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32,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday. At least 37 people died and over 32,000 were displaced. Resc...- Maintenance lapse likely reason behind Air India engine fireAn Air India aircraft made an emergency landing after an engine fire. Preliminary investigations point to improper maintenance work. A nozz...
- Airport operators to keep records of security hold area, tarmac photos for 3 years: DGCAAirport operators now face a new directive from the DGCA. They must keep records of all photographs taken in security hold areas and on the...
- India’s ATF supply secure for next 60 days amid West Asia tensions: Aviation MinisterIndia's aviation sector is secure for the next two months, as confirmed by the Civil Aviation Minister in the Rajya Sabha. With no foreseea...
- DGCA tightens safety rules for VVIP flightsNew rules now govern VVIP flights. Flight crew experience requirements have increased. Engineers must fix all reported defects before the n...
- DGCA seeks details of Air India inspections and audits since 2024: SourcesFollowing a show-cause notice for FDTL violations and the removal of three senior officials, the DGCA has requested comprehensive details o...
- Air India Boeing 787 flight to Hong Kong faces technical troubles; crew use napkins to seal gaps of shaking doorAn Air India flight AI-314 from Delhi to Hong Kong faced a mid-air issue. A door on the Boeing 787 aircraft started shaking and making nois...
- DGCA inspection finds lapses in Air India's internal safety auditsAccording to the inspection report submitted to the DGCA, the airline was supposed to carry out regular safety spot checks in various areas...
- Chennai-bound Indigo flight returns to Delhi Airport after engine snagAs per a DGCA statement, "An IndiGo Delhi-Chennai flight (6E-2789) safely returned to Indira Gandhi International Airport within an hour of...
- Air Asia plane's tyre found "cracked", Pune-bound flight stopped from further take-offsAn air Asia aircraft was "grounded" by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation at a runway in Pune on Sunday after one of the flight's ty...
- AIX Connect Lucknow-Kolkata flight aborts take off after bird-hit"Flight i5-319, scheduled to operate from Lucknow to Kolkata, encountered a bird strike during the take-off roll. As a result, the aircraft...
- SpiceJet refutes reports of windshield crack and surprise check by DGCASpicejet has refuted reports claiming the windshield of an aircraft cracked minutes after its departure from Chennai and another flight was...
- Chhattisgarh: Delhi-bound AI flight abandons take off after bird-hit at Raipur airportUnion Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh, was also among the passengers. She was going to Delhi to attend a meeting of the U...
- DGCA to inspect 23 Boeing 737 planes of SpiceJet for possible cracksAs many as 19 passenger aircraft and four freighter planes of SpiceJet have completed more than 26,000 flight cycles and those would be sub...
- DGCA suspends operations from Sahastradhara helipad in Dehradun over safety concernsThe decision to shut all operations from the helipad, which caters chopper traffic to Kedranath, was taken following an inspection by a tea...
- DGCA struggles to maintain mandated 72 FOIsThe development is a concern. The upgrade had come 14 months after the US Federal Aviation Authority downgraded the local aviation regulato...
- DGCA to appoint 75 inspection officers to avoid American downgradeUnder pressure to avoid a downgrade by US aviation regulator FAA, govt approved creation of 75 crucial posts in DGCA to carry out safety in...
- Daughter of DGCA No. 2 got licence from school with no planeWithout a single aircraft at their airport base, the DGCA granted Touchwood Aviation the approval to start flying training for CPL students.
- DGCA's daughter got licence from school with no planeTouchwood Aviation, the school DGCA joint DG A K Sharan's daughter Rashmi trained at for her pilot licence, did not have a single aircraft.
- Airline safety: India likely to seek more time from USThe civil aviation ministry is expected to ask the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for more time to strengthen safety and oversigh...
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