India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents showIndian aviation officials plan to visit Boeing’s Seattle facility in June to witness testing of a fuel-control switch module removed from a...
19 May, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Baramati plane crash reason: Why did the Redbird Flight aircraft crash near the spot where Ajit Pawar died?A trainer aircraft operated by Redbird Flight Training Academy crash-landed near Baramati airstrip on Wednesday morning. The aircraft devel...
13 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
MHA receives DRDO-developed satellite imaging system 'Prajna' for real-time security supportIndia's security agencies gain a new edge with the indigenously developed satellite imaging system Prajna. This AI-enabled technology will ...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.25 AM IST
Non-scheduled, general aviation players' 176 planes do not have cockpit voice recorders, flight data recorders: GovernmentMany aircraft in India are flying without essential safety recorders. The government revealed 176 planes lack flight data or cockpit voice ...
17 Mar, 2026, 07.25 PM IST
DGCA slaps Rs 1-cr fine on Air India for operating plane without requisite certificationAir India has been fined ₹1 crore by the DGCA for operating an Airbus aircraft eight times without a valid airworthiness permit. The regula...
14 Feb, 2026, 12.37 AM IST
China revises aviation law to regulate drones, tighten safety rulesChina has enacted a new law for drones. This regulation will impact the country's growing drone and low-altitude economy. The rules, effect...
27 Dec, 2025, 09.41 AM IST
'Systemic' issues behind Air India flights without PermitAir India's internal probe found systemic failures led to an aircraft flying eight scheduled flights without a valid license. The Continuin...
11 Dec, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
DGCA probing Air India operating A320 neo plane multiple times without airworthiness certificationIndia’s aviation regulator (DGCA) has said Air India operated an Airbus A320 without a valid Airworthiness Review Certificate, flying it ei...
02 Dec, 2025, 05.12 PM IST
Air India flew an A320 plane eight times without valid Airworthiness licenceAir India operated an Airbus A320 eight times with an expired airworthiness license, risking passenger safety. The Directorate General of C...
02 Dec, 2025, 08.04 AM IST
DGCA took punitive action against AI Express for non-compliance with airworthiness directive: MoholThe DGCA took punitive measures against Air India Express officials after discovering non-compliance with an EASA airworthiness directive c...
24 Jul, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
DGCA issues simplified norms for non-scheduled operators; seeks to reduce compliance burdenThe DGCA has introduced new regulations to simplify airworthiness requirements for light aircraft and non-scheduled plane operators, effect...
03 Sep, 2024, 04.15 PM IST
China's homegrown jetliner gets key certificate for market entry, needs two more to become fully operationalThe C919 has gone through tests in various types of extreme natural environments including high temperature, high humidity, severe cold, gu...
03 Oct, 2022, 05.53 PM IST
DGCA extends validity of airworthiness certificate of planes allowed to fly during lockdown"The circular is a temporary measure and is valid till July 3, 2020, or till the normal functioning of the concerned RAO (Regional Airworth...
03 Apr, 2020, 06.53 PM IST
Air India flight grounded due to hydraulic failureAir India flight AI 101 ( New Delhi-New York) had to be grounded due a hydraulic failure in one of the aircraft engines, the spokesperson s...
19 Apr, 2017, 10.42 AM IST
- India, US to sign Aviation Safety pact
In a move that could open up a huge market abroad for indigenously developed aeronautical products, India and the US would tomorrow formali...
16 Nov, 2011, 03.36 PM IST
- Preliminary probe report into fire in AI plane in 2-3 days
Preliminary investigation into fire in Air India Boeing 747-400 Riyadh-bound aircraft, certified as airworthy by DGCA two days before the i...
05 Sep, 2009, 08.14 PM IST
- Maintenance of AI, IA second to none: Patel
The government followed the guidelines of preferring aircraft under 15 years of age for leasing them for airlines.
12 Dec, 2006, 03.00 PM IST