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Private jet operators seek relaxations in FDTL, EDTO normsAviation regulator DGCA is poised to form a committee to review pilot flight duty norms for chartered flights following a request from the ...- 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...
- Longer flight paths push DGCA to ease pilot duty rules temporarilyThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has eased pilot flight duty rules for long-haul flights. This move aims to ensure enough pilots a...
- DGCA grants Air India temporary flight duty relaxations amid Middle East airspace curbsAviation regulator DGCA has granted temporary relief on pilot duty rules for Air India's long flights. These flights are taking longer rout...
- Prevent IndiGo-like crisis or flight safety? DGCA’s Catch-22 could decide your summer travel plansIndias aviation regulator must decide on pilot duty rules. This decision impacts airlines summer schedules starting March 29. The regulator...
- IndiGo says operations stable as DGCA’s temporary pilot duty relaxations endIndiGo confirms it has enough staff for smooth flights as temporary pilot duty rule relaxations conclude. The airline faced major disruptio...
- Weekly rest for pilots must, no airline given exemption: DGCA to HC amid FDTL disputePilot duty rules: Sabari Roy Lenka, a former aircraft engineer, had moved the high court claiming that the regulator didn't have the author...
- Delhi HC questions DGCA over 'indefinite' pilot rest relaxation for IndiGoThe Delhi High Court has questioned the Directorate General of Civil Aviation regarding indefinite exemptions on pilot rest rules. The cour...
- Delhi High Court issues notice to DGCA on delay in pilot rest rulesThe temporary relaxation was provided only to IndiGo following an operational meltdown at India's largest airline last December. For long-h...
- Make safety add to airline's brand valueAs November 2025 approaches, a contentious debate brews among major Indian airlines regarding the new flight duty regulations. Airlines are...
- 'Dangerous precedent': ALPA India slams DGCA's 'selective, unsafe' breather to IndiGoPilots' body ALPA India strongly objects to DGCA's "selective and unsafe" exemption for IndiGo from stricter night duty rules. This decisio...
- Pilots Association writes to DGCA, flags safety concerns over FDTL phase II implementation granted to IndiGoThe Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA India) has strongly objected to selective dispensations granted to IndiGo under the revised ...
- Delhi Airport issues advisory as IndiGo faces large-scale flight disruptionsIndiGo is facing severe operational disruptions, leading to mass flight cancellations and delays at Delhi Airport. The airline attributes t...
- IndiGo to cut flights from December 8; targets full restoration by February 2026IndiGo will cut flights starting December 8. The airline expects to fully restore flight operations by February 10, 2026. This comes after ...
- DGCA orders IndiGo to submit action plan, fortnightly progress reports as cancellations spike; says monitoring situationIndiGo has been ordered by the DGCA to submit a detailed action plan and fortnightly progress reports as flight cancellations hit 170–200 a...
- DGCA to meet operators, pilots bodies over crew duty, rest norms next weekThe DGCA is meeting with airline operators and pilots next week. The discussion will focus on cockpit crew duty and rest rules. This follow...
- 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...
- IndiGo expects 'slight uptick' in costs due to new FDTL norms: CFOIndiGo anticipates a slight increase in operational costs due to the second phase of revised flight duty time limitation norms for pilots, ...
- Supreme Court issues contempt notice to DGCAThe Supreme Court has ordered the DGCA to explain why the new norms for rationalising the flying hours for pilots were not implemented.
- Government to extend duty hours of Air India pilots, crewAir India pilots and cabin crew would now have to work as much as their peers in other private airlines at par with DGCA mandate.
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