DGCA proposes 30-day ban for unruly flyersAviation watchdog DGCA is proposing stricter rules for unruly passengers. Airlines may soon impose direct flying bans of up to 30 days for ...
18 Feb, 2026, 11.57 PM IST
Weekly rest for pilots must, no airline given exemption: DGCA to HC amid FDTL disputePilot duty rules: Sabari Roy Lenka, a former aircraft engineer, had moved the high court claiming that the regulator didn't have the author...
31 Jan, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
Delhi High Court issues notice to DGCA on delay in pilot rest rulesThe temporary relaxation was provided only to IndiGo following an operational meltdown at India's largest airline last December. For long-h...
28 Jan, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
Aero India 2025: BBMP bans meat stalls, non-veg eateries from Jan 23 to Feb 17BBMP has ordered the closure of meat stalls and non-vegetarian restaurants within 13km of Yelahanka Air Force Station from January 23 to Fe...
18 Jan, 2025, 07.22 PM IST
BCAS director reassures travelers as hoax bomb threats rise; No-fly order proposed for offendersThe Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security met with Indian airlines in response to multiple hoax bomb threats. BCAS instruct...
19 Oct, 2024, 09.42 PM IST
Dubai-Jaipur Air India Express flight receives hoax bomb threatAn Air India Express flight from Dubai to Jaipur made an emergency landing following a bomb threat email. Security checks revealed no suspi...
19 Oct, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
Air India pilot unions object to 'threats of appropriate measures' for sick reportingAir India pilot unions have expressed concern over the airline's alleged threat to cockpit staff if pilots report sick for duty. The Indian...
31 Dec, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
US national booked for smoking in bathroom, misbehaving with passengers on Air India flightThe 37-year-old Ramakant has been booked by Mumbai's Sahar Police Station for his causing inconvenience mid-flight on March 11.
12 Mar, 2023, 10.57 AM IST
Aero India Show: Sale of non-veg items banned 10 km around venue in BengaluruThe Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in its public notice said that there will be prohibition on serving and sale of non-vegetaria...
27 Jan, 2023, 06.41 PM IST
Airfare bands protecting interests of airlines, passengers, says Aviation Minister Scindia"The fare bands serve the dual purpose of protecting the interests of the travellers as well as of the airlines, and have been revised from...
10 Feb, 2022, 09.17 PM IST
As airlines ban errant MP, government says law doesn't permit itHowever, airlines defended the move, saying imposing a a ban on a person from flying is very much within their jurisdiction.
24 Mar, 2017, 10.14 PM IST
Pilots may face strict action for failing flight dutiesPilots who are found to falsely report illness to escape flight duty and those unwilling to follow the dynamic roster,will be considered as...
07 Nov, 2016, 08.12 PM IST
Government proposes deadline to fly back de-registered leased planesThe Civil Aviation Ministry has proposed amendments to the Aircraft Act, 1937, in order to make it more easier for aircraft lessors to carr...
25 Oct, 2016, 06.58 PM IST
DGCA cancels over 150 'irrelevant' regulations, circularsIn a major overhaul of safety and technical rules, aviation regulator DGCA has cancelled over 150 "irrelevant" regulations, circulars .
19 Sep, 2014, 06.20 PM IST
DGCA says objections to grant of permit to AirAsia Must be backed by evidenceMeanwhile, the DGCA is also in the process of completing the other formalities required for providing the air operator’s permit.
16 Jan, 2014, 11.18 AM IST
- As CWG nears, officials jittery over bird menace at IGI
Illegal slaughter houses and heaps of waste around the IGI airport aiding the bird menace are giving sleepless nights to Delhi government o...
29 Aug, 2010, 10.48 AM IST
- Court seeks explanation from DGCA on transit check move
The Delhi High Court has sought an explanation from director general of civil aviation (DGCA) on the amendment that allowed maintenance and...
07 May, 2007, 01.46 AM IST