377 of 754 aircraft audited show recurring snags; IndiGo, Air India top listIndian aviation: 405 aircraft belonging to IndiGo were analysed for repetitive defects and 148 were identified for repetitive defects, as o...
06 Feb, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Air India operated flights violating pilot rest norms and training rules: DGCAAir India faces scrutiny from the DGCA, receiving multiple show cause notices for pilot rest violations, inadequate training, and insuffici...
24 Jul, 2025, 06.40 PM IST
How SpiceJet’s 3-month crew furlough could affect your flight: Here's all you need to knowSpiceJet will temporarily furlough 150 cabin crew members for three months due to a lean travel season and reduced fleet size. The airline ...
30 Aug, 2024, 06.32 PM IST
FAA says 94% of Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes inspected, back in serviceThe FAA lifted its grounding of MAX 9 airplanes on Jan. 24 after it halted flights following the cabin panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines ...
06 Feb, 2024, 07.34 AM IST
DGCA says 542 enforcement actions in 2023 for various violationsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India took 542 enforcement actions in 2023, marking a 77% increase from the previous ye...
24 Jan, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Aviation watchdog DGCA carried out 5,745 surveillance activities in 2023The number of surveillance activities rose 26 per cent last year compared to 2022. Also, the number of enforcement actions increased 77 per...
03 Jan, 2024, 05.04 PM IST
DGCA suspends Air India's Flight Safety Chief for one monthIndia's aviation regulator has suspended Air India's Flight Safety Chief for one month due to lapses in accident prevention work and the av...
21 Sep, 2023, 12.45 PM IST
DGCA audit finds Air India forged report of spot checks in 13 instancesAn audit by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has found that Tata Sons-owned Air India made forged reports of spot checks that it d...
27 Aug, 2023, 09.28 PM IST
DGCA inspection finds lapses in Air India's internal safety auditsAccording to the inspection report submitted to the DGCA, the airline was supposed to carry out regular safety spot checks in various areas...
26 Aug, 2023, 02.42 PM IST
Electronic monitoring system in plane cabin can help ensure safety, curb unruly passenger ways: ExpertsElectronic monitoring system such as CCTVs in cabin and body cameras for cabin crew could be looked at as options, they opined, though ther...
25 Jan, 2023, 04.15 PM IST
23 commercial flights had emergency landings since 2020: Minister VK SinghAir Asia, Air India, and Alliance Air had one emergency landing each in 2020, while Indigo had four emergency landings that year.
08 Dec, 2022, 09.30 PM IST
SpiceJet plane makes emergency landing at Hyderabad airport; DGCA orders probeA Hyderabad airport official said there were 86 passengers onboard the Q400 aircraft VT-SQB and that due to the emergency landing, as many ...
13 Oct, 2022, 11.53 AM IST
Now cameras, voice recorders will keep train drivers alertThe video cameras, with facility of day & night vision, will ensure effective and tamper proof video and voice recording of driver's cabin ...
31 May, 2017, 10.46 AM IST
You will no longer need security stamp on hand baggage tag at 7 airportsThe ministry has said that the pilot for such a scheme was done and the rule should be done away with from immediate effect.
23 Feb, 2017, 07.39 PM IST
151 pilots, crew members tested positive for alcohol: Aviation MinisterAs many as 151 pilots and crew members tested positive for alcohol during pre-flight medical examination in the first ten months this year ...
24 Nov, 2016, 06.48 PM IST
- 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.
30 Aug, 2010, 12.54 AM IST
- Security scare as Navy, Coast Guard fail to locate rogue Pak trawler off Diu coast
Alert issued along Maharashtra and Gujarat coastline.
31 Mar, 2010, 01.55 AM IST