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- Tax relief for aviation fuel opposed
- GCAA announces the completion of Air Traffic Services Aviation Inciden…
- Aviation maintenance company to invest $20 million in Blytheville…
Tax relief for aviation fuel opposed
Hindu – Mar 27, 2008
32 per cent to 4 per cent urged
HYDERABAD: Even as air travellers continued to face serious difficulties in their attempt to reach the newly opened Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, members of the Legislative Assembly asked the government to reconsider its decision to reduce tax on Aviation Turbine Fuel from 33 per cent to 4 per cent. They reasoned that only rich people were travelling by aircraft and that did not give any relief to the common man. Stating that lack of road connectivity was causing hardships to the passengers, they wondered why the tax relief should be given for aviation industry. They questioned why the same facility was not being given the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC), which was catering to lakhs of passengers in nook and corner of the State. They said the tax on High Speed Diesel should also be brought down from 29.
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GCAA announces the completion of Air Traffic Services Aviation Inciden…
ameinfo.com – Mar 27, 2008
Air Traffic Controllers and Managers successfully laid down sound foundations for an advanced safety management system. This system will allow ATC Providers to comply with ICAO Annex Standards and Recommended Practices to define achievable target levels of safety which further reinforce present safety processes to improve the already high standards attained, while keeping pace with the rapidly expanding aviation traffic demands in the region. This workshop is a necessary component of the General Civil Aviation Authority’s Strategic Safety Plan, and in line with the authority’s determined stance to continually strive for satisfactory safety standards to protect the traveling public, future workshops will be scheduled on an annual basis. The GCAA is a leading proponent of supporting all Civil Aviation Departments within the UAE to ensure that Civil Aviation Services provided by the GCAA are meeting the Civil Aviation International Standards requirements and expectations.
Aviation maintenance company to invest $20 million in Blytheville…
Arkansas News – Mar 27, 2008
Miami-based Aviation Repair Technologies said it would employ 310 within three years at a new airframe and engine repair facility at the former Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville. The jobs will pay an average salary of about $20 per hour, or more than $40,000 annually, officials said. The company is a subsidiary of Aero Maintenance Group, a major player in the maintenance and repair business for commercial, regional and corporate aircraft.
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