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'Investigation fundamentally compromised': Pilots' body seeks judicial probe into Air India crashThe Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the Ministry of Civil Aviation to establish a Court of Inquiry into the Air India Flight AI...
Airlines reported 190 tech glitches in aircraft this year till July 21: GovtIndian airlines reported 190 technical issues with aircraft until July 21. The government shared this data. The Directorate General of Civi...
DGCA flags 263 safety lapses across airlines; Air India, Vistara lead in serious violationsIndia’s aviation regulator DGCA found 263 safety-related lapses across airlines in its annual audit. Air India had 51 issues, IndiGo 23, an...
Air India tops in serious safety lapses flagged by DGCAAir India group reported the highest number of serious safety lapses among Indian airlines in DGCA’s annual audit, with seven critical Leve...
Nearly month after two successive crashes of coast guard, Advanced Light Helicopters back in flight modeThe fleet of indigenous Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) has started flying operations again, nearly a month after two successive crashes o...
Airlines faced 546 technical snags during aircraft operations in 2022: GovtThe government on Thursday said domestic airlines faced a total of 546 technical snags during operation of planes last year. Out of them, t...
305 enforcement actions against airlines, individuals taken by DGCA in 2022The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has the mandate to enforce civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.
Spurt in snags: DGCA says Indian carriers have now posted qualified engineering personnel on all stationsIn a statement on Thursday, the regulator said: "Based on reports of increased engineering related occurrences in scheduled airlines in rec...
DGCA conducts spot checks, finds insufficient engineering staff certifying planesDGCA on Monday said it conducted spot checks and found that there is an insufficient number of engineering personnel certifying planes of v...
DGCA asks airlines for inspection of plane door seals to avoid mid-air pressurization snagsAircraft have sophisticated air control systems to ensure sufficient oxygen flow and pressure inside it. If there is a decompression due to...
F-35s hobbled by parts shortages, slow repairs, audit findsThe shortages are “degrading readiness” because the fighter jets “were unable to fly about 22 percent of the time” from January through Aug...
Indigo, Honeywell ink pact for Airbus A320neo's avionics suiteGlobal aircraft engine maker Honeywell has inked a pact with domestic budget carrier IndiGo to supply avionics suite for the latter's Airbu...
- DGCA audit not to derail expansion plans: IndiGo
The airline said it was following all the safety procedures "meticulously" and its fleet expansion posed no threat to the maintenance of it...
- IndiGo says DGCA's investigation won't hit expansion plans
IndiGo, which last year placed biggest jet order in commercial aviation history, plans to add 12 aircraft to its current fleet of 48 in a y...
Directorate General of Civil Aviation raps IndiGo, Air India Express for lax safety recordDGCA report has unearthed flaws in all carriers, including Jet, SpiceJet & GoAir, but problems at AI Express & IndiGo are among the more se...
- DGCA conducts audit of 33 flying schools, action against 2
DGCA has found several deficiencies in 33 flying clubs during a nation-wide audit and suspended the approval of two such institutions.
- Rat holds up AI's Toronto flight for 11 hrs at Amritsar
An ‘unlisted passenger ’ aboard Air India’s Amritsar-Toronto flight via London kept the airlines staff at Raja Sansi International airport ...