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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...
HC restores pilot's license revoked 15 years ago, says DGCA's suspension order 'illegal'The Bombay High Court quashed a 2011 DGCA order suspending a pilot's license, deeming it illegal for violating natural justice principles b...
DGCA issues warning letter to IndiGo over December 2025 faresIndia's largest airline, IndiGo, has come under the scrutiny of the DGCA, which has issued a formal notice concerning fare levels set in De...
Longer flight paths push DGCA to ease pilot duty rules temporarilyThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has eased pilot flight duty rules for long-haul flights. This move aims to ensure enough pilots a...
Govt directive to offer 60% flight seats without additional charges put on holdThe government has paused its order for airlines to provide at least 60 percent of flight seats without extra cost. This decision follows c...
Section of Akasa Air pilots seeks detailed DGCA auditResentment is growing among Akasa Air pilots over training issues, leading to calls for a DGCA audit. Pilots are forming a union and citing...
DGCA suspends Akasa Air executives for pilot training lapseDGCA has suspended Akasa Air's heads of operations and training due to the use of unapproved simulators for pilot training. This follows mu...
India allows overflying of Boeing 737 MAX“Foreign registered Boeing 737 Max aircraft, for overflying the Indian airspace provided that the aircraft has been permitted by the regula...
Airlines face suspension if passengers violate selfie regulationsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a fresh order under which airlines can face two-weeks suspension of scheduled f...
Keep middle seats vacant to extent possible: DGCA tells airlinesHowever, if a flyer has been allotted the middle seat due to a high passenger load "then additional protective equipment like wrap-around g...
IndiGo closes bookings till May 31All other private airlines are also set to abide by the order and with that flights operations within the country are likely to be suspende...
DGCA bars airlines from booking tickets beyond May 3, 2020After the government extended the lockdown period by three weeks till May 3, 2020, airlines had started booking tickets beyond that day ass...
DGCA announces rules to minimise passenger inconvenience; asks airlines to resolve social media complaints tooThe airlines will have to send periodic messages to passengers to keep them updated on delays.
Soon, you would hear local sightseeing announcements on flightsThe DGCA has also asked airlines to make announcements in local languages too.
DGCA can grant exemptions from flight duty limits, but not as routine: HCThe regulator was also asked to place on record the applications of airlines seeking exemptions or variations in FDTLs from December 1 last...
HC seeks govt, DGCA's stand on plea regarding pilots' duty limitationsBesides the Centre and the DGCA, the bench also issued notice to a Kerala-based lawyer on whose petition the high court had passed the Apri...
AirAsia withdraws in-flight mag for carrying wrong India mapThe airline, which was directed to comply with the order by 1700 hours, informed the DGCA that it had withdrawn all the copies of the magaz...
Kingfisher stops bookings, hopes to re-start operations soonKingfisher, whose flying licence was suspended by the DGCA, tonight said it has stopped taking booking of tickets till it resumes operation...
DGCA warns airlines against hiking fares beyond their bandNoting that private airlines have suddenly raised fares by upto 20 per cent on certain sectors in view of Air India strike, DGCA today warn...
- SC stays HC's order on pilots' working hours
The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold a Bombay High Court order, which had reduced working hours of pilots.