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Pilots warn delay in rest rules is putting flight safety at riskPilots' body ALPA has alerted the DGCA about risks from delayed flight duty rules. They warn that ongoing relaxations for airlines weaken s...- Safety, strain and scale: How 2025 tested the Indian aviation’s flightIndia's aviation sector, poised for growth, faced significant operational strains and safety concerns in 2025. A deadly crash, widespread f...
- 'The real issue has been pushed to...': Actress-cum certified pilot and wife of an IndiGo captain, Gul Panag breaks silence on the flight crisisActress Gul Panag, a trained pilot and wife of an IndiGo captain, has weighed in on the airline's widespread flight disruptions. She highli...
- IndiGo begins root cause analysis after major flight disruptions; operations expected to stabilise by December 10: Airline officialIndiGo is investigating recent flight cancellations and disruptions. A senior official stated the issues stemmed from multiple factors, inc...
- After Delhi and Mumbai chaos, IndiGo to cancel over 100 Bengaluru flights amid nationwide disruptionsIndia's largest airline, IndiGo, has cancelled over 100 flights from Bengaluru and more nationwide due to a severe cabin crew shortage. Thi...
- IndiGo's prolonged, unorthodox lean manpower strategy caused current disruption: Pilots' body FIPThe Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has accused IndiGo of staffing shortages and a hiring freeze, leading to widespread flight cancellati...
- DGCA seeks funding, powers like global peers to plug gapsIndia's aviation regulator, the DGCA, is pushing for more independence. It wants to hire its own staff and offer better pay to keep up with...
- Air India show-caused 9 times in past 6 months over safety violationsAir India got as many as nine safety violation notices in the past six months, Junior Aviation Minister Murlidhar Mohol told Rajya Sabha. H...
- Aviation minister holds review meeting; asks airlines to inform passengers on flight delaysIndia's Civil Aviation Minister led a meeting on fog preparedness, urging airlines to proactively inform passengers about fog-related delay...
- India will have more than 140 million air passengers in FY 2024: Jyotiraditya ScindiaIn the six years from FY 2014 to FY 2020 the number of domestic passengers has more than doubled from 120 million to about 275 million at a...
- DGCA's significantly increased checks to ensure flight safety: Arun KumarWe have significantly increased surveillance and spot checks. Where it used to be around 2,500 per year, DGCA is doing 4,000 spot checks a ...
- View: What government should do to make the common man flyThe challenge in India is how to encourage a vibrant private sector without permitting cartelisation. Airports must compete like airlines t...
- What went wrong for SpiceJet at a time when it was headed to recovery & will it survive?The low-cost airline owned by Sun Group’s Kalanithi Maran was headed to recovery. What went wrong? Will it survive?
- India faces downgrade of aviation security system: CAPAIndia could face a possible downgrade of its aviation safety system by the US if it does not take urgent steps to strengthen institutions l...
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