India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents showIndian aviation officials plan to visit Boeing’s Seattle facility in June to witness testing of a fuel-control switch module removed from a...
19 May, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
Baramati plane crash reason: Why did the Redbird Flight aircraft crash near the spot where Ajit Pawar died?A trainer aircraft operated by Redbird Flight Training Academy crash-landed near Baramati airstrip on Wednesday morning. The aircraft devel...
13 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
Pilots warn delay in rest rules is putting flight safety at riskPilots' body ALPA has alerted the DGCA about risks from delayed flight duty rules. They warn that ongoing relaxations for airlines weaken s...
01 May, 2026, 10.08 AM 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
DGCA asks Air India to take corrective actions after wrong plane deployment to VancouverThe aviation regulatory body, DGCA, has taken a firm stance by mandating corrective actions from Air India, following a misstep in which an...
26 Mar, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
Aviation regulator DGCA enhances monitoring of airlines to ensure compliance with norms: GovtThe civil aviation ministry has enhanced DGCA's oversight of airline operations. This includes more frequent monitoring of critical functio...
09 Mar, 2026, 06.21 PM IST
Most pilot training schools fail to make the grade in DGCA rankingsIndia's civil aviation regulator, DGCA, ranked pilot training schools for the first time, revealing 63% need significant improvement as non...
02 Oct, 2025, 12.33 AM IST
DGCA begins action against Air India for lapse in plane's emergency slide checkFollowing an audit, the DGCA discovered that Air India had an aircraft flying with an overdue emergency slide inspection, prompting immedia...
28 Jul, 2025, 05.49 PM IST
DGCA warns Akasa Air to be more vigilant in handling dangerous goodsAviation security watchdog DGCA has directed Akasa Air to carry out internal audits at all its cargo handling facilities following lapses i...
14 Jan, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
Can't interfere in employment agreement between pilots, Akasa Air: DGCA to HCThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has informed the Delhi High Court that it cannot intervene in the employment agreement bet...
25 Sep, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
Air India pilot, co-pilot face DGCA action for allowing friend in cockpit"The first officer did not raise any concern about the unauthorised entry. Based on DGCA's investigation the following actions have been ta...
22 Jun, 2023, 08.02 PM IST
Paris-New Delhi flight incidents: DGCA slaps ₹10 lakh fine on Air IndiaThis is the second time in less than a week that the watchdog has taken enforcement action against the airline in connection with unruly pa...
25 Jan, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
Air India urinating incident: DGCA show causes airline management for unprofessional handling of the issueThe aggrieved passenger in her complaint said that the crew tried to mediate between her and the offender despite her saying that she wante...
05 Jan, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
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.
04 Feb, 2017, 01.17 AM IST
DGCA acting on FAA findings on Indian civil aviation security: Mahesh SharmaFAA had downgraded the country's aviation safety ranking to category 2, bringing it below that of Pakistan and on par with Ghana, Barbados ...
17 Mar, 2015, 06.33 PM IST
JSPL gets notice from DGCA on aircraft charter firm licenceThe DGCA action comes after the home ministry withdrew the mandatory security clearance to Jindal's aircraft charter firm, said sources.
19 Dec, 2014, 12.20 PM IST
Flight delay: DGCA asks SpiceJet to refund fareDGCA has directed SpiceJet to refund fare to all passengers of a Mumbai-Delhi flight that was delayed by about five hours last month
28 Jul, 2014, 06.22 PM IST