Pilots' association urges DGCA to suspend flights in high-risk conflict zones in West Asia, mandate insurance coveragePilots are demanding immediate action on flights to West Asian conflict zones. The Airlines Pilots' Association of India wants the aviation...
28 Mar, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
DGCA issues new guidelines for aircraft operators flying VVIPsThe DGCA has released new safety rules for aircraft carrying VVIPs. These guidelines apply to non-scheduled flights and helicopters. The mo...
27 Mar, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
Airline refund rules change: DGCA caps charges, mandates quick payouts for passengersNew DGCA rules, effective March 26, 2026, mandate faster air ticket refunds without extra charges to combat passenger complaints. Airlines ...
26 Mar, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
6 new airline rules on free seat allocation, PNR, delays, cancellations and moreAirlines must now offer at least 60% of flight seats free of charge, ensuring fairer access for all passengers. New DGCA rules also mandate...
18 Mar, 2026, 11.47 AM 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
Prevent highly intoxicated travellers from boarding aircraft, install CCTV cameras: DCW to DGCAThe Delhi Commission for Women has issued guidelines to the aviation regulator, DGCA, on how to handle cases of sexual harassment and unrul...
15 Mar, 2023, 07.14 PM IST
Breath analyser tests for aviation personnel to continue as per DGCA guidelines: Delhi HCThe court however refused to allow DGCA's request to permit the conduct of BAT tests as per pre-COVID protocols i.e. without the doctor and...
14 Sep, 2022, 03.35 PM IST
DGCA issues guidelines to assess fitness of transgender persons applying for pilot licenceThe transgender applicants, who have been taking hormone therapy or had a gender reassignment surgery within the last five years, will be s...
10 Aug, 2022, 05.44 PM IST
DGCA may soon liberalise criteria for drone pilot trainingDGCA) has liberalised the criteria for organisations that can train drone pilots. Current guidelines only allow flight training organisatio...
13 Mar, 2020, 12.14 PM IST
Stakeholders discuss norms for civilian use of dronesOfficials from Civil Aviation, Defence and Home Ministries as well as those from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other agencies a...
03 Jun, 2016, 09.20 PM IST
Domestic chopper operators had accident-free 2014: Government to Lok SabhaDomestic helicopter operators kept an unblemished record in 2014 with no accidents reported by any of them during the period, the governmen...
16 Mar, 2015, 09.50 PM IST
- Arunachal Minister urges early completion of Heliport at Tawang
The DC apprised the minister that almost all the observations have been met with except for works like re-carpeting and surfacing of the he...
07 Nov, 2014, 07.47 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: DGCA issues dos and don'ts list to pilotsIn a dos and don'ts list, DGCA said that the operators may face penal action if their pilots do not adhere to safety guidelines while flyin...
27 Mar, 2014, 12.39 PM IST
DGCA comes up with guidelines for jet operators flying VIPsWith growing number of private charters, DGCA today came out with a list of do's and don'ts for business jet operators.
24 Mar, 2014, 06.28 PM IST
- Kingfisher to close its check-in counters 40-mins prior to dep
In conformity with civil aviation regulator DGCA's guidelines on reducing flight delay, private carrier Kingfisher Airlines will close its ...
20 Jul, 2010, 05.22 PM IST
- Flight crew to be grounded if confirmed with hypertension:DGCA
Pilots and cabin crew of civil air-carriers with confirmed hypertension would be grounded, unless their blood pressure is certified as sati...
06 Jul, 2008, 03.57 PM IST
- DGCA guidelines to combat stress, fatigue amongst cabin crew
With stress and fatigue amongst cabin crew increasing in recent times, a concerned DGCA has drafted a new set of civil aviation requirement...
20 Apr, 2008, 03.00 PM IST