DGCA investigates IndiGo flight disruptions; asks airline to submit mitigation plansIndiGo flights face widespread cancellations and delays. The aviation watchdog DGCA is investigating the situation. The airline has been as...
03 Dec, 2025, 09.32 PM IST
India's aviation watchdog DGCA cancels planned Air India audit, sources sayIndia's aviation safety watchdog has cancelled its scheduled visit to Air India's headquarters for an annual regulatory audit. This decisio...
24 Jun, 2025, 11.29 AM IST
Government suspends DGCA official Anil Gill with immediate effectAccording to a notification issued by the ministry, Gill has been suspended under Section 10 of central civil services rules under which th...
22 Nov, 2023, 09.32 PM IST
DGCA is unlikely to hold radio communication skill test for pilots in 2024On May 1, 2023, the Ministry of Communication, which presently conducts the test, officially handed over the responsibility of conducting t...
31 Aug, 2023, 01.42 PM IST
Jyotiraditya Scindia launches online platform to provide 298 services of DGCAThe next two phases cover the remaining 30 per cent services of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Civil Aviation Minister J...
11 Nov, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
DGCA official allows unauthorised persons on test flight, probe orderedThe incident which took place last week has prompted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to launch an inquiry.
11 Dec, 2018, 10.15 PM IST
DGCA to meet airlines ahead of ICAO auditThe International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) is set to carry out a safety oversight audit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviat...
06 Aug, 2017, 05.43 PM IST
Pilots grounded for misquoting DGCA official's designationThe DGCA official has also directed the airline to check the "mental alertness of these pilots" since "they could not even quote a designat...
05 Jun, 2017, 11.10 PM IST
Jet Airways pilots off duty for quoting incorrect designation of DGCA officialThe DGCA official has directed the airline to check the "mental alertness of these pilots" since "they could not even quote a designation p...
05 Jun, 2017, 05.44 PM IST
DGCA plans to strengthen its regional officesThe regulator had earlier also planned to depute FOIs at these centres but could not as the instructors refused to move there.
22 May, 2017, 11.43 PM IST
DGCA deregisters 2 aircraft of grounded carrier Air CostaAccording to sources, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) wrote to the airline that its two Embraer aircraft have been removed...
23 Mar, 2017, 01.28 PM IST
Eight more flight inspectors resign from DGCA; US FAA rating at riskThe US aviation regulator had downgraded India in January last year, but upgraded it to Category I in April.
27 May, 2015, 05.44 AM IST
DGCA inspectors take free ride, call it 'on duty'The DGCA recently found that a few of their inspectors have been using their jobs to force airlines to give them free rides.
25 May, 2015, 10.56 AM IST
DGCA confident of avoiding downgrade by US regulatorFederal Aviation Administration completed its second round of safety audit of its Indian counterpart DGCA and is likely to submit its final...
14 Dec, 2013, 05.09 AM IST
DGCA asks Kingfisher Airlines to take on board stakeholders on revival planDGCA chief Arun Mishra said he would talk to the cash- strapped airline's stakeholders to ascertain whether it would be able to operate in ...
26 Oct, 2012, 04.54 PM IST
- Growing list: Another AI pilot caught faking marks
This is 3rd such discovery in 4 days and the 4th fake commander detected since Feb-end — 2 with IndiGo and 1 each with AI and MDLR.
13 Mar, 2011, 11.25 AM IST
US companies may bag many civil aviation projectsTraditionally , the civil aviation sector hasn’t generally seen that much cooperation as far as India and the United States are concerned .
08 Nov, 2010, 06.45 AM IST