Air India embraces AI to enhance ops efficiency, increase revenues, reduce costsAir India is embracing artificial intelligence to transform its operations. The airline is using AI to cut costs, improve customer service ...
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...
Aviation minister says Rs 164-cr compensation disbursed to passengers impacted by IndiGo flight cancellationsIndiGo has provided Rs 163.92 crore in travel coupons to passengers affected by early December flight cancellations. The Civil Aviation Min...
Delhi High Court seeks DGCA's stand on keeping FDTL rules in abeyanceThe Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the stand of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on a plea challenging its decision t...
Transfers, postings of officers internal administrative decisions, says DGCAThe DGCA has clarified that transfers of its officers are routine administrative matters. This statement follows the recent removal of Ravi...
'Dangerous precedent': ALPA India slams DGCA's 'selective, unsafe' breather to IndiGoPilots' body ALPA India strongly objects to DGCA's "selective and unsafe" exemption for IndiGo from stricter night duty rules. This decisio...
Pilots Association writes to DGCA, flags safety concerns over FDTL phase II implementation granted to IndiGoThe Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA India) has strongly objected to selective dispensations granted to IndiGo under the revised ...
DGCA orders IndiGo to submit action plan, fortnightly progress reports as cancellations spike; says monitoring situationIndiGo has been ordered by the DGCA to submit a detailed action plan and fortnightly progress reports as flight cancellations hit 170–200 a...
IndiGo's prolonged, unorthodox lean manpower strategy caused current disruption: Pilots' body FIPThe Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has accused IndiGo of staffing shortages and a hiring freeze, leading to widespread flight cancellati...
IndiGo flight cancellations point to failure of proactive resource planning: Pilots' grouping ALPAThe Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA) criticized IndiGo's operational disruptions, attributing them to poor resource planning and...
Allow no exceptions in flight duty and rest norms, pilots' body urges regulatorPilots' group ALPA India is pushing the DGCA to fully implement new flight duty rules. They say selective relaxations benefit airlines over...
IndiGo expects 'slight uptick' in costs due to new FDTL norms: CFOIndiGo anticipates a slight increase in operational costs due to the second phase of revised flight duty time limitation norms for pilots, ...
Air India pilots body urges DGCA to defer circular on FRMS, hold wider consultationsIndian Commercial Pilots Association requests the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to postpone the operational circular on Fatigue Ris...
DGCA to issue notices to 100 GoAir pilots, senior officials for violation of FDTL normsAccording to a source, GoAir experienced extensive flight delays and diversions leading to cancellation of flights as its crew approached i...
Pilot bodies oppose DCGA's draft duty and rest hours normsEarlier this month, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) proposed a new set of flight and duty time limitation (...
DGCA set to revise cabin crew duty, rest period normsThe move comes after DGCA received a number of complaints about airlines allegedly violating the Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms f...
Air India cracks whip; 17 crew members sacked for defying FDTL normsAir India has sacked 16 air hostesses and a flight purser in the past nine days for not following flight duty time limitation (FDTL) norms.