DGCA restricts flying activities at UP training schools during BRICS SummitFlying activities from Uttar Pradesh FTOs will halt during the BRICS Summit. Restrictions will be in force from September eleventh to thirt...
09 Sep, 2026, 11.48 AM IST
Nora Fatehi sued for Rs 3 crore over 'toy plane' remarks about chartered aircraftAviation company Dunes Aviation has filed a Rs 3-crore defamation suit against actor Nora Fatehi over social media remarks describing its c...
07 Sep, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Air India Express flight from Cochin to Abu Dhabi returns after engine oil quantity drops rapidlyAn Air India Express flight returned to Cochin after detecting a rapidly falling oil quantity. The pilots shut down Engine 1 when oil press...
07 Sep, 2026, 03.29 PM IST
Phuket-Delhi flight: Probe finds hydraulic failure; pilot sackedA preliminary probe found a hydraulic failure on a Phuket-Delhi flight. This incident caused altitude changes and triggered warnings, injur...
05 Sep, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
Air India terminates Phuket-Delhi flight pilot after testing positive for drugsAir India terminated a pilot's employment after a positive drug test. The pilot was in command of a Phuket to Delhi flight. This action fol...
05 Sep, 2026, 01.34 AM IST
Air India Phuket-Delhi flight incident: Pilot tested non-negative for psychoactive substance after hydraulic failure injured 24An Air India flight experienced hydraulic system failures and autopilot disconnect at high altitude. The pilot-in-command later tested non ...
04 Sep, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
Flight refund credited to Goibibo wallet, but passenger didn't get the money: Court orders Rs 1.34 lakh payoutGoibibo has been ordered to pay a total of over Rs 1.34 lakh for failing to refund cancelled flight tickets. This includes a refund of Rs 4...
04 Sep, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Air India Phuket-Delhi pilot used psycho-active substance, preliminary report findsAn Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi experienced a sudden altitude drop. The Pilot-in-Command tested non-negative for psycho-active sub...
04 Sep, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Abhinandan Varthaman quits IAF: How FLY91 hired the fighter pilot who shot down Pakistan's F-16 with an older-gen fighter jetAbhinandan varthaman retired: Former IAF Group Captain and Vir Chakra awardee Abhinandan Varthaman has joined Goa-based regional airline FL...
03 Sep, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Air India receives delivery of fourth custom made B787-9 Dreamliner as VT-AWD lands in DelhiAir India welcomed its fourth Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to Delhi. This new addition supports the airline's ongoing fleet modernizati...
31 Aug, 2026, 01.13 AM IST
Air India B787 engine shutdown: GE expanded inspections after 2023 incident, DGCA tells CICGE Aerospace expanded engine inspection requirements after an Air India 787-8 incident. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation confirmed...
30 Aug, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
DGCA flagged Tecnam safety concerns weeks before fatal Kanpur crashThe DGCA had previously flagged safety concerns regarding Tecnam aircraft. These issues were raised over a month before the recent Kanpur t...
30 Aug, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
India's aviation boom faces turbulence amid safety concernsIndia's airline sector faces significant safety and financial challenges. Recent incidents have exposed regulatory and operational shortcom...
30 Aug, 2026, 09.57 AM IST
Kanpur aircraft crash: Instructor, trainee pilot killed as training plane crashes in field; DGCA to investigateAn instructor pilot and a trainee pilot died after a training aircraft crashed near Kanpur. The twin-engine Tecnam plane took off at 11:30 ...
27 Aug, 2026, 04.03 PM IST
India mulling random drug test for commercial pilots at least once a yearIndia may require all commercial pilots to undergo random drug tests annually. This proposal follows an Air India captain testing positive ...
26 Aug, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
DGCA weighs annual random drug tests for pilots after Air India Phuket-Delhi incident: Ram Mohan NaiduIndia's aviation regulator is considering mandatory annual random drug tests for all pilots. This proposal follows a recent Air India incid...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
DGCA may mandate random psychoactive substance tests for over 25% flight crew across Indian airlinesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is set to make it mandatory for airlines to randomly test more than 25 per cent of their f...
19 Aug, 2026, 09.39 PM IST