Air India modifying faucet control modules in B787s to address possible water leak issueAir India is modifying faucet control modules in most of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners following a revised FAA directive. This action addresse...
01 Mar, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
DGCA takes action against VSR Ventures for various lapses; grounds 4 planesDGCA has grounded four Learjet 40/45 aircraft operated by VSR Ventures after a safety audit found multiple compliance lapses in maintenance...
24 Feb, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
"It's a very serious glitch," Aviation Expert Harsh Wardhan on Airbus A320 global software issueA serious Airbus software glitch has been detected, posing a significant safety risk. Aviation experts are relieved it was found before a c...
29 Nov, 2025, 01.32 PM IST
The world’s biggest passenger planes keep breaking downThe Airbus A380, despite a resurgence in popularity post-pandemic, faces escalating maintenance costs and a growing number of airworthiness...
29 Jul, 2025, 09.15 AM IST
DGCA took punitive action against AI Express for non-compliance with airworthiness directive: MoholThe DGCA took punitive measures against Air India Express officials after discovering non-compliance with an EASA airworthiness directive c...
24 Jul, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
Air India replaced module in cockpit in crashed Dreamliner following Boeing directiveAir India replaced the crashed Boeing 787-8's Throttle Control Module (TCM) twice in six years following a 2019 Boeing directive. The repla...
14 Jul, 2025, 10.41 AM IST
Amid Air India probe, US FAA, Boeing notify fuel switch locks are safe, document, sources sayFollowing a fatal Boeing 787-8 crash, the FAA and Boeing have issued notifications asserting the safety of fuel switch locks on Boeing plan...
14 Jul, 2025, 06.27 AM IST
Air India’s budget carrier delayed engine safety order, forged records: MemoAir India Express faced regulatory scrutiny for failing to replace Airbus A320 engine parts as mandated by the European Union Aviation Safe...
04 Jul, 2025, 04.05 PM IST
US FAA requires inspections of Boeing 787 planes following mid-air diveThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday mandatory inspections for Boeing 787 Dreamliners, following a March incident w...
20 Aug, 2024, 08.03 AM IST
Singapore to allow Boeing 737 MAX to return to serviceThe approval is based on operators including Singapore Airlines Ltd complying with airworthiness directives and additional flight crew trai...
06 Sep, 2021, 08.37 AM IST
A320 Neo operators comply with weight balance directives: DGCAAt present Indigo, Goair, Air India and Vistara operate the Neo-engine powered A320 planes.
18 Sep, 2019, 08.58 PM IST
IndiGo, GoAir conduct visual inspections of 50 PW engines post FAA directive, finds no abnormalitiesThe visual inspections were done after US regulator FAA issued an airworthiness directive on June 26 to check for possible engine fan hub d...
07 Jul, 2018, 06.28 PM IST
Pratt and Whitney A320 neo engine snag: DGCA assures Bombay High Court of precautionsHearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Mumbai resident Harish Agarwal, a division bench of Justices N H Patil and G S Kulkarni...
05 Apr, 2018, 08.48 PM IST
HC tells DGCA to get clean chit for all A320neo aircraftCourt's directions came on a PIL in the aftermath of EASA directing A320neos fitted with twoPW1100 engines with serial number 450 and beyon...
17 Mar, 2018, 11.51 AM IST
No plans to ground A320 Neos over P&W engine glitches: DGCABudget carrier IndiGo, which is the largest operator of these planes in the country, and GoAir being the other one, have already grounded t...
12 Feb, 2018, 07.01 PM IST
Air India studying impact of US aviation watchdog FAA’s directive on Dreamliner planesLast week, FAA issued the directive saying, “We are adopting a new airworthiness directive for all the Boeing Company model 787 planes.
04 May, 2015, 05.42 AM IST
Air India studying impact of FAA's directive for Boeing 787 planesAI is studying the impact of a recent directive from US aviation watchdog FAA, making "repetitive maintenance task" mandatory on Boeing 787...
03 May, 2015, 07.39 PM IST