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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...- Petrol may vanish from your nearby pump, but that would be fineIndia is accelerating its move away from petrol and diesel, signaling a post-fossil fuel era for transport. Driven by economic, environment...
- DGCA move to empanel pvt aeromedical evaluation centres will streamline pilot medicals: ALPA IndiaIndia's aviation regulator DGCA will now use private centres for pilot medical tests. This change, effective November 15, 2025, ends the lo...
- DGCA might review framework for pilot fitness, emergency response system at airportsFollowing the death of an Air India Express pilot, the DGCA is expected to review pilot fitness protocols and airport emergency response sy...
- Trains with maximum permissible speed exceeding 130 kmph are classified as 'High Speed': RailwaysIndian Railways is working on developing trains with speeds up to 320 kmph, while officially reclassifying high-speed trains as those excee...
- Fatigue among pilots in growing civil aviation spaceIn signs that fatigue is a worrying factor for the fast growing Indian aviation space, a recent survey of 542 pilots by NGO Safety Matters ...
- DGCA plans to ease fitness norms for female cabin crewThe Body Mass Index (BMI) -- an indicator of obesity -- has to be within a specified range for individuals to serve as cabin crew. The requ...
- Government wants seaplanes to link small towns before 2019Sources said since it will take about a year to start commercial operations on viable routes, the government wants to put the policy in pla...
- Jet Airways, AI pilot unions oppose proposed flight duty normsEarlier, DGCA came out with draft CAR on Flight Duty Time Limitation proposing strict action against pilots reporting late for duty.
- Fire and smoke detection system trial in 2750 coaches: RailwaysStrengthening safety measures, railways will undertake field trials for fire and smoke detection system in 2750 coaches.
- Government proposes to ease procedures for pilotsIt is also applicable for flight navigators and flight radio telephone operator licences. ATPL is the highest level of aircraft pilot licen...
- DGCA panel to consult pilots on norms for assessing their mental healthA DGCA-appointed panel, set up to formulate norms for assessing the mental health of pilots, has decided to consult pilots across airlines ...
- Psychometric tests likely to be made mandatory for pilotsAir India had for the first time availed the services of a psychologist from IAF for conducting psychological tests during a recent recruit...
- Pilots' mental health checks: DGCA begins discussions on normsThe move is triggered by the recent Germanwings airline plane crash in the Alps, in which allegedly a mentally disturbed co-pilot crashed t...
- DGCA issues notice to Jet Airways after pilots found flying without clearing testJet Airways said that the airline has replied to the DGCA on the matter and that all its pilots "are now compliant with the current PPC cyc...
- Air India makes psychometric test mandatory for pilots, cabin crewNational carrier Air India has made psychometric tests a mandatory part of its induction process for pilots and cabin crew.
- Fat’s in the fire: Airlines to ground their overweight cabin crewIn a first, aviation authorities are going to make regular health check-ups mandatory for cabin crew just like they are for pilots.
- Air India may face fresh trouble over salariesConstant delay in salary payment has forced the pilots of erstwhile Indian Airlines to call an emergency meeting of their union on Monday.
- Fake pilot scam: Challenging systems has become badge of honourThe pilots who have been grounded as a result of the fake flying licences scam must have been swayed by all the publicity given to the dism...
- I did not put pressure on the pilot to land aircraft: Rahul GandhiBrushing aside the statement made by state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi that Rahul Gandhi had forced his helicopter to land in zero v...
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