Noida International Airport begins commercial operations; first IndiGo flight from Lucknow to land at Jewar airportNoida International Airport officially commenced commercial flight operations on June 15, marking a significant boost for air connectivity ...
Akasa Air launches 'SkyCadet' programme to train next generation of pilotsAkasa Air, India's fastest-growing airline, announced the launch of Akasa SkyCadet, a pilot training programme designed to develop future-r...
Higher airfares can price out people from flying: IATA Chief EconomistAirlines plan to increase ticket prices to offset rising fuel costs. This move might make flying unaffordable for some travelers. Jet fuel ...
India prepares interim, not final, investigation report as Air India crash anniversary nears, source saysIndian investigators are preparing an interim report for the deadly Air India crash. This report will be more comprehensive than the initia...
Over 21,000 pilgrims avail helicopter services for Char Dham Yatra since April 22Over 21,000 pilgrims completed the Char Dham Yatra using helicopter services. The Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority utilized...
Pilots warn delay in rest rules is putting flight safety at riskPilots' body ALPA has alerted the DGCA about risks from delayed flight duty rules. They warn that ongoing relaxations for airlines weaken s...
India’s seaplane era set to begin as SkyHop gets nod for first commercial flightsIndia's first dedicated commercial seaplane operator, SkyHop Aviation, has secured its Air Operator Certificate from the DGCA, marking a si...
Air India embraces AI to enhance ops efficiency, increase revenues, reduce costsAir India is embracing artificial intelligence to transform its operations. The airline is using AI to cut costs, improve customer service ...
Noida International Airport elevates CFO Nitu Samra as interim CEO to start flight operationsNoida International Airport has appointed Nitu Samra as interim CEO following Christoph Schnellmann's denial of security clearance due to h...
Air India pee incident embarrassing, faulty jet engines most challenging, DGCA chief Arun Kumar says"Two incidents of Air India were more embarrassing but not dangerous but we have taken action against them also," ANI quoted DGCA chief Aru...
Around 30 flight incidents occur per day in India, majority have no safety implications: DGCA chiefDGCA chief Arun Kumar said: "On an average, about 30 incidents do take place, which includes go around, missed approaches, diversion, medic...
Arun Kumar appointed as DGCA chiefArun Kumar was heading the DGCA as an additional charge between May 31 and July 9 this year.
- 'Safety issue remains cause of concern for general aviation'
The DGCA chief was addressing a seminar on 'General Aviation: Growth, Opportunity and Challenges' organised by Indo-American Chamber of Com...
- Kingfisher needs to come with full safety plan in 3 days: DGCA
DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan said the DGCA will ensure that financial constraints of airlines do not hamper passenger safety in any way.
- Forged marksheets: DGCA chief says more arrests to come
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief E K Bharat Bhushan suspects there are more people from within the regulator's office...
- 2 more pilots found to have fudged papers
What's worrying the aviation industry is that the new cases have tumbled out within a week of DGCA chief Bharat Bhushan ordering an unprece...
- Govt tells airlines to put up all-inclusive fares
The government on Thursday issued a three-point directive to airlines, which had a day earlier put their route-wise fare ranges in an extre...