- Extra flyers on board? It’s routine for airlines
The global policy of allowing cockpit and cabin crew to fly in jump seats of cockpits of full flights has in India been expanded, illegally...
12 Jul, 2009, 02.28 AM IST
- SpiceJet’s expat pilot list to shrink
Spicejet will not renew contracts of 55 foreign pilots, which are due to expire in June, October and December.
01 May, 2009, 03.52 AM IST
- Ban on misleading fare ads by airlines
For the first time ever, the government has forbidden airlines from publishing misleading low basic fares.
03 Nov, 2008, 09.37 AM IST
- Kanu Gohain to head DGCA for another three months
The tenure of Kanu Gohain, the Director General of Civil Aviation, has been extended for another three months from Monday as legal problems...
01 Sep, 2008, 03.44 PM IST
- DGCA given extension for 2 months
Director General of Civil Aviation has been given an extension for 2 months to facilitate the formal appointment of Naseem Ahmad Zaidi.
02 Jul, 2008, 04.10 PM IST
- Launch of BIAL delayed by 24 hours
The launch of the new Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) was today delayed by 24 hours with the Civil Aviation Ministry issuing...
21 May, 2008, 08.48 PM IST
- More ATCs to help better utilise runways capacity, says DGCA
The country’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) plans to maximise utilisation of runways at major airports ar...
21 Jan, 2008, 06.01 AM IST
- DGCA plans to maximise utilisation of airways at IGI
DGCA plans to maximise the utilisation of the two runways at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, asserting that their simultaneous use...
05 Jan, 2008, 07.45 PM IST
- Over1,500 foreign pilots cleared to fly
A total of 1,490 foreign pilots have been cleared by the government to work for Indian civil aviation sector to make up for the acute short...
02 Nov, 2007, 03.22 AM IST
- Close to 1,500 foreign pilots cleared to fly Indian planes
A total of 1,490 foreign pilots have been cleared by the government to work for Indian civil aviation sector to make up for the acute short...
01 Nov, 2007, 08.28 PM IST
- 'Safety oversight prog' introduced to avoid airline incidents
With incidents of near collisions between planes on the increase, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has introduced a "safety oversi...
01 Nov, 2007, 06.10 PM IST
- India re-elected to world aviation body ICAO
India has been re-elected to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
25 Sep, 2007, 09.43 PM IST
- Hunt on for new DGCA head
The civil aviation ministry had started a search for a new director general of civil aviation (DGCA) as the present incumbent Kanu Gohain i...
20 May, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- Foreign pilots ejected for poor English skills
The government has sent home over 20 foreign pilots flying for Indian airlines in the past year as their poor English posed safety concerns.
16 Feb, 2007, 03.51 AM IST
- Foreign pilots sent home for 'poor English'
The government has sent home over 20 foreign pilots flying for Indian airline companies in the past year as their poor English posed safety...
15 Feb, 2007, 08.30 PM IST
- DGCA flies in to plug shortage; plans to hire 250 foreign pilots
Faced with a mounting shortage of over 500 commercial pilots every year, action has been initiated on several fronts to mitigate the proble...
30 Dec, 2006, 02.45 AM IST
- 3 more airports to get licence for safety standard
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which is monitoring individual airports' adherence to safety standards, is in the process of iss...
12 Jun, 2006, 03.16 PM IST