Travel warning issued: This one mistake during airplane emergency could cost lives, IATA warnsA new safety campaign launched by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), with support from the FAA and EASA, is urging airline...
14 Jun, 2026, 10.23 PM IST
Air India crash report: AAIB says AI-171 crash probe in final analysis stage, urges restraint on speculationOne year after the Air India flight AI171 crash, the AAIB released a second interim report. The investigation into the Boeing 787-8's fatal...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
At FIFA World Cup stadiums, there will be zero tolerance for drones because of the threat they poseSecurity is heightened for the World Cup with a strict no-drone policy over stadiums. Law enforcement has new powers to disable or shoot do...
10 Jun, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
Air India plane suffers tail strike at Bengaluru airportDuring a routine flight from Delhi to Bengaluru, an Air India plane faced a tail strike on landing but safely touched down with 181 passeng...
21 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
US announces charges against former Cuban leader Raul Castro in 1996 aircraft shootdownUS prosecutors have charged former Cuban President Raul Castro. The charges relate to the 1996 downing of civilian planes. Four Americans d...
21 May, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
India sends Boeing 787 fuel switch for US inspectionIndia's aviation authorities are sending a Boeing 787 fuel control switch to the United States for inspection. This follows a pilot's repor...
20 May, 2026, 08.40 AM IST
India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents showIndian aviation officials plan to visit Boeing’s Seattle facility in June to witness testing of a fuel-control switch module removed from a...
19 May, 2026, 02.43 PM IST
United Airlines flight landing in Newark strikes pole on New Jersey Turnpike, damages delivery truckA United Airlines flight from Venice, Italy, struck a light pole on the New Jersey Turnpike while landing at Newark Liberty International A...
04 May, 2026, 03.08 PM IST
Over 25 per cent posts at DGCA lying vacant: Government"As against the sanctioned posts of 1,320 in DGCA, 983 posts are filled and 337 posts are vacant," said Minister of Civil Aviation Jayant S...
03 Aug, 2017, 06.49 PM IST
Hire people with technical background to head DGCA, says US Federal Aviation AuthorityA delay in meeting the demand could potentially hamper India’s prospects of getting back the top rating by the most powerful aviation autho...
01 Apr, 2015, 10.59 AM IST
Obama in India: Federal Aviation Authority gives nod for upgrading Indian Aviation to category IThe FAA, which met DGCA, has said that the US regulator would be working faster to ensure that Indian aviation sector gets upgraded as earl...
22 Jan, 2015, 06.15 AM IST
Vistara to get flying licence next weekThe airline has cleared its proving flights, and would get its flying licence after the US- based FAA completes the audit of the DGCA.
08 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
India may regain its aviation safety rating from Federal Aviation AuthorityGovernment hopes that FAA will restore category 1 status before end of year, another official said. FAA had downgraded India to category 2 ...
01 Sep, 2014, 04.16 AM IST
Ministry plans to review aviation regulator to maintain uniformityThe civil aviation ministry plans to review functioning of the DGCA to ensure that the processes and norms followed by the aviation regulat...
06 Aug, 2014, 04.08 AM IST
Government processing on remnant of seven points raised by US FAAGovernment is in the process of addressing remaining two out of seven points raised by the US Federal Aviation Authority.
12 Mar, 2014, 08.45 PM IST
Cabinet fails to clear the revised Civil Aviation Authority BillPossibility of getting a new aviation regulator in place receded on Friday when the Cabinet failed to clear the revised Civil Aviation Auth...
08 Feb, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
DGCA working on FAA recommendationsAviation regulator DGCA is working on the observations and suggestions made by its US counterpart FAA during its recent safety audit.
01 Jan, 2014, 06.44 PM IST