India sends Boeing 787 fuel switch for US inspectionIndia's aviation authorities are sending a Boeing 787 fuel control switch to the United States for inspection. This follows a pilot's repor...
20 May, 2026, 08.40 AM IST
AAIB suggests formal framework for collaboration involving itself, DGCA, defence authoritiesA near-miss incident involving an Air India plane and an Indian Navy helicopter at Port Blair airport has prompted a key recommendation. Th...
19 May, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents showIndian aviation officials plan to visit Boeing’s Seattle facility in June to witness testing of a fuel-control switch module removed from a...
19 May, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Court denies bail to DGCA Deputy DG after noting investigation at sensitive stage in corruption caseA Delhi court has denied bail to DGCA Deputy DG Mudavath Devula in a bribery case. The court cited the sensitive stage of the investigation...
17 May, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Baramati plane crash reason: Why did the Redbird Flight aircraft crash near the spot where Ajit Pawar died?A trainer aircraft operated by Redbird Flight Training Academy crash-landed near Baramati airstrip on Wednesday morning. The aircraft devel...
13 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
From May 1, CBI notices to carry QR code to verify genuinenessThe Central Bureau of Investigation is launching a new system to fight cybercriminals. From May 1, CBI notices will feature a special QR co...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
SpiceJet flight hits Akasa Air plane at Delhi's IGI Airport, check visualsA SpiceJet plane and an Akasa Air flight collided at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. The incident occurred on the ground, dama...
16 Apr, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
Air India warned for flying Airbus planes with unchecked escape slidesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation in India has put Air India on notice for breaching critical safety protocols. Reports indicate th...
19 Jun, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
Flying schools demand CBI probe in DGCA corruption caseAnil Gill, director in the flying and training division of DGCA has used his position to take three aircraft as bribe from flying schools a...
01 Nov, 2023, 11.48 AM IST
Alliance Air flight takes off with open fuel tank, probe orderedAlliance Air-operated flight 9I-882 on Tuesday returned to the airport soon after take-off as the fuel tank panels were reported to have po...
21 Jun, 2023, 07.32 PM IST
Dubai-Delhi flight incident: DGCA issues show cause notice to Air India CEO, head of flight safetyIndia's aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Sunday issued a show cause notice to Air India CEO Campbell Wi...
30 Apr, 2023, 03.44 PM IST
DGCA starts probe into Air India pilot letting friend inside cockpit, airline vows zero tolerance"We have taken serious note of the reported incident and investigations are underway in Air India. The matter is reported to the DGCA and w...
21 Apr, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
Lessors should furnish info on aircraft for probes, says AAIBThe report, which was submitted to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in November 2016, was made public this week.
02 Mar, 2017, 01.47 PM IST
'Human error' behind Air India plane's fuselage panel falling off in 2013The Boeing 787-800 aircraft, bearing registration no VT-ANK, was carrying 146 passengers and seven crew members from Delhi at the time of i...
12 Nov, 2015, 08.12 PM IST
Human error behind AI plane's fuselage panel falling off in 2013According to the investigation report, prior to flying to Bengaluru, the aircraft had operated Frankfurt-Delhi flight and was scheduled to ...
12 Nov, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
- DGCA stripped of probe powers
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will no longer be the three-in-one investigator-prosecutor-judge combine when it comes to ...
26 May, 2011, 04.55 AM IST
- Airline regulatory body does not have a single pilot on rolls
It is strange that the organization mandated to regulate the aviation sector doesn't have a single pilot on its rolls.
05 Apr, 2011, 08.34 AM IST