Indian aviation regulator grants approval to Air India, Indigo to import planes

NEW DELHI, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government said on Monday that the country's aviation regulator has granted in-principle approval to Air India and Interglobe Aviation, operator of Indigo, to import aircraft.

The statement was made by junior minister of civil aviation V.K. Singh in the upper house of the Indian parliament, locally called Rajya Sabha.