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...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.53 AM IST
Clearance confusion grounds Emirates jet at India’s doorstepAn Emirates flight faced a brief denial of entry into Indian airspace on Sunday. The aircraft's flight plan was mistakenly filed as non-sch...
08 Apr, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
AISATS becomes first Indian ground handler to secure DGCA safety clearanceAir India SATS Airport Services achieved a milestone. It became the first ground handling company in India to receive DGCA's Safety Clearan...
02 Sep, 2025, 08.14 PM IST
DGCA clears IndiGo's flights to Almaty from Sep 5Aviation regulator DGCA has approved IndiGo's plans to start flight services to Almaty in Kazakhstan. The country's largest airline by dome...
01 Aug, 2023, 10.07 PM IST
Regulator DGCA simplifies process for heliport license approvalThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India has streamlined the process for granting heliport licenses by allowing for a sing...
31 May, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Home ministry grants security clearance to Jet AirwaysUnion home ministry has granted security clearance to Jet Airways that is planning to relaunch commercial flight operations in the next few...
08 May, 2022, 06.05 PM IST
DGCA picks five consortiums to take its drone plan airborneThe move is part of DGCA's beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone experiments.
22 Jan, 2020, 11.35 AM IST
Want to fly drones? Get trained firstThe DGCA has categorised RPAS into five categories —nano (weighing up to 250gm and mostly used as toys), micro (250gm to 2 kg), small (2-25...
17 Nov, 2018, 03.26 PM IST
Rain-maker aircraft awaits key clearancesExperts of the IIT, Kanpur, currently involved in this never-before experiment to tackle pollution also told ET that clearances are require...
14 Nov, 2018, 07.29 AM IST
Same-day nod for flights of foreign biz jets to India soonSince security clearance for such flights is essential, the regulator’s proposal will be referred to the committee of secretaries for clear...
19 May, 2018, 10.51 AM IST
Centre eases norms for charter planesB S Bhullar-headed DGCA is all set to remove the pre-condition of taking clearance from the regulatory agency by the month-end.
08 Sep, 2017, 11.09 AM IST
JSPL gets notice from DGCA on aircraft charter firm licenceThe DGCA action comes after the home ministry withdrew the mandatory security clearance to Jindal's aircraft charter firm, said sources.
19 Dec, 2014, 12.20 PM IST
Reliance's grounded aircraft gets DGCA clearanceDGCA had yesterday grounded a business jet owned by Reliance Industries after a surprise inspection at the Delhi airport.
23 Mar, 2014, 09.35 PM IST
More heads roll from Mumbai ATC over AI's landing goof-upDGCA, probing the landing of an Air India flight, has derostered the surface movement controller at the city airport following the prelimin...
14 Apr, 2013, 04.09 PM IST
- Centre moves HC against staying DGCA order on Global Vectra Helicorp
Centre moved the Delhi HC challenging its single judge's order staying DGCA's direction for suspending the permit of GVHL to operate its fl...
19 Sep, 2012, 06.48 PM IST
- DGCA launches probe into diversion of GoAir flight
Aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday launched a probe into the diversion of GoAir's Lucknow-Delhi flight to Patna to carry Haj pilgrims.
23 Oct, 2010, 08.10 PM IST
- Govt clears four Jet officials name to join Air Sahara
: In a major step forward in the 500 mn acquisition deal, the home ministry has given security clearance to four Jet Airways officials to j...
05 Jun, 2006, 06.45 PM IST