DGCA seeks details from Nepal authorities on incident involving AI, Nepal AirlinesThe Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has written a letter to DGCA to conduct an investigation into the matter. Nepal's watchdog has...
What high-flying Indian aviation sector needs to doThese are two realities of the civil aviation sector. While the number of air travellers, aircraft and airports is on the rise — a much-nee...
Seven close shaves in Indian skies this yearThe International Civil Aviation Organisation has classified airprox into four categories: A is the highest level with a serious risk of ai...
Near miss incidents in Indian airspace fall in 2017Civil Aviation Ministry officials said the airprox rate per 10,000 aircraft movements has been on the decline during the 2012-17 period.
IndiGo, Air Deccan planes avert mid-air mishap over DhakaThe incident, which took place on May 2 in the Bangladesh airspace, happened when IndiGo's Agartala-bound flight 6E892 from Kolkata and Air...
With 1,080 aircraft orders, India to be 3rd largest buyer of passenger planesThe aircraft order book of the Indian airline industry will soon touch 1,080, which would mean that for every aircraft in service, there wi...
Two near miss incidents involving GoAir, SpiceJet flights at Goa"GoAir has been directed not to operate wet lease aircraft to defence air field till all the foreign crew has been briefed about the operat...
Mishap averted after SpiceJet aircraft comes close to Emirates planeThe incident which occurred on August 11, involving SpiceJet Hyderabad flight from Chennai (SG 511) and Emirates' Dubai-bound Brisbane flig...
19 'near-miss' incidents in Mumbai airspace since 2013A total of 19 'near-miss' incidents involving aircraft of various operators has been reported in Mumbai airspace since 2013, Rajya Sabha wa...
Near-miss incidents involving planes on the decline: GovernmentWhile there were 29 air proximity incidents in 2011, 18 were registered in 2012, 23 in 2013 and eight till a week ago this year.
Private airlines owe Rs 526 crore to AAIPrivate airlines have a due of Rs 526 crore towards the state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) till December last year.
AAI terms 54 cases of go-around, near-miss news 'misleading'Such procedures "do not come under the category of 'airprox' (air proximity)" or a near-miss, the AAI said.
- AAI sings MoU with Aviation Ministry
Airports Authority of India (AAI) ON Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Civil Aviation that lists targets to ...