Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh

• Key Contestant: Ajit Singh

  Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh, a six-term MP from the Jat-dominated Baghpat who joined the UPA in 2012 to become the civil aviation minister, faces a formidable rival in the form of former Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh, who has been fielded by the BJP.

• Air India using Dreamliners for more hours than global average

  While all nine planes were being flown daily, the tenth aircraft that arrived two days ago would be put into flight operations by November 15.

• Air India must perform or perish: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh

  The UPA government won't privatise national carrier Air India but the airline needs to perform if it doesn't want to perish - this is what Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh told NDTV in an exclusive interview.

• Ajit Singh allegedly protests to Sonia Gandhi about PMO note on Jet-Etihad deal

  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh met with Congress president Sonia Gandhi this morning, allegedly to express his unhappiness about the role being attributed to him by the Prime Minister's Office in the controversial deal between Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways and private Indian airline, Jet Airways.

• Jet-Etihad deal: BJP demands Supreme Court-monitored CBI inquiry

  BJP today demanded that the government order a CBI inquiry monitored by the Supreme Court to find out the manner in which the Jet-Etihad deal was carried out in "half-cooked" and "objectionable" manner.

• Why 36,000 seats threaten the Jet Airways-Etihad deal

  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today said it is important for India to allow Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways to buy stake in Jet Airways.

• Jet-Etihad deal: Why 36,670 seats threaten it

  Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has defended the proposed deal for Gulf carrier Etihad Airways to buy 24 percent of Jet Airways for Rs 2,058 crore. He has also denied speculation that he is contemplating quitting the UPA government as he is upset that the deal has hit turbulence.

• Boeing 787 Dreamliners to begin operations from tomorrow, says government

  Air India will begin flying Boeing 787 Dreamliners on domestic routes from tomorrow. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh today said that international operations will begin from May 22.

• Boeing liable to compensate Air India for grounded 787 Dreamliners: Civil Aviation Minister

  Boeing is liable to compensate state-run Air India for the grounding of 787 Dreamliner passenger jets on safety issues, Indian aviation minister Ajit Singh told reporters on Friday.

• Boeing 787 Dreamliner will operate after US, Indian aviation regulators' clearance: Ajit Singh

  India has grounded all six of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft operated by state-owned carrier Air India after the same decision was made by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

• Air India officials face action for malpractices in rostering

  A government statement disclosed that Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh "has taken a serious note of the complaints of irregularities, corruption and malpractices in the Cabin Crew Roster Section of Air India and ordered penal action against the officials involved."

• Kingfisher talks with staff fail: 10 big developments

  A meeting between Kingfisher Airlines' employees and management in Mumbai today, aimed at finding a resolution to the impasse which has left the carrier unable to operate a single flight since 1 October, ended inconclusively. This was their first meeting after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended the airline's flying licence o...

• Kingfisher must satisfy on safety aspects: Ajit Singh

  Ailing Kingfisher Airlines will have to satisfy aviation regulator DGCA about safe flight operations and also make sure that its employees are not disgruntled before it resumes its services, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today.

• Kingfisher grounded: Will try to clear salaries within 'next few days', says CEO Sanjay Aggarwal

  The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which is the regulatory body for airlines, has told top executives of Kingfisher Airlines that it will be allowed to operate only after ensuring its employees return to work. 270 of its engineers have been on strike since Sunday, triggering its latest crisis. After the meeting with the DGCA, Sanjay ...

• Kingfisher grounded: Will try to clear salaries within 'next few days', says airline

  Not a single Kingfisher Airlines flight will operate at least till Thursday- the airline's management has declared a partial lockout because its 270 engineers are on strike.