AAIB suggests formal framework for collaboration involving itself, DGCA, defence authoritiesA near-miss incident involving an Air India plane and an Indian Navy helicopter at Port Blair airport has prompted a key recommendation. Th...
19 May, 2026, 09.50 PM IST
Supreme Court bats for rationalisation of airfares, asks Centre to provide relief to peopleThe Supreme Court has taken a stand on air travel pricing, urging the government to implement fairer airfare practices. Observing substanti...
15 May, 2026, 02.27 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
Airport operators to keep records of security hold area, tarmac photos for 3 years: DGCAAirport operators now face a new directive from the DGCA. They must keep records of all photographs taken in security hold areas and on the...
11 May, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
Rajasthan: Flights resume at Jodhpur as IAF Dornier lands after runway upgradeFlight operations have resumed at Jodhpur Airport after nearly a month. Runway resurfacing work is complete. An Indian Air Force Dornier ai...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
DGCA issues warning letter to IndiGo over December 2025 faresIndia's largest airline, IndiGo, has come under the scrutiny of the DGCA, which has issued a formal notice concerning fare levels set in De...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
DGCA imposes a Rs 40 lakh fine on IndiGo for using an unqualified simulator to train pilots at critical airportsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has fined IndiGo Airlines forty lakh rupees. The airline conducted pilot training on simulators n...
12 Oct, 2025, 11.07 AM IST
DGCA renews aerodrome licence of Mangaluru International Airport for five yearsIssued under Rule 78 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, the aerodrome licence is a key document for the airport operator. The licence signifies t...
15 Sep, 2023, 09.30 PM IST
DGCA approves night landing facility at Karnataka's Kalaburagi AirportThe Kalaburagi Airport was inaugurated on November 22, 2019, by the then Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa. It has a runway of 09...
29 May, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
Domestic airlines reported 2,613 significant technical snags in last 5 years: V K SinghThe Minister of State for Civil Aviation said the regulations require occurrences relating to system and component failure to be reported t...
09 Feb, 2023, 05.13 PM IST
IndiGo bars specially-abled child: Scindia says no human being should have to go through thisAs the boy was prohibited from boarding the airline's Ranchi-Hyderabad flight on Saturday, his parents also decided to not take the flight,...
09 May, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
13 employees of airlines, airports failed alcohol test since Sep 16: DGCA officialThe aviation regulator in September had issued rules for the tests to be conducted at all airports for airside workers, including those han...
28 Oct, 2019, 03.52 PM IST
DGCA issues rules for alcohol testing of airside workersThe rules stated that "in case of second violation of the provisions, the license/approval issued by DGCA of the concerned personnel shall ...
16 Sep, 2019, 08.04 PM IST
Meat shops resist Mumbai airport's chopAround 100 chicken and mutton shop owners have sent applications seeking permission of DGCA to continue running their businesses within Mum...
04 Mar, 2016, 12.37 PM IST
- Over 40 airports running without a safety licence
Only 8 of 50 operational airports in the country have mandatory licences.
25 Jun, 2010, 08.02 AM IST
- Airlines to collect fee at time of issuing tickets:DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ruled that airlines should collect the User Development Fee at the time of issuing tic...
24 Sep, 2008, 01.38 PM IST
- Panel to take a call on second airport issue
The civil aviation ministry has said that applications to set up a greenfield airports within 150 km of an existing airport will be conside...
28 Apr, 2008, 04.21 AM IST