaspora in the Gulf, and will soon pursue this with the central government, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said. “We are at the moment concentrating on our fourth international […]

Mangalore : Veerappa Moily, the union corporate affairs minister speaking at Meet the Press event held on Nov 20 Sunday said that the Mangalore’s local airport will be reach to the status of international airport before concluding its diamond jubilee on Dec 21 which required official announcement.. Speaking about MSEZ, Minister said that the amount […]

Mangalore: District in charge minister Krishna J Palemar inaugurated the cultural programme ‘Sanskrathika Kalothsava 2011’ organized as a part of Mangalore Airport Diamond Jubilee Celebration at Town Hall on July 18, Monday. The 5 days programme was organized by Mangalore Airport Diamond Jubilee Celebration Committee. Speaking after inaugurated the event, Minister Palemar said that today […]

Mangalore: The Mangalore (Kenjaru) international airport’s working licence has been renewed for 2011 by DGCA after an inspection recently, M.R Vasudeva, director of Bajpe / Kenjaru airport stated here today. This airport is now considered safer than others, with a safety basket of approved rules to it, he said. The renewal of licence means that […]

Mangalore:  It appears that Mangalore Kenjaru airport not only needs a fresh licenses to welcome air services and say farewell to planes alighting at the new terminal, but also does not pass the Runway End Safety Area (RESA) norms test either Bajpe is now no longer an international airport perched on a hill but only […]

Mangalore: By Sept.24 Karnataka High Court wants an answer from Airport Authority of India and DG of Civil Aviation, who has the licence to run the Bajpe Airport. The KHC blamed the two parties for governing without any sense of responsibility as Bajpe airport license has not been renewed after the May 22 air crash. […]