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Air India pilot removed from plane under influence of alcohol; Canada seeks investigationAn Air India pilot was arrested at Vancouver International Airport on December 23rd while preparing for a flight to Delhi. Transport Canada...
Canada asks Air India to probe incident of pilot removed from plane under influence of alcohol, source saysA pilot for Air India was removed from a flight in Vancouver after failing breathalyser tests. Transport Canada has labelled the incident a...
Who knew kites could beat Rs 2.5 lakh drones? Hyderabad’s bypoll chaos explainedDrones deployed for election monitoring in Hyderabad's Jubilee Hills bypoll faced an unusual challenge. Six drones were disabled mid-air by...
Air India pilots grounded over expired licences, unchecked trainingAir India is again under fire for crew rostering issues. Two pilots flew commercial flights last month despite licensing problems. One co-p...
Air India pilot collapses moments before operating Bengaluru-Delhi flightAn Air India pilot fell ill before operating a flight from Bengaluru to Delhi. The incident occurred early morning on July 4. The pilot was...
DGCA seeks removal of top Air India officials, show causes CEO WilsonThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation directed Air India to remove three officials. These officials violated pilot rest duty hours. The...
Air India faces DGCA action over crew safety violations; Suspends airline's head of crew rosteringAir India faces regulatory action after self-disclosing serious breaches of crew safety regulations. The DGCA has ordered the removal of th...
Air India fires pilot caught drunk after operating overseas flightThe incident highlights the airline's zero-tolerance policy towards such violations, as operating a flight under the influence of alcohol i...
Air India pilot, co-pilot face DGCA action for allowing friend in cockpit"The first officer did not raise any concern about the unauthorised entry. Based on DGCA's investigation the following actions have been ta...
Air India grounds two pilots for inviting friend into cockpitAir India's management initiated action against the two staff members, the pilot and the co-pilot, soon after receiving a complaint from th...
Dubai-Delhi cockpit incident: DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on Air IndiaThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of INR 30 lakh for the violation of safety regulations by the pilot who...
Six unions ask DGCA to revoke suspension of pilot's license in New York-New Delhi flight urination incidentLast week, Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspended the license of the pilot for three months, imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Ai...
DGCA proposes breath analyser test for air traffic controllers, othersA senior DGCA official said it is a big move as the framework would cover all those people, who work on airside.
Over 130 pilots, 430 crew members of Air India likely to be groundedDGCA has served an ultimatum to Air India management over the alleged safety violations by the airline's crew members ahead of its enforcem...
Aviation watchdog DGCA to get powers to impose penaltiesThe proposal, which has been in the works for some time, would give more leeway for the regulator in taking enforcement actions against err...
IndiGo plane flew close to road; DGCA suspends license of 2 pilotsSources said the A-320 aircraft was few minutes away from touch down at Jaipur airport when a warning from Enhanced Ground Proximity Warnin...
Crisis in cockpit: Increasing number of pilots failing psychological testAir India turning down 40 pilots for not meeting 'psychological standards' is a revelation about the kind of people in the cockpit.