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France hits disruptive air passengers with fines up to €20,000 and flight bansFrance has implemented strict new rules for unruly passengers on flights. Fines can now reach twenty thousand Euros. Passengers may also fa...
DGCA issues stern warning to Air India over compliance gapsIndia's DGCA has warned Air India's CEO, Campbell Wilson, after deeming the airline's explanation unsatisfactory regarding flight duty time...
Air India flight diverted: 5 MPs write to LS Speaker alleging 'breach of privilege' by airlineFive MPs, including K C Venugopal, have formally complained to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and the Civil Aviation Minister regarding a Thiru...
Indian lawmakers to review aviation safety weeks after Air India crashFollowing the tragic Air India crash on June 12, which claimed 260 lives, a panel of Indian lawmakers will conduct a comprehensive review o...
PIL filed in SC to ground Air India’s Boeing fleetFollowing the Air India crash in Ahmedabad that killed around 270 people, a PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking an interim ...
Akasa Air fined Rs 30 lakh by DGCA for multiple regulatory violationsThe DGCA has fined Akasa Air Rs 30 lakh for regulatory breaches including unauthorized pilot training and exceeding permissible training ho...
Indian skies are safer than before: DGCAIndian skies are becoming safer, with a 25% reduction in Risk Bearing Airprox incidents and a 23% decrease in unstabilised approaches over ...
Akasa Air faces DGCA scrutiny over unapproved pilot training programsThe DGCA has issued a show-cause notice to Akasa Air for multiple regulatory breaches, including training pilots without necessary approval...
DGCA issues show-cause notice to Akasa Airlines over regulatory breachesThe DGCA has issued a show-cause notice to Akasa Airlines for violating several regulatory requirements during a recent audit. The airline ...
131 on-duty airport employees across country fail breathalyser tests; more scrutiny comingThese breathalyser tests were conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The audit was held at the Delhi, Mumbai, Kolka...
Landing incidents: DGCA finds safety breach by SpiceJet, issues notices to 4 senior executivesThe action comes even as the main runway at the Mumbai airport remains shut after a SpiceJet plane from Jaipur veered off it while landing ...
Three-fold increase in air safety violations in 2016: GovernmentThere were a total 176 instances of violations by flight crew in the year 2016 as compared to a total of 49 such cases in 2015.
Scare for Pranab Mukherjee jet as pigs invade runway; Government seeks report"Around eight pigs somehow made their way into the runway when the President's aircraft was taxing towards the terminal building after land...
No cabin crew for flights with up to 19 seats: DGCAThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed aircraft with seating capacity of up to 19 aircraft can operate without any ca...
SpiceJet flight hits animal before take-off at Surat airportDelhi-bound Spicejet with about 140 passengers onboard, hit a stray animal on the runway a few seconds before the take-off at the Surat air...
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.
- Air passengers to get more lessons on safety
Following a string of recent incidents, the civil aviation ministry has asked airlines to brief passengers more thoroughly about safety iss...