State-owned AIESL eyes more international biz, enhanced servicing capabilities at its Nagpur MRO facilityAIESL, a state-owned MRO provider, is expanding its Nagpur facility. The company seeks to serve more international airlines and is pursuing...
26 Apr, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
DGCA-approved flying training organisations issue 2,364 student pilot licences in 2025Flying training organisations in India have issued over 9,600 student pilot licences in the last five years. The year 2024 recorded the hig...
02 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
DGCA keeps 'rigorous oversight' on airfares for festivals; airlines to operate additional flightsAviation watchdog DGCA monitors airfares for the festive season. It works to prevent ticket price increases. The ministry reviewed trends a...
05 Oct, 2025, 08.29 PM IST
DGCA wins UN aviation body's certificate for safetyThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India has been honored with the ICAO Council President Certificate. This recognition ac...
23 Sep, 2025, 11.52 PM IST
DGCA begins action against Air India for lapse in plane's emergency slide checkFollowing an audit, the DGCA discovered that Air India had an aircraft flying with an overdue emergency slide inspection, prompting immedia...
28 Jul, 2025, 05.49 PM IST
DGCA to streamline norms for Indian airlines' wet-leased plane operationsIndia's aviation regulator, the DGCA, is streamlining regulations for wet-leasing aircraft to address rising travel demand and supply chain...
04 Dec, 2024, 05.49 PM IST
DGCA proposes stricter norms for wet-leased plane operations by Indian airlinesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed stricter norms for the oversight of wet-leased planes operated by Indian airl...
12 Sep, 2024, 09.44 PM IST
ICAO's safety oversight audit of Indian aviation sector highly successful: DGCAUnder its Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) Continuous Monitoring Approach, an ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) ...
16 Nov, 2022, 04.08 PM IST
DGCA licensing air traffic controllers not to have 'much impact' on AAI's operational structureThe decline was mainly due to ratings of air traffic controllers being given by the AAI, which is also the provider of air traffic control ...
09 Sep, 2018, 10.38 AM IST
'FAA observations about DGCA's regulatory, guidance materials will be addressed'It did not elaborate on the observations or the concerns flagged by the US regulator, but said the FAA team will come for a final consultat...
22 Jul, 2018, 04.14 PM IST
Government says DGCA to regulate air traffic controllers after fall in ICAO audit scoreSenior Civil Aviation Ministry officials today said India's score after the latest ICAO audit fell to 57.44 per cent from the previous leve...
16 Jul, 2018, 10.50 PM 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
No recruitment in DGCA since 1998Since 1998, there has been no recruitment in DGCA. It was only in past few months, when FAA downgrade became strict that some steps were ta...
01 Feb, 2014, 10.08 AM IST
All safety issues addressed, says DGCA's report to FAAWarned of a downgrade by Federal Aviation Administration, DGCA filed a status report with its US counterpart, saying concerns over all avia...
22 Jan, 2014, 04.47 AM IST
DGCA to hire 100 airworthiness officers ahead of safety auditsThe DGCA is scurrying to increase its tech workforce by a third as it prepares to face crucial audits by two global aviation bodies from ne...
15 Aug, 2013, 09.02 AM IST
- FAA rules out safety evaluation of DGCA
FAA had expressed "their concern based on media reports in India on the current civil aviation scenario and raised doubts on the effectiven...
07 Sep, 2012, 02.45 PM IST
- DGCA faces manpower shortage, over 400 technical posts lie vacant
Due to the urgent requirement, the ministry has begun recruitment on a short-term contract basis, which is for one year and extendible.
09 Aug, 2010, 04.25 AM IST