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
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 ...
26 Apr, 2026, 10.00 PM IST
IndiGo’s rule shocker: Probe asks if airline ignored warnings before crisis hitA government panel is investigating IndiGo's handling of new flight duty time limitation norms, examining if the airline sought relaxations...
08 Dec, 2025, 09.20 AM IST
'Indigo flight operations steadily resuming': Delhi Airport issues advisory after airline's fiascoIndiGo flight operations are steadily resuming at Delhi Airport after a major disruption that led to over 1,000 cancellations on Friday. Th...
06 Dec, 2025, 07.05 AM IST
'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...
05 Dec, 2025, 05.38 PM IST
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 ...
05 Dec, 2025, 01.38 PM IST
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...
04 Dec, 2025, 11.27 AM IST
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...
03 Dec, 2025, 10.51 PM IST
DGCA to meet operators, pilots bodies over crew duty, rest norms next weekThe DGCA is meeting with airline operators and pilots next week. The discussion will focus on cockpit crew duty and rest rules. This follow...
21 Nov, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
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...
05 Nov, 2025, 12.55 AM IST
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...
16 Sep, 2025, 09.36 PM IST
Indian Pilots Federation urges DGCA to withdraw draft norms for fatigue risk mgmt systemA pilots' group has urged the DGCA to withdraw its draft guidelines for fatigue risk management, arguing it overlooks operational realities...
15 Sep, 2025, 07.51 PM IST
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...
06 Jan, 2020, 10.36 PM IST
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 (...
27 Nov, 2018, 09.30 PM IST
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...
31 May, 2015, 02.05 PM IST
Air India Express to Doha takes off after 18-hour delayThe flight was scheduled to take off yesterday at 3.55 PM. It took off today at 10.44 AM, an Air India Express spokesperson told.
13 Jul, 2014, 02.59 PM IST
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.
06 Mar, 2014, 09.31 PM IST