CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The service will be operated by Spicejet Airline from Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad to Statue of Unity in Kevadia . An MoU was signed between Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA) and Airports Authority of India to start the “first-ever seaplane services in Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-2: -The seaplane services were the first of its kind introduced in the country and GUJSAIL has prepared a two-pronged approach to make operations a success this time. “They include forming a dedicated special purpose vehicle (SPV) to operate sea plane services with Sagarmala project.

Detailed explanation-3: -Takes first flight from Kevadia to Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India’s first seaplane service connecting Kevadia and Ahmedabad.

Detailed explanation-4: -In India, Jal Hans, a commercial seaplane service based in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was launched as a pilot project in December 2010 with a capacity of 10 passengers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tavares is branded as America’s Seaplane City, which is fitting since the first recorded seaplane flight was 107 years ago, off Lake Eustis on Feb. 23, 1914. According to the city’s historical records, the flight was piloted by Tony Janus, noted as the first licensed airline pilot in the world, in a Benoist airboat.