DGCA issues circular to prevent runway incursions after Haneda airport incidentTo enhance runway safety and prevent incidents like the recent collision at Haneda airport, DGCA urges airports to establish runway safety ...
Woman trainee pilot loses contact with ATC, lands on taxiway in NagpurFollowing a blip on the ATC radar, a search team was dispatched from Nagpur airport to locate the trainee pilot. She was found on the paral...
Air Traffic Controller tests positive for psychoactive substance; DGCA removes personnel from dutyThis is the first instance of an air traffic controller (ATC) testing positive for psychoactive substance after the rules for testing of fl...
Delhi HC refuses to entertain plea by ATCs concerning breath analyser testsJustice V Kameswar Rao, who said that he was not inclined to interfere with the procedure, noted that not more than six persons are to be t...
SpiceJet flight takes off from Rajkot without ATC clearance, DGCA orders probeAn aircraft has to take multiple permissions from ATC before taking off from an airport. It needs to take permission to push back from the ...
ATCs and 5% of pilots, cabin crew on duty to undergo random breath analyser test: HCIt made it clear that if a pilot, cabin crew or ATC is found to have consumed such substances and had given a false undertaking, such perso...
Consider concerns of ATCs, HC tells medical panel looking into need for BA test on pilotsThe direction by Justice Prathiba M Singh came while hearing a plea moved by the ATCs Guild against BA tests in view of the prevailing COVI...
Pilots association in HC seeks suspension of breath analyser test during COVID-19The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), however, told the court that the medical board recommendation was given in respect of BAT ...
What caused the Air India Express crash? Black box retrieved, probe beginsThe investigating team retrieved the black box and cockpit voice recorder after cutting into the floorboard of the cockpit. These devices, ...
Do not allow unapproved charter flights from UAE to land in India: DGCA in a letter to AAISome of the charter flights from UAE to India did not have requisite Indian state consent required for the operation of such flights, DGCA ...
DGCA suspends pilot of AirAsia India flight for runway incursion at Mumbai airport"The Air Traffic Control (ATC) gave clear instructions to the pilots of flight IAD374 which was heading to Indore to just stand at the hold...
DGCA likely to license all ATC officers before ’20 ICAO auditICAO had recently asked India to make DGCA licensing authority for ATC officers. Earlier, Airports Authority of India (AAI), which is also ...
'Mayday' call incident: DGCA allows both Vistara pilots to resume dutiesThe pilots, who were operating the UK944 flight, were grounded by the DGCA on Tuesday, a day after they issued the distress call.
If weather is bad, airlines should factor in alternative destination during flight planning: DGCAIn a few cases after landing, the fuel available was less than the planned final reserve, it said.
DGCA to issue licences to air traffic controllersIndian air traffic controllers (ATCOs) will now be licensed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), just like pilots.
Similar flight numbers cause confusion, spark scareIn India like many parts of the world, call signs are three numbers succeeding the airline's code.
More heads roll from Mumbai ATC over AI's landing goof-upDGCA, probing the landing of an Air India flight, has derostered the surface movement controller at the city airport following the prelimin...