IndiGo Crisis: A warning of a possible aviation meltdown came months agoIn a report tabled in Parliament, the Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture cautioned that the aviation sector was approachi...
08 Dec, 2025, 09.43 AM IST
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...
22 Jul, 2025, 02.06 PM IST
DGCA, BCAS, AAI have 4,291 vacant posts; shortfall not impacting their functioning: GovtIndia's aviation sector faces a significant staffing gap with 4,291 vacant positions across DGCA, BCAS, and AAI, despite recent creation of...
21 Jul, 2025, 05.44 PM IST
DGCA, BCAS, AAI grapple with manpower shortageNew Delhi's aviation authorities, including DGCA, BCAS, and AAI, are dealing with severe staffing shortages, with 37-48% of positions unfil...
07 Apr, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Civil aviation ministry says initiatives taken to expand workforce at DGCA, AERA, AAIBesides the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), initiatives have been taken to increase the workforce at the Airports Economic Re...
27 Sep, 2023, 09.26 PM IST
Air India pilots' union raises red flag over DGCA move to create a consultant postThe ICPA also indicated that it may even challenge the "tailor-made" conditions for the interests of one individual.
19 Nov, 2018, 10.50 PM IST
After psychologists’ feedback, Air India turns down 40 pilotsAir India has rejected about 40 of the 160 pilots, who had appeared for interviews on concerns raised by psychologists.
15 May, 2015, 09.45 AM IST
FAA team to visit India soon to review measures by DGCAA FAA team would soon visit India for a final review of the steps taken by the DGCA to address the deficiencies in the country's aviation s...
11 Mar, 2015, 06.57 PM IST
FAA team likely to visit India soon to review measures by DGCANine months after downgrading DGCA in the aviation safety rankings, a FAA team is likely to visit India soon to review the corrective measu...
09 Sep, 2014, 06.00 PM IST
FAA team likely to visit India soon to review measures by DGCARegarding Air India's financial position, Raju said the state-run airline had shown "major improvements" in its load factors and yields.
09 Sep, 2014, 04.57 PM IST
Measures taken to resolve deficiencies: Civil Aviation MinistryCivil Aviation Ministry officials exuded confidence that such an eventuality was not likely to arise as corrective measures have already be...
11 Dec, 2013, 07.34 PM IST
DGCA hires 20 full-time pilots as flight operations inspectors to ‘save skin’The very real threat of the US flight safety regulator downgrading Indian aviation has forced the government to hire fulltime pilots from c...
26 Nov, 2013, 10.56 AM IST
Directorate General of Civil Aviation takes corrective measures ahead of US Federal Aviation Administration second auditAn FAA team would again hold talks with their counterparts from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on December 11.
24 Nov, 2013, 11.09 AM IST
DGCA taking measures to avoid US FAA downgradeDGCA is rushing to plug the loopholes ahead of a second audit by the US' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in December..
23 Nov, 2013, 04.53 AM IST
US aviation regulator concerned over several vacancies in DGCAAviation Minister Ajit Singh had said that in 2011, 16 persons were recruited for DGCA, in 2012, it was 44 and this year, it was only seven...
27 Sep, 2013, 05.35 PM IST
Cabinet clears proposal to replace DGCA with Civil Aviation Authority; fliers to bear the costThe govt is preparing to charge fliers up to Rs 10 for every ticket purchased to create a new regulator for civil aviation, including the s...
12 Jul, 2013, 06.06 AM IST
- Over 500 posts lying vacant in DGCA: MoS for Civil Aviation
An additional 427 posts of Group A, B and C categories were created in the DGCA in 2009.
11 Dec, 2012, 04.05 PM IST