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Air India at a crossroads as Tata weighs Nipun Aggarwal, Vinod Kannan for next CEO, says reportAir India's leadership race is heating up with Nipun Aggarwal and Vinod Kannan as top contenders to steer the airline through turbulent tim...
DGCA asks operators of uncontrolled airfields to review ops conditions, rectify deficienciesAviation watchdog DGCA has ordered operators of uncontrolled airstrips to immediately review their facilities. This action follows recent a...
Travel warning issued: This one mistake during airplane emergency could cost lives, IATA warnsA new safety campaign launched by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), with support from the FAA and EASA, is urging airline...
Air India crash report: AAIB says AI-171 crash probe in final analysis stage, urges restraint on speculationOne year after the Air India flight AI171 crash, the AAIB released a second interim report. The investigation into the Boeing 787-8's fatal...
Boeing, civil aviation minister issue key statement on Air India AI-171 crash probeBoeing and India's Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu issued statements marking one year since the Air India AI-171 crash. Both expres...
Pilots demand answers ahead of Air India crash anniversaryIndia's aviation accident probe agency is facing renewed criticism from pilot groups ahead of the anniversary of the 2025 Air India Boeing-...
HC restores pilot's license revoked 15 years ago, says DGCA's suspension order 'illegal'The Bombay High Court quashed a 2011 DGCA order suspending a pilot's license, deeming it illegal for violating natural justice principles b...
Manufactured monopoly: How industrial policy is structuring monopolies in IndiaIndia's industrial strategies are shaping a landscape where giant corporations thrive while smaller enterprises struggle to keep up. Polici...
Hajj flight redirected for Ahamedabad stopover due to Srinagar airport restrictions, baggage curbs for returning pilgrimsDue to payload restrictions at Srinagar Airport, Hajj pilgrims will experience adjustments to their baggage allowances. Akasa Air flights w...
AAIB suggests formal framework for collaboration involving itself, DGCA, defence authoritiesA near-miss incident involving an Air India plane and an Indian Navy helicopter at Port Blair airport has prompted a key recommendation. Th...
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...
Chinese airline passenger spots Boeing 737 anomaly in viral video claims, airline grounds plane after inspectionA Shenzhen Airlines flight was canceled after a passenger alerted cabin crew to a suspected irregularity on the aircraft's wing before boar...
Noida Airport gets crucial nod to move towards flight operationsNoida International Airport has received crucial approval for its Aerodrome Safety Plan from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, a signi...
'Catastrophic like the Air India crash': Kerala Congress on what may go wrong with ethanol blended ATFIndia's decision to permit ethanol blending in aviation fuel faces strong opposition from the Kerala Congress, which warns of catastrophic ...
Aviation watchdog DGCA flags lapses at Akasa Air;airline says it submits comprehensive responsesIndia's aviation regulator, DGCA, has identified several compliance issues at Akasa Air. These include repeated procedural errors and docum...
US Aviation Authority to audit DGCA againIn the last audit, they had given some findings on procedures. "All those findings have been worked upon and the FAA would come for an audi...
Aviation regulator's check throws up SpiceJet, IndiGo violationsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation found that safety equipment was not being stowed properly in an IndiGo aircraft at Bengaluru airp...
- Ministry mulls revival of Aviation Safety Council
Aviation Ministry is mulling revival of the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council, whose tenure expired last month, in a bid to strengthen...
- Jet fire scare in Mumbai airport shows all is not well with safety
Airline companies in India might just not be doing enough to train cabin crew for safety and emergency procedures, aviation experts say.
- 'Safety oversight prog' introduced to avoid airline incidents
With incidents of near collisions between planes on the increase, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has introduced a "safety oversi...