IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft's tail touches runway at Chennai airport during landingAn IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft experienced a tail strike during landing at Chennai airport on March 8. The aircraft is currently grounded f...
09 Mar, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
DGCA issues guidelines for vertiportsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued guidelines for vertiports to support the operation of eVTOL (electric Vertical ...
06 Sep, 2024, 09.03 PM IST
DGCA issues safety standards for ground handling service providersThe DGCA has issued new safety standards for ground handling service providers (GHSPs) at airports to ensure safe operations amid rising ai...
10 Jul, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
DGCA greenlights harmonised training of Air India and VistaraAir India gets approval from DGCA to harmonise operational procedures and manuals as part of Tata group merger. Focus on safety and efficie...
09 Jul, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
DGCA issues circular to prevent runway incursions after Haneda airport incidentTo enhance runway safety and prevent incidents like the recent collision at Haneda airport, DGCA urges airports to establish runway safety ...
12 Feb, 2024, 02.14 PM IST
Alert Vistara pilot averts collision of two aircraft, saving over 300 lives at Delhi AirportThe incident occurred when one aircraft was about to land and another was about to take off. The pilot noticed the error in air traffic con...
24 Aug, 2023, 11.29 AM IST
IndiGo to DGCA: Remove route curbs on A320 Neo planesDGCA has so far not allowed A320 Neos with PW engines to be flown on routes where they are more than an hour away from a nearest airport at...
22 Oct, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
Dreamliner row: India rejects Japan's request for safety auditTaking a tough stand against Japan for not permitting Air India to operate its new Boeing 787 Dreamliners there, aviation regulator DGCA ha...
18 Sep, 2013, 08.29 PM IST
Cash on chopper: DGCA cancels licenses of two pilotsDGCA has suspended licenses of two pilots for making an unauthorised sortie in poll-bound Nagaland early this year which was intercepted by...
08 Sep, 2013, 02.29 PM IST
Licence of Shahid Balwa's private air charter firm suspendedThe licence of 2G scam accused Shahid Balwa's private air charter firm has been suspended following a safety audit carried out by the ICAO.
26 Aug, 2013, 06.39 PM IST
DGCA bans unauthorized overseas charter flightsThis will ground Indian corporates and high net worth individuals who roam the globe in charter jets or force them to fly schedule airlines.
22 Aug, 2013, 04.35 AM IST
Govt clears Airasia, Tata JV proposal for passenger airlinesThe proposal was cleared by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), Finance Ministry said in a statement.
26 Mar, 2013, 03.35 PM IST
Ajit Singh asks CMs to reduce aviation fuel taxesTaxes on aviation fuel are reportedly an area of concern for foreign aviation majors trying to enter Indian market.
07 Dec, 2012, 02.05 PM IST
- Central Vigilance Commission seeks tough action against 8 DGCA officials
The sorry state of affairs at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation was apparent much before inquiries by the CVC in the past few weeks.
30 Jul, 2012, 12.55 PM IST
- CVC seeks tough action against 8 DGCA officials
By any yardstick, this is scary news. The regulatory mechanism to ensure safety in Indian skies seems to have almost completely broken down.
30 Jul, 2012, 04.43 AM IST
- Jet & Kingfisher now fight over codes
Jet has claimed that Kingfisher is doing so to attract Jet travellers. It has also claimed that this could lead to air-safety problems. Kin...
04 Sep, 2008, 11.28 AM IST
- Centre gives nod to construction of airports for private use
The Central Government today approved the proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry regarding construction of private airports, airstrips and...
25 Apr, 2008, 08.01 PM IST