Delhi High Court seeks DGCA's stand on keeping FDTL rules in abeyanceThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a plea challenging its decision t...
28 Jan, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
IndiGo flight cancellation: What's the importance of DGCA in Indian aviation? Its functioning and role amid chaosIndiGo’s large-scale flight cancellations have brought renewed attention to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India’s aviat...
05 Dec, 2025, 07.28 PM IST
Allow no exceptions in flight duty and rest norms, pilots' body urges regulatorPilots' group ALPA India is pushing the DGCA to fully implement new flight duty rules. They say selective relaxations benefit airlines over...
05 Nov, 2025, 12.55 AM IST
DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on IndiGo for four tail strike incidents in six monthsIndia's aviation regulator DGCA on Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on IndiGo airline for four tail strike incidents in six months of...
28 Jul, 2023, 03.34 PM IST
Air India pilot, co-pilot face DGCA action for allowing friend in cockpit"The first officer did not raise any concern about the unauthorised entry. Based on DGCA's investigation the following actions have been ta...
22 Jun, 2023, 08.02 PM IST
305 enforcement actions against airlines, individuals taken by DGCA in 2022The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has the mandate to enforce civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.
01 Jan, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
DGCA issues additional safety instructions for flying B737 MAX planesJet Airways and SpiceJet are the two Indian carriers that operate the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
14 Mar, 2019, 02.51 PM IST
Pilot bodies oppose DCGA's draft duty and rest hours normsEarlier this month, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) proposed a new set of flight and duty time limitation (...
27 Nov, 2018, 09.30 PM IST
DGCA rolls out draft duty & rest hour norms for cabin crewThe latest draft norms prescribe a maximum 22 hours of duty time for cabin crew members operating an ultra-long haul flight (over 16 hours ...
15 May, 2018, 07.51 PM IST
DGCA suspends operations from Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun over safety concernsThe decision to shut all operations from the helipad, which caters chopper traffic to Kedranath, was taken following an inspection by a tea...
03 Jun, 2016, 09.07 PM IST
DGCA to check airlines for flight safety norms complianceAviation regulator DGCA will carry out a one-time surveillance of all airlines to ensure that they are complying with all safety norms duri...
17 Jul, 2015, 04.40 PM IST
Air India, GoAir under DGCA lens over rule violation on Leh flightsSources said the violation took place on June 26 when these carriers operated four flights, two each of Air India and GoAir, to Leh from De...
04 Jul, 2015, 04.40 AM IST
DGCA comes across 39 safety norms violation cases this yearThirty nine cases of safety norms violations involving six airlines have been detected by the DGCA so far this year and necessary action ha...
09 Mar, 2015, 05.45 PM IST
DGCA comes across 39 safety norms violation cases this yearEnforcement actions such as suspension and warning were taken against the individuals or airline post holders in these cases, Ashok Gajapat...
09 Mar, 2015, 04.00 PM 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
Directorate General of Civil Aviation raps IndiGo, Air India Express for lax safety recordDGCA report has unearthed flaws in all carriers, including Jet, SpiceJet & GoAir, but problems at AI Express & IndiGo are among the more se...
09 Jan, 2012, 08.36 AM IST
- No compromise on air safety: Civil Aviation Minister
The Government will not tolerate any violation of safety norms on which there will be no compromise, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh ass...
08 Jan, 2012, 07.39 PM IST