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Your next airport selfie or reel could get your phone confiscated or even put you on the no-fly list: DGCA's new rule every traveller should knowNew DGCA guidelines prohibit unauthorised photography and videography in sensitive airport areas. Passengers caught recording in restricted...
DGCA issues warning letter to IndiGo over December 2025 faresIndia's largest airline, IndiGo, has come under the scrutiny of the DGCA, which has issued a formal notice concerning fare levels set in De...
IndiGo disruptions: Pilots’ body slams DGCA over fine on IndiGo, calls ₹22.2 crore penalty inadequatePilots have slammed the aviation regulator DGCA for a small fine on IndiGo. Thousands of flights were cancelled and many more delayed in De...
IndiGo loses appeal against DGCA order imposing penalty for alleged pilot training lapsesIndiGo has lost its appeal against the DGCA's penalties. The regulator had fined two senior executives 20 lakh rupees each. This was for no...
DGCA imposes a Rs 40 lakh fine on IndiGo for using an unqualified simulator to train pilots at critical airportsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has fined IndiGo Airlines forty lakh rupees. The airline conducted pilot training on simulators n...
DGCA imposed Rs 30 lakh fine on AI Express in Dec 2024: Govt dataThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India Express for violating safety norms by operating a Boein...
DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh penalty on Air IndiaAviation safety regulator DGCA has fined Tata Group-owned Air India Rs 30 lakh for allowing a pilot to operate a flight without meeting nec...
Akasa Air fined Rs 30 lakh by DGCA for multiple regulatory violationsThe DGCA has fined Akasa Air Rs 30 lakh for regulatory breaches including unauthorized pilot training and exceeding permissible training ho...
Air India operated flights with 'non-qualified' pilots, faces near ₹1 crore fine by DGCADGCA Air India Fine: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a financial penalty of Rs 98 lakh on Tata-owned Air India for...
DGCA slaps Rs 1.10 crore penalty on Air India, terminates top flight inspectorThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also terminated services of its chief flight operations inspector Vivek Chabbra. Chabb...
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 ...
IndiGo pays Rs 20 lakh penalty to DGCA over 4 tail strikes"The company had filed an appeal against the said (Rs 30 lakh penalty) order. DGCA considered submissions made by the company in support of...
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...
Paris-New Delhi flight incidents: DGCA slaps ₹10 lakh fine on Air IndiaThis is the second time in less than a week that the watchdog has taken enforcement action against the airline in connection with unruly pa...
AIX Connect violates norms on pilot proficiency checks; airline says corrective action takenTata group-owned AIX Connect, earlier known as AirAsia India, has allegedly violated aviation norms with respect to pilot proficiency check...
305 enforcement actions against airlines, individuals taken by DGCA in 2022The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has the mandate to enforce civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.
Govt plans to provide penal powers to DGCAStringent provisions are in place that allows the DGCA to deal with violations at various levels, including those related to airlines.
- Top DGCA officer AK Sharan could face axe on malpractice charges
A top DGCA officer could face the axe on charges of serious malpractices by giving clearance to a private flight training school.
- 13 more DGCA officials face CVC heat for violating rules
Altogether 21 senior DGCA officials are facing serious action including possible dismissal from service, underlining the rot runs deep in t...
- 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.