Expensive flights, struggling airlines: Why India's airfare crisis has no easy fix for passengersIndia's proposed new airfare framework would require airlines to submit fare structures to the DGCA a month in advance, amid festive-season...
19 Oct, 2026, 05.41 PM IST
'Govt has no plans to regulate airfares'India's government has clarified that it will not regulate ticket prices for airlines under new rules. The new air fare regulations will al...
19 Oct, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Unstabilised approach, low-altitude stall caused 2023 Mumbai Learjet crash: AAIB reportThe Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau finalized the investigation into the crash of a Learjet in Mumbai. Key factors included crew err...
17 Oct, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
Aviation regulator DGCA may consider one-time check of pilots' training records, says AAIB in probe reportProbe agency AAIB has proposed that DGCA conduct a one-time review of fixed-wing pilot training records. The recommendations followed an ac...
16 Oct, 2026, 09.43 PM IST
Will flyers get relief? Centre finalises aviation rules as SC examines steep airfaresCentre has received administrative approval for rules under the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024, and expects to publish them within two w...
16 Oct, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
DGCA probing Air India plane incident; will wait for final report, says aviation min NaiduAn Air India flight from Frankfurt to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur after a hijack alert. The alert was later confirmed to be false after se...
15 Oct, 2026, 10.06 PM IST
One power bank banned on all flights in India after IndiGo Delhi-Chennai flight fire scare; reason behind power banks explosions inside planesWhich power bank has DGCA banned? DGCA has banned the MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank from flights to, from and within India after an IndiGo D...
15 Oct, 2026, 09.30 AM IST
Aviation regulator bans use of particular power bank on flightsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has prohibited the carriage of the MOBIKINS MK-PB-04 power bank. This decision follows a recent f...
14 Oct, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
Mumbai court junks plea for FIR against former minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Air India ex-CMD in flight safety caseIn an order passed on Tuesday, the sessions court noted that a magistrate court's earlier ruling in the matter, against which the revision ...
14 Oct, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
40 SpiceJet pilots refuse to fly Q400 aircraft till salary dues cleared, sources sayAround 40 pilots of SpiceJet's Q400 fleet have delayed their flights until unpaid salary dues are settled. This decision has received suppo...
12 Oct, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
DRDO carries out flight trial of indigenously-developed high-altitude airship platformThe Defence Research and Development Organisation marked a significant achievement with its successful flight trial of a cutting-edge airsh...
06 Oct, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
IZI Enterprise secures DRDO order for VANAIZI, a drone company based in Bhopal, has secured an order from DRDO's PXE. The order is for the supply and deployment of IZI VANA Surveill...
06 Oct, 2026, 02.46 PM IST
DGCA's regulatory monitoring not a fresh finding of safety deficiencies: SpiceJetSpiceJet said that the DGCA's regulatory monitoring should not indicate new safety issues. The airline clarified that safety audits and sur...
05 Oct, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
SpiceJet delay left family without connecting flight, forcing fresh tickets, extra travel and hotel expenses, airline ordered to pay Rs 85,816A Patna consumer commission has ordered SpiceJet to pay Rs 85,816 to a senior citizen after repeated flight delays made his family miss a c...
01 Oct, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Air India pilot removed from Zurich flight over alcohol violationAn Air India pilot was removed from his aircraft in Zurich due to alcohol consumption before take-off. Authorities conducted sobriety tests...
24 Sep, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
ET Graphics: Indian skies lose altitude as August air traffic falls and West Asia risks mountIn August, domestic air passenger traffic decreased by 6.34% compared to the previous year, reaching 12.12 million. For the first eight mon...
24 Sep, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
India domestic air passenger traffic declines marginally in Jan-Aug 2026 (YoY): DGCAIndia's domestic air passenger traffic declined marginally by 0.18 per cent year-on-year during January-August 2026, as per the data shared...
23 Sep, 2026, 01.22 PM IST