Sep 18, 2024, at 05:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An IndiGo aircraft suffered damage at the tail section after it hit the runway when it was taking off from Delhi airport, media reports said.
SpiceJet faces enhanced surveillance over cancellations, financial stress
Aug 30, 2024, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has placed SpiceJet, for the second time in two years, under "enhanced surveillance" after reports of cancelled flights and financial stress, media reports said.
DGCA slaps Rs 99 lakh fine on Air India for operating flight with unqualified pilots
Aug 23, 2024, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday slapped a fine of Rs 99 lakh on Air India and two of its senior executives for operating a flight last month with unqualified pilots, media reports said.
Jul 14, 2024, at 04:19 am
New Delhi: Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat performed skydiving at Skyhigh, India's only civilian skydiving drop zone at Narnaul Airstrip in Haryana to mark World Skydiving Day on Saturday.
Chennai-Mumbai IndiGo flight makes emergency landing due to bomb threat
Jun 01, 2024, at 06:50 pm
New Delhi: An IndiGo flight, 6E 5314, traveling from Chennai to Mumbai on Saturday, was forced to make an emergency landing at Mumbai airport due to a bomb threat.
Air India flight delayed over 8 hours; people fainted inside aircraft with no AC, says passenger
May 31, 2024, at 07:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An Air India flight passenger has alleged that some people fainted inside the aircraft, which had no air-conditioning, following a delay of over eight hours.
IndiGo plane returns to airport after passenger found standing on overbooked Varanasi flight
May 22, 2024, at 05:46 am
A Varanasi bound IndiGo flight was forced to return to Mumbai airport on Tuesday just as it was about to take off after the crew spotted an overbooked passenger standing at the rear of the aircraft.
Trouble for Go First as Delhi HC orders DGCA to deregister all 54 planes
Apr 27, 2024, at 03:11 am
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has directed the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to proceed with deregistering aircraft leased by Go First in the next five working days, media reports said.
DGCA imposes Rs 80 lakh fine on Air India
Mar 23, 2024, at 04:20 am
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday slapped a fine of Rs 80 lakh on Air India for breaching regulations related to Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) and fatigue management system (FMS) for flight crew, media reports said.
DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India over lack of wheelchair after 80-yr-old dies
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:31 am
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday slapped a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for “not having an adequate number of wheelchairs” at Mumbai airport which led to the death of an elderly passenger earlier this month, media reported.
Feb 20, 2024, at 10:33 pm
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) seeking a report on the death of an 80-year-old man who collapsed after walking about 1.5 kilometres due to the non-availability of a wheelchair at Mumbai airport.
Jyotiraditya Scindia says fliers eating on airport tarmac 'completely unacceptable'
Jan 19, 2024, at 01:47 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the row over the video in which passengers of an IndiGo flight are seen eating on the tarmac in Mumbai airport as they waited for take-off, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Thursday said that the way security was compromised is "completely unacceptable".
IndiGo fined Rs. 1.2 crore after viral video shows fliers eating on tarmac
Jan 18, 2024, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bureau Of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has fined low-cost carrier IndiGo Rs. 1.2 crore after a viral video showed passengers eating on the tarmac while waiting for their delayed flight to take off.
'War rooms at airports': Jyotiraditya Scindia announces new rules over flight delays
Jan 17, 2024, at 03:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After a harrowing experience with flight delays at Delhi airport, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday announced a six-point action plan to combat fog-induced disruptions to domestic and international commercial flight operations, which have resulted in the delay or cancellation of hundreds of flights.
Jan 16, 2024, at 03:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Monday issued a new guideline to handle chaotic situations over delays in flights as was witnessed due to fog in Delhi airport.
DGCA directs Indian airlines to conduct immediate inspection after Alaska Airlines mishap
Jan 07, 2024, at 04:07 am
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday issued a directive to Indian air operators, directing them to immediately conduct a one-time inspection of emergency exits on all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft currently in operation within their fleets, media reports said.
3 Indian airlines to undergo safety check on Boeing 737 Max after loose bolt alert
Dec 31, 2023, at 06:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An alert over a loose bolt in new-built Boeing 737 Max passenger aircraft has prompted airlines in India that operate this type to carry out checks to ensure there are no defects that can affect flight safety.
DGCA flags threat alert amid reports of planes losing GPS signal over Middle-East
Nov 25, 2023, at 02:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Concerned over reports that civilian aircraft are sometimes flying blind over parts of the Middle East owing to lost GPS signals, the civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued an advisory to all Indian airlines.
DGCA slaps Rs 10 lakh fine on Air India over non-compliance with CAR regulations
Nov 08, 2023, at 03:43 am
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that it has sent a show cause notice to Air India for failing to meet passenger-focused Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) regulations.
DGCA suspends Air India's chief of flight safety for one month
Sep 22, 2023, at 01:02 am
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a one-month suspension on Air India's chief of flight safety due to significant shortcomings identified during the regulator's examination of the airline's internal safety audits, accident prevention measures, and the availability of necessary technical personnel in July, media reported.
Aug 24, 2023, at 05:28 am
A major aviation crash was avoided on Wednesday as an alert woman pilot saved the lives of 300 passengers when one Vistara flight entered an active runway just as another Vistara Airlines plane was taking off at the Delhi airport.
DCW issues notice to Delhi Police, DGCA over alleged sexual harassment onboard a flight
Aug 19, 2023, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Friday issued notice to Delhi Police and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) over an incident of alleged sexual harassment onboard a flight from Delhi to Mumbai on Wednesday.
DGCA approves for night landing facility at Kalaburagi Airport
May 29, 2023, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi: Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved the night landing facility at Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka on May 17.
DGCA suspends pilot who allowed friend in cockpit for 7 months; fines Air India Rs 30 lakh
May 13, 2023, at 01:45 am
New Delhi: India’s aviation regulator has suspended an Air India pilot, who allowed a woman friend inside the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight in February, for violating safety norms and also fined the airline Rs 30 lakh.
May 03, 2023, at 02:17 am
Mumbai: Cash-strapped carrier Go First airline has decided to stop flights on Wednesday and Thursday. At present, 50 percent of the carrier’s fleet is working in the absence of a supply of spare engines from US firm Pratt & Whitney (P&W), the carrier said in a statement.
Apr 30, 2023, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi: India's aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday issued a show cause notice to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson and Head of Safety, Security and Quality Functions Henry Donohoe, asking them to explain why the airline did not report an incident in which a pilot allowed a female friend into the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight on February 27, 2023, media reported.
DGCA slaps Rs 10 lakh fine on Go First for leaving behind 55 passengers in bus
Jan 28, 2023, at 02:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) slapped a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Go First for violation of multiple air transport rules following a probe over one of its flights leaving behind 55 passengers at the Bengaluru airport, media reported.
Complain to Scindia over DGCA's decision to suspend pilot's licence in Air India peeing incident
Jan 26, 2023, at 07:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Federation of Indian Pilots on Wednesday approached Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, alleging Directorate General of Civil Aviation using its power indiscriminately in cancelling the licence of pilots, media reports said.
Peegate: DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India, suspends pilot's licence for 3 months
Jan 21, 2023, at 01:58 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation Friday slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India and suspended the licence of the pilot-in-charge of its New York-Delhi flight on which a man peed on an elderly female co-passenger, media reports said.
Jan 19, 2023, at 02:11 am
The passenger, who opened the emergency exit on an IndiGo, Chennai-Tiruchirappalli flight on December 10 last year, was BJP leader Tejaswi Surya, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Wednesday, media reported.