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DGCA cites operational stability, regional factors for temporary night duty relaxation to airlinesThe DGCA has granted airlines temporary exemptions from new night duty limits for pilots, allowing three landings between 12 AM and 6 AM un...29 Oct, 2025, 10.35 PM IST- DGCA softens night-duty hour limit for pilots ahead of roll out of new rulesDGCA has given exemption regarding night flying after airlines said that it will lead to operational challenges. Pilots unions, however, sa...28 Oct, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
- DGCA softens night-duty hour limit for pilots ahead of roll out of new rulesAirlines call for power to develop fatigue risk management system based on data rather than a prescriptive one-size-fits all policy.28 Oct, 2025, 12.49 AM IST
- Airlines say new rest rules on pilot rest duty can only be implemented only from 2026Indian airlines, including IndiGo and Air India, are resisting new pilot work and rest rules proposed by the DGCA. They argue that full imp...18 Dec, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
- Air India frames new policy on fatigue calls by pilotsSenior crew said that if the airline transparently analyses the data, then it can lead to forming a fatigue risk management policy where th...29 Sep, 2024, 11.12 PM IST
- Aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu urges airlines to counter stress and fatigue among employeesCivil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu emphasised the need for airlines to implement robust stress and fatigue management programs for the...23 Sep, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
- Rumble in the cockpit as DGCA defers new duty and rest rulesIndian pilots, represented by FIP, oppose DGCA's delay in implementing new rules on pilot duty citing safety concerns. Airlines push for in...30 Mar, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
- DGCA puts new rules on pilot rest in abeyanceAirlines had raised concern saying that the new rules force them to cancel up to 20% of flights which will inflate air fares during the pea...26 Mar, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
- Enough time given to airlines to prepare for new duty period rules for pilots: GovernmentDGCA has deferred implementation of new flight duty rules to June 1, allowing time for airlines to prepare. The rules extend the night peri...27 Feb, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
- Airlines say India's new pilot rest rules are the most restrictive in the worldIndian airlines have requested DGCA to delay new pilot rest rules. The rules would require them to increase the number of pilots by 25% and...27 Feb, 2024, 06.05 PM IST
- DGCA amends duty period rules for pilots to cut fatigueThe regulator’s action comes after complaints from a large number of pilots that they are being stretched by the airlines using the regulat...09 Jan, 2024, 12.55 AM IST
- DGCA increases weekly rest period for flight crew to 48 hoursThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has implemented new measures to address pilot fatigue. With recent changes, the flight cre...08 Jan, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
- DGCA proposes to limit pilot work hours to tackle fatigueIndia's civil aviation regulator, DGCA, is proposing significant changes to pilot regulations to ensure better rest and restrict night flig...03 Nov, 2023, 10.29 PM IST
- IndiGo to use tech to study fatigue among their pilotsThe move by IndiGo comes after one of the airline’s pilots fell unconscious while on duty on August 17 at Nagpur airport and passed away. T...13 Sep, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
- India's aviation watchdog reviewing fatigue data after pilot death-sourceAfter the death, hundreds of airline pilots plan to form an association to challenge flying duty regulations they say cause fatigue and jeo...25 Aug, 2023, 08.55 PM IST
- DGCA drafts rules to allow pilot take short nap on long flightRules have now been framed to allow them to take a power nap to fight fatigue, of course under stringent conditions.28 May, 2013, 05.53 PM IST
- Supreme Court issues contempt notice to DGCAThe Supreme Court today issued contempt notice to Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and sought explanation from him for not complyi...25 Feb, 2013, 07.41 PM IST
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