Air India tops in serious safety lapses flagged by DGCAAir India group reported the highest number of serious safety lapses among Indian airlines in DGCA’s annual audit, with seven critical Leve...
30 Jul, 2025, 04.58 PM IST
DGCA imposes Rs 1.10 crore penalty on Air India for safety violations on certain long-range routesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated enforcement action against Air India and imposed a penalty of Rs 1.10 crore ...
24 Jan, 2024, 04.41 PM IST
Air India pilot, co-pilot face DGCA action for allowing friend in cockpit"The first officer did not raise any concern about the unauthorised entry. Based on DGCA's investigation the following actions have been ta...
22 Jun, 2023, 08.02 PM IST
DGCA starts probe into Air India pilot letting friend inside cockpit, airline vows zero tolerance"We have taken serious note of the reported incident and investigations are underway in Air India. The matter is reported to the DGCA and w...
21 Apr, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
DGCA audits 30 flying training organisations, finds multiple safety violationsConsequently, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the approval of one FTO, issued warning letter to two accounta...
16 Jun, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
Spot fine of Rs 1,000 at Mumbai airport for violating COVID normsAfter it found passengers at some airports flouting the mandatory COVID-19 safety protocols during the routine surveillance, DGCA had advis...
04 Apr, 2021, 12.00 AM IST
Over 6,000 violations by aviation companies in 2016: DGCAThe primary responsibility of the DGCA is safety oversight. It implements an Annual Surveillance Programme (ASP) covering all aviation acti...
07 Feb, 2017, 07.54 PM IST
137 commercial pilots grounded for violations this year: Govt informs in Rajya SabhaA total of 409 safety violations by the flight crew of scheduled operators, non-scheduled operators and general aviation have been reported...
22 Nov, 2016, 07.12 PM IST
DGCA sacks Air Pegasus safety chief after violationsThe aviation regulator has also written to the airline chief to ensure that safety rules violations do not happen in the future.
04 Jun, 2016, 05.27 AM IST
DGCA finds safety violations in Air PeagasusThe operator has suspended five pilots, suspension period ranges from seven days to three months, airline chief of flight safety has also b...
03 Jun, 2016, 02.00 PM IST
Air India, GoAir under DGCA lens over rule violation on Leh flightsSources said the violation took place on June 26 when these carriers operated four flights, two each of Air India and GoAir, to Leh from De...
04 Jul, 2015, 04.40 AM IST
DGCA comes across 39 safety norms violation cases this yearThirty nine cases of safety norms violations involving six airlines have been detected by the DGCA so far this year and necessary action ha...
09 Mar, 2015, 05.45 PM IST
DGCA comes across 39 safety norms violation cases this yearEnforcement actions such as suspension and warning were taken against the individuals or airline post holders in these cases, Ashok Gajapat...
09 Mar, 2015, 04.00 PM IST
- Helicopter, small plane operators violating safety norms: DGCA
DGCA has expressed concern over safety rules being violated by helicopter and small plane operators "time and again".
17 Jan, 2012, 04.49 PM IST
- Kingfisher Airlines plans to resolve lapses, discrepancies
After a rap from the aviation regulator for neglecting safety issues, Kingfisher Airlines today submitted a detailed response to DGCA givin...
09 Jan, 2012, 08.23 PM IST
- No compromise on air safety: Civil Aviation Minister
The Government will not tolerate any violation of safety norms on which there will be no compromise, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh ass...
08 Jan, 2012, 07.39 PM IST
- Airlines flouting safety rules will have to fork out up to Rs 10L fine
Cost-cutting on aircraft maintenance, which endangers passenger safety, will soon cost airlines dear.
10 May, 2009, 07.48 AM IST