'Plane's nose blown away': IndiGo viral video shows 220 passengers screaming, praying after flight hit by hailstormIndiGo flight (Google trends): An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Srinagar, carrying over 220 passengers including TMC MPs, faced a sudden hail...
22 May, 2025, 02.46 PM IST
IndiGo's mid-air horror triggers Shark Tank Kunal Bahl's 2008 nightmare when plane's nose wheel fell off. Who was with him?Snapdeal co-founder and Shark Tank India judge Kunal Bahl recalled a terrifying flight experience from 2008, when the nosewheel of his plan...
22 May, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
Airlines say new rest rules on pilot rest duty can only be implemented only from 2026Indian airlines, including IndiGo and Air India, are resisting new pilot work and rest rules proposed by the DGCA. They argue that full imp...
18 Dec, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
Air Turbulence! IndiGo and Air India Express tackle rising threats amid climate change concernsThe rise in clear air turbulence, likely due to climate change, has led to increased incidents impacting airline passengers worldwide. Rece...
02 Jun, 2024, 12.08 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
DGCA puts new rules on pilot rest in abeyanceAirlines had raised concern saying that the new rules force them to cancel up to 20% of flights which will inflate air fares during the pea...
26 Mar, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
DGCA says no to any extension in pilot duty hour ruleThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has declined to extend the deadline for implementing new pilot duty hours beyond June 1st....
15 Mar, 2024, 10.37 PM IST
IndiGo flight delayed over three hours as pilot grieves grandmother's deathIndiGo's Patna to Pune flight faced an unexpected delay as the first officer, grappling with the sudden demise of his grandmother, decided ...
18 Jan, 2024, 03.11 PM IST
Ranvir Shorey's 10-hour IndiGo flight delay nightmare: 'This is when I lost my cool'Bollywood actor Ranvir Shorey recently voiced his frustration with IndiGo on social media after a 10-hour flight delay. . As the departure ...
16 Jan, 2024, 12.27 PM IST
DGCA increases weekly rest period for flight crew to 48 hoursThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has implemented new measures to address pilot fatigue. With recent changes, the flight cre...
08 Jan, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
Tackling pilot fatigue: Jyotiraditya Scindia says proposed norms will provide facilitative regime for pilotsLast week, Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) said that reporting illnesses without the "fear of rep...
07 Jan, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
Analytic tools, more rest time proposal present tailwinds to tackle pilot fatigueAccording to two senior commercial pilots, implementation of the proposed DGCA norms will help in addressing fatigue issues and provide a b...
17 Nov, 2023, 08.37 PM IST
Pilots' fatigue issue needs 'very considerate, holistic' approach: IndiGo CEO Pieter ElbersDuring an interaction with reporters on Monday, Elbers said the airline has introduced a tool to analyse fatigue among pilots. "The best wa...
06 Nov, 2023, 09.11 PM IST
India's aviation watchdog reviewing fatigue data after pilot death-sourceAfter the death, hundreds of airline pilots plan to form an association to challenge flying duty regulations they say cause fatigue and jeo...
25 Aug, 2023, 08.55 PM IST
Indian pilots to unite to raise fatigue woes after colleague's pre-flight deathIndian airline pilots are planning to form an association to challenge flying duty regulations that they say cause fatigue and compromise s...
22 Aug, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
IndiGo pilot collapses at boarding gate, pronounced dead at hospitalAn IndiGo pilot scheduled for a flight from Nagpur to Pune lost consciousness and collapsed at the boarding gate on Thursday. He was rushed...
17 Aug, 2023, 05.29 PM IST
Indian airline operators divert, stop global flights due to security situationA day after Indian carrriers diverted all flights operating via Ukraine, SpiceJet said it has stopped flying to Kabul temporarily because o...
18 Jul, 2014, 11.55 AM IST