Marred by controversy, light on reforms: Nepal's 'super PM' Balen Shah completes one month in officeNepal's new "super Prime Minister" Balendra Shah navigates a challenging first month. Despite an ambitious reform agenda, his government fa...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.31 PM IST
DGCA-approved flying training organisations issue 2,364 student pilot licences in 2025Flying training organisations in India have issued over 9,600 student pilot licences in the last five years. The year 2024 recorded the hig...
02 Apr, 2026, 11.46 PM IST
Arca Global Aviation launches flying training ops, targets fleet expansion with 25 aircraft by 2029Arca Global Aviation Pvt Ltd (AGAPL), a DGCA-approved flying school, has launched its operations in Hyderabad with ambitious fleet expansio...
16 Mar, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
Bharat gets another airline. Will Fly91 defy the scary aviation history?Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UDAN scheme has paved the way for regional airline Fly91, owned by Just Udo Aviation Pvt Ltd. Fly91 aims to ...
07 Mar, 2024, 02.54 PM IST
PIA clears 110 pilots out of 141 whose licences were suspendedPakistan's national flag carrier cleared 110 pilots out of the 141 whose licences to fly were suspended in the backdrop of the fake degrees...
15 Dec, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
Aarav Unmanned Systems drones get the licence to flyBengaluru-based firm first to be given certification in ‘small’ category.
04 Sep, 2019, 08.05 AM IST
No violation of FDI norms in approval to set up AirAsia India, Centre tells Delhi High CourtThe government also opposed Swamy's plea seeking stay on AirAsia India's application for an international flying licence, saying it will ta...
29 Mar, 2019, 05.51 PM IST
Sky is the limit: Vadodra girl Varija Shah gets pilot licence at 16!Varija is probably the youngest person in Gujarat to have a student pilot licence and fly a plane.
19 Oct, 2016, 01.10 PM IST
Directorate General of Civil Aviation mulling to introduce easier flying licence rules for small operatorsOther proposals being considered include allowing NSOPs to engage in scheduled commuter or shuttle services to encourage air connectivity.
28 Jul, 2014, 04.09 AM IST
Kingfisher Airlines pays May salary to low rung staff, some cabin crewKingfisher Airlines started paying salary for the month of May to its lower level staff and some cabin crew while there was no word about s...
16 Nov, 2012, 09.47 PM IST
Kingfisher Airlines lenders say recovery last optionLenders to KFA, whose combined exposure of nearly Rs 7,500 crore is at risk, have said they will go in for recovery measures only as the la...
22 Oct, 2012, 12.38 AM IST
- Bankers concerned over Kingfisher losing licence to fly
SBI expressed concerns over the airline losing its licence to fly, but said recovery of loans through sale of its assets is the last option.
21 Oct, 2012, 04.34 AM IST
- DGCA cancels flying licence of private airline's commander
Cracking the whip on tipsy pilots, the civil aviation regulator has cancelled the flying licence of the commander of a private airline for ...
09 Feb, 2012, 03.21 PM IST
- DGCA sets up 3 teams to go into fake licence issue
DGCA has set up three teams to carry out full-fledged audits of 40 institutions across the country from next week.
11 Apr, 2011, 09.28 PM IST
- Fake licence: Flying Training Directorate to be strengthened
The DGCA has been under lot of criticism over the fake pilots issue, in which a senior DGCA officer, 7 pilots and 3 touts have so far been ...
05 Apr, 2011, 09.52 PM IST
Four arrested in fake flying licence scandalA person is eligible to fly a commercial aircraft only after securing a CPL, which is given out after a person completes 200 hours of flyin...
27 Mar, 2011, 12.20 AM IST
- End of flying career for 14 'fake' pilots
DGCA revoked a total of 14 commercial pilot licences, ending the career of those pilots who submitted fake flying training records from Raj...
25 Mar, 2011, 03.35 AM IST