Regulator DGCA simplifies process for heliport license approvalThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in India has streamlined the process for granting heliport licenses by allowing for a sing...
31 May, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
'Go First lessor's plea to deregister aircraft has not been rejected yet'The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that it has not rejected but kept in "abeyance" its...
25 May, 2023, 12.33 AM IST
DGCA plans to hire 400 tech staff in 1-2 years; increase offices to 19: Arun KumarCurrently, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has around 1,300 employees, including about 700 technical staff.
26 Feb, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
DGCA introduces new features on its eGCA portal. Here are the detailsThe new features include the facility to fetch pilots' flying hours on a real-time basis that will also help in faster processing of licenc...
18 Dec, 2022, 07.55 PM IST
IndiGo launches digital e-logbook for pilotsWith the automated process, the flying hours entered in eGCA e-logbook will have consistency of data and format for all the stakeholders, w...
01 Dec, 2022, 10.26 PM IST
DGCA asks transgender trainee pilot Adam Harry to reapply for medical testTransgender personnel can be issued a fit medical assessment, provided there are no associated medical, psychiatric, or psychological condi...
14 Jul, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-owned Akasa Air gets airline license from DGCA"We are pleased to announce the receipt of our Air Operator Certificate (AOC). This is a significant milestone, enabling us to open our fli...
07 Jul, 2022, 09.36 PM IST
Aviation industry quickly returning to pre-Covid levels: Jyotiraditya ScindiaOn Air India, the minister said the transfer of the airline from the government to the Tata Group will happen by the third week of January.
12 Nov, 2021, 07.04 AM IST
Jyotiraditya Scindia launches online platform to provide 298 services of DGCAThe next two phases cover the remaining 30 per cent services of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Civil Aviation Minister J...
11 Nov, 2021, 01.24 PM IST
DGCA monitoring 737 Max performance, re-certification to take timeAccordingly, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is closely watching the performance of the aircraft in foreign jurisdictions.
14 Mar, 2021, 11.05 AM IST
DGCA implementing e-governance project to provide all approvals, licenses online by year endThe project aims at its digital transformation, wherein all its services shall be offered digitally through eGCA portal to its stakeholders...
20 Aug, 2020, 05.35 PM IST
DGCA puts its services related to flight crew, training institute services onlineThe new system doesn’t require pilots and other executives to travel to the offices of the regulator for licensing and other related proced...
05 Aug, 2020, 04.34 PM IST
DGCA launches phase 1 services of e-Governance project, automates issuance of CPLAviation regulator DGCA on Monday launched the phase-1 services of the e-Governance (eGCA) project under which issuance of commercial pilot...
30 Dec, 2019, 04.34 PM IST
DGCA invites bids from consulting firms for its eGCA projectThe E-Governance for Civil Aviation (eGCA) project envisages online service delivery, automation of systems and processes at the back-end a...
24 Sep, 2017, 08.03 PM IST
DGCA makes online fee payment compulsory for more than 14 servicesIn a circular, the regulator said online fee payment requirement is being introduced for certain services on a pilot basis as part of the e...
02 Aug, 2016, 09.30 PM IST
Government shelves proposal for Civil Aviation AuthorityThere is "opaqueness" in working of DGCA and the minister promised to usher in transparency in the body in the interest of passenger safety...
10 Jun, 2016, 03.31 PM IST
Pilots can secure licences online from June 15As many as 18 services including the process of securing pilot's licence is set to go online from June 15 as part of the first phase of the...
12 May, 2016, 10.09 PM IST