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Centre eyes Rs 5,000 crore relief, China’s Hotan route to ease airline stress amid Iran war: ReportThe Indian government is considering multiple relief measures for airlines facing high operating costs and reduced traffic due to the ongoi...27 Apr, 2026, 11.12 PM IST- Longer flight paths push DGCA to ease pilot duty rules temporarilyThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has eased pilot flight duty rules for long-haul flights. This move aims to ensure enough pilots a...07 Apr, 2026, 07.25 PM IST
- IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet say DGCA draft cabin crew rest norms 'more restrictive' compared to global standardsIndian airlines IndiGo, Air India, and SpiceJet are pushing back against new cabin crew rest rules proposed by the DGCA. They argue the dra...11 Feb, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
- DGCA ends IndiGo’s special relief window after December disruption crisisIndiGo's special permission to bend flight duty rules has concluded. The airline will now fully follow standard regulations starting Februa...11 Feb, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
- Air India faces DGCA action over crew safety violations; Suspends airline's head of crew rosteringAir India faces regulatory action after self-disclosing serious breaches of crew safety regulations. The DGCA has ordered the removal of th...21 Jun, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
- Air India cancelled Mumbai-Lucknow flight on Tuesday due to operational issuesAir India cancelled the Mumbai-Lucknow flight. The cancellation occurred due to operational issues. Flight diversions also contributed to t...18 Jun, 2025, 03.32 PM IST
- Air India pilots'' grouping flags fatigue concerns over new rostering systemThe concern primarily revolves around the recently assigned rosters for the Airbus 320 involving extended waiting periods at the airport be...24 Aug, 2023, 09.44 PM IST
- Pilots, cabin crew can work longer in 'exceptional circumstances', says DGCAAirlines can extend the duty hours of flight and cabin crew to "avoid inconvenience to passengers" in such circumstances.11 Jul, 2018, 09.47 PM IST
- 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 2015.09 Mar, 2017, 09.59 PM IST
- 34 AI cabin crew members grounded for being 'obese': GovtCurrently, the total strength of cabin crew in the national carrier stands at 3,490.09 Mar, 2017, 09.07 PM IST
- DGCA frames rules for flight duty timings of air hostessesDGCA has come out with separate rules governing flight duty time limitations for air hostesses and stewards of all airlines and non-schedul...31 Mar, 2014, 08.08 PM IST
- Air India cracks whip; 17 crew members sacked for defying FDTL normsAir India has sacked 16 air hostesses and a flight purser in the past nine days for not following flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms.06 Mar, 2014, 09.31 PM IST
- HC refuses to stay Air India's order to increase flight duty timeHC has refused to stay Ajit Singh's order to extend the flight duty time limitation (FDTL) of Air India pilots and cabin crew.28 Nov, 2012, 07.04 PM IST
- New DGCA rules for pilots, crews to be implemented from FebruaryThe rules framed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) were initially expected to come into force earlier this year.07 Sep, 2011, 10.07 PM IST
- AI to deroster 40 crew members for exceeding flying hoursAviation regulator DGCA is understood to have ordered Air India to deroster 40 cabin crew members on grounds of violating flight duty limit...11 Jul, 2010, 12.15 PM IST
- AI flights likely to be affected due to cabin crew agitationAir India flights, particularly those destined to Europe, are likely to be affected as the major cabin crew union has threatened to start '...12 May, 2010, 05.59 PM IST
- Cabin crew body opposes draft guidelines on flight duty timeAll India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA), on Monday said it was opposed to the draft guidelines on flight duty time limitation (FDTL) and w...21 Apr, 2008, 10.01 PM IST
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