DGCA slaps Rs 22.2 crore fine on IndiGo over December flight disruptions, orders Rs 50 crore bank guaranteeThe country’s largest airline has also been ordered to furnish a Rs 50 crore bank guarantee to ensure implementation of reforms in four are...
18 Jan, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Disruptions were not deliberate: IndiGo ChairmanIn a recent statement, Vikram Singh Mehta, chairman of IndiGo, addressed concerns about the ongoing flight disruptions. He clarified that t...
12 Dec, 2025, 01.01 PM IST
IndiGo fiasco: DGCA forms 8-member oversight team as airline faces operational disruptionThe aviation watchdog has formed a team to monitor IndiGo's operations. This follows large-scale disruptions including thousands of flight ...
10 Dec, 2025, 05.06 PM IST
IndiGo to cut flights from December 8; targets full restoration by February 2026IndiGo will cut flights starting December 8. The airline expects to fully restore flight operations by February 10, 2026. This comes after ...
05 Dec, 2025, 08.42 AM IST
DGCA may give waiver to IndiGo from new pilot rest rulesIndiGo is likely to receive a partial waiver from the DGCA on new pilot rest-duty norms after a severe operational meltdown forced over a t...
05 Dec, 2025, 08.31 AM IST
Domestic airlines 'misusing' FDTL waivers, implement full norms: pilots' body ALPA-IndiaIn a letter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Airlines Pilots Association-India (ALPA) also urged the DGCA to prevent ai...
26 Nov, 2025, 08.10 PM IST
DGCA audit lists around 100 violations, observations related to Air IndiaAir India faces scrutiny after a DGCA audit reveals about 100 violations. These include critical safety risks related to training and crew ...
29 Jul, 2025, 09.41 PM IST
Aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu urges airlines to counter stress and fatigue among employeesCivil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu emphasised the need for airlines to implement robust stress and fatigue management programs for the...
23 Sep, 2024, 11.27 PM IST
Transition to new crew scheduling app hits Air India Express flightsAir India Express faced a 15-hour delay when a pilot discovered he was trained on a different aircraft than the one assigned for his flight...
23 May, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
Air India to soon have new crew management systemAir India is set to introduce a new crew management system called the CAE Crew Management System in the next two weeks. The system will imp...
19 Apr, 2024, 09.29 PM IST
Rumble in the cockpit as DGCA defers new duty and rest rulesIndian pilots, represented by FIP, oppose DGCA's delay in implementing new rules on pilot duty citing safety concerns. Airlines push for in...
30 Mar, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
Marriage on-board: Complaint filed against passengers for violating COVID protocolThe complaint will be filed for not following COVID appropriate behaviour, which requires them to wear masks and maintain as much social di...
24 May, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
Air India roster row: ICPA asks airline to probe all pilotsAir India is probing alleged irregularities in preparation of rosters for pilots and whether they are being changed at the insistence of so...
26 Jun, 2018, 08.31 PM IST
Air India cabin crew union threatens management with "non-cooperation"According to a senior AI official, the move has hurt a number of cabin crew members who were getting flights as per their wishes.
25 Oct, 2013, 10.07 PM IST
- Air India introduces computerised Crew Management System for pilots
Aiming at quick recovery from disruptions like strikes and proper utilisation of crew, AI has introduced a new computerised Crew Management...
02 Jun, 2012, 07.21 PM IST
- AI to deroster 40 crew members for exceeding flying hours
Aviation 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
- Flight operators have to be free of alcohal before take-off
The government is finalising stricter anti-alcohol rules where aircraft operators would have to ensure that crew members stay off alcohol m...
21 Jan, 2009, 02.31 AM IST