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On Monday, June 5, President Trump announced a plan to privatize air traffic control in the United States. In his speech, Trump minced no words about the Federal Aviation Administration. He called the current air traffic control framework "an ancient, broken, antiquated, horrible system that doesn't work." And, now experts are split as to whether Trump's plan to privatize air traffic control would be good for travelers and the aviation industry. But the question is, if this plan takes place how would it affect all the US citizens? Read on to the article here by PassportInfo which tells everything about air traffic control and what will it mean for you if Trump's plan to privatize air traffic control takes place.

If you take an occasion to visit Pensacola - a beach city in the northwest Florida, this place will certainly welcome you with many beautiful sites and interesting tourist destinations. You will probably have wonderful experiences with a lot of things to do in Pensacola. Pensacola is known as the City of Five Flags and the Cradle of Naval Aviation. Most importantly, this city is also known as America's First Place City because it was the first European settlement in the continental United States.

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AirAsia India seems to have crossed the final hurdle in its path to start its operations in India as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has rejected the objection raised by existing Indian carriers. Popular Indian names had raised the doubt that the initiation of this Malaysian low-cost carrier (LCC) will disturb the equilibrium in domestic aviation.

After witnessing an increase in its flight ticket booking on most routes, Indigo is looking forward is said to be planning to venture into the regional aviation market. As per experts from the industry, the aviation market of tier II and tier III cities holds a promising market with the growing industrial and commercial development in these regions.

According to latest news, SpiceJet is taking six Boeing 737-800 model aircraft on lease from BOC Aviation, a Singapore based company. As per the statement made by a BOC Aviation spokesperson, the first aircraft has already been delivered to SpiceJet and the balance of rest five is to be delivered next year. You can wait if you want to book air tickets for travelling in a Boeing 737 model.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which is the regulatory body in India under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, recently issued notices to three of the top no-frills carriers. This notice was issued to GoAir, IndiGo and SpiceJet for allegedly defying the restriction norms for payload in flights travelling to Patna and Jammu.

The South Asian aviation space is enjoying lenient rules in terms of finances and various airlines are utilising this liberty for growth and expansion. The aviation foray of the Wadia Group, GoAir, is another Indian LCC (low-cost carrier) to seek foreign aid for escalating its expansion plans.

An electrical fire has filled the cabin of a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 with smoke minutes after passengers disembarked following a flight from Tokyo.

Michael Dell has joined a list of customers buying a $200 million 787 Dreamliner from Boeing Co. - a deal that predates recent malfunctions that led regulators to ground 50 of the planes this month

Budget airlines have brought about a revolution in the field of aviation with low-cost international and domestic flights. Sometimes referred to as low-cost carriers (LCCs), the concept of air travelling has changed forever by the introduction of these airlines.

Travellers who have made a flight booking recently or about to book a flight ticket should keep a close check on the dos and don'ts during a particular journey. As the number of airlines have increased with the evolution of aviation industry, the protocols have also become stringent with time.

Aviation has entered that phase where the conditions are tough for the sale of cheap air tickets, be it on a domestic or international sector. Due to tumultuous economic situation, the price of an air ticket has been topsy-turvy for the past couple of years.

There has been a remarkable development in the aviation industry in the last five years or so. Booking of cheap domestic air tickets as well as those for international aircraft have become relative easier. Gone are the days when people had to pay a visit to the airport counters to purchase a flight ticket. Nowadays, with the advent of travel portals, the entire process of acquiring tickets has been reduced to a few mouse-clicks. People can book flight tickets in between their office work or even from their homes.

The aviation industry can be broadly classified into two categories, namely domestic and international carriers. As evident from the terminology, international carriers are those, which operate across various countries as well as offer cross-continental flights while domestic are the ones that operate within the same country.

With the advent of the internet, it has become quite convenient to get all relevant information about flights online. As the safety measures are increased and maintained to strict levels, travellers prefer flying from one destination to another by availing services of aviation firms.

Saving money in travelling is regarded as a smart step nowadays, more so in aviation. People apply all sorts of tactics to buy cheap air tickets in order to slash down expenditure during holidays or business trips. One of the lesser known methods of cutting down travel expenses is wholesale airfare.

One of the most popular names in providing cheapest airfare in Indian aviation, IndiGo, has renewed its fleet maintenance program. Recently, this airline, the leader in terms of market shares, renew its contract with the flag carrier of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Airlines.

As aviation is all set to enter the peak season, most travellers have already started making travel preparations and packing their bags. Most vacationers have sorted out the destination and looking for making an air ticket booking.

One of the major low cost carriers (LCC) of India - Go Air is based in Mumbai. It started operating domestic flights in the country in the year 2005. An aviation foray of the Wadia Group, this carrier runs passenger services to more than 20 cities with over a hundred daily flights.