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AVIATION SAFETY VIOLATIONS
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...
Russia repels drone attack over Leningrad region as economic forum kicks offRussia intercepted 50 drones over Leningrad region overnight. This comes as President Putin's economic forum, the 'Russian Davos', starts i...
'TMC Chor': Mahua Moitra says group of men filmed, heckled her on IndiGo flight, blames ‘BJP culture’Mahua Moitra (Google Trends): Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra alleged harassment by a group of men on an IndiGo flight from Kolkata to D...
China accused of weaponising airspace to block Taiwan president's Africa visitAccording to The Taipei Times, the visit was abruptly called off just a day before departure when Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar with...
'Meows' and 'Barks' at 10,000 feet? Pilots went viral after an ATC clip captured them meowing on the radio—Is this harmless fun or a serious safety breach? FAA investigatesPilots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport made animal sounds over the radio. The unusual exchange of meows and barks led to an im...
DGCA issues new guidelines for aircraft operators flying VVIPsThe DGCA has released new safety rules for aircraft carrying VVIPs. These guidelines apply to non-scheduled flights and helicopters. The mo...
DGCA hauls up Air India pilots over safety concerns; issues show-cause noticeIndia's aviation regulator has issued a show-cause notice to Air India pilots. Serious safety concerns have been raised regarding specific ...
DGCA starts probe into Air India pilot letting friend inside cockpit, airline vows zero tolerance"We have taken serious note of the reported incident and investigations are underway in Air India. The matter is reported to the DGCA and w...
375 air safety violations reported this year: Jayant Sinha"The findings made during the audits were followed up with concerned operator for the appropriate remedial action," said MoS for Civil Avia...
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.
Over 6,000 violations by aviation companies in 2016: DGCAThe primary responsibility of the DGCA is safety oversight. It implements an Annual Surveillance Programme (ASP) covering all aviation acti...
Air safety violations skyrocketed last year: DGCAThe data from India’s civil aviation regulator showed that it had taken 275 enforcement actions in 2015, which jumped to 422 in 2016.
137 commercial pilots grounded for violations this year: Govt informs in Rajya SabhaA total of 409 safety violations by the flight crew of scheduled operators, non-scheduled operators and general aviation have been reported...
High Court to consider accusation against civil aviation, issue noticeThe Delhi High Court today decided to consider a petition accusing the civil aviation authorities of overlooking alleged violation of aircr...
- Kingfisher Airlines plans to resolve lapses, discrepancies
After a rap from the aviation regulator for neglecting safety issues, Kingfisher Airlines today submitted a detailed response to DGCA givin...
- No compromise on air safety: Civil Aviation Minister
The Government will not tolerate any violation of safety norms on which there will be no compromise, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh ass...
- Airlines flouting safety rules will have to fork out up to Rs 10L fine
Cost-cutting on aircraft maintenance, which endangers passenger safety, will soon cost airlines dear.
- Air safety: India on a par with Uganda?
India faces FAA downgrade for not adhering to standards.
- American Airlines fined $7 mn for safety problems
US aviation officials have accused American Airlines of safety and drug-testing violations.
- LS okays Aircraft (Amendment) Bill
Lok Sabha passes the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill '06 to enhance powers of Directorate General of Civil Aviation.