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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...31 Jan, 2026, 12.02 AM IST- 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...28 Jan, 2026, 11.52 PM IST
- Delhi High Court seeks DGCA's stand on keeping FDTL rules in abeyanceThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a plea challenging its decision t...28 Jan, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
- 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...27 Jan, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
- Transfers, postings of officers internal administrative decisions, says DGCAThe DGCA has clarified that transfers of its officers are routine administrative matters. This statement follows the recent removal of Ravi...31 Dec, 2025, 09.01 PM IST
- How India’s flight meltdown exposes the dangers of IndiGo’s monopolyNew flight duty rules for pilots have been put on hold. This follows over a thousand IndiGo flight cancellations. Nearly two lakh passenger...06 Dec, 2025, 10.13 AM IST
- 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 ...05 Dec, 2025, 01.38 PM IST
- 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...04 Dec, 2025, 09.19 PM IST
- DGCA finds GoAir pilots exceed flight timeThe airline breached Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms by, for instance, making the crew fly for four consecutive nights.24 Dec, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
- Pilot bodies oppose DCGA's draft duty and rest hours normsEarlier this month, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) proposed a new set of flight and duty time limitation (...27 Nov, 2018, 09.30 PM IST
- DGCA set to revise cabin crew duty, rest period normsThe move comes after DGCA received a number of complaints about airlines allegedly violating the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms f...31 May, 2015, 02.05 PM IST
- Air India cracks whip; 17 crew members sacked for defying FDTL normsAir India has sacked 16 air hostesses and a flight purser in the past nine days for not following flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms.06 Mar, 2014, 09.31 PM IST
- 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.26 Feb, 2013, 03.19 AM IST
- HC refuses to stay Air India's order to increase flight duty timeHC has refused to stay Ajit Singh's order to extend the flight duty time limitation (FDTL) of Air India pilots and cabin crew.28 Nov, 2012, 07.04 PM IST
- Ajit Singh interfering with duty hours, pilots tell courtAccusing Ajit Singh of undue interference, the Association of Indian Commercial Pilots has moved the Delhi HC against the new flight duty h...08 Nov, 2012, 10.10 AM IST
- Air India pilots move DGCA for alleged flouting of duty-hour ruleICPA said the airline is forcing them to fly beyond their duty hours in violation of safety norms and demanded its intervention.03 Oct, 2012, 10.29 PM IST
- Minister directs Air India to follow flight duty timing limitThese guidelines fall under the civil aviation requirement or CAR and the airlines regulate the pilot rostering based on this giving adequa...11 Sep, 2012, 06.44 PM IST
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