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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- New pilot-rest rules from November 1 trigger major IndiGo disruptions and passenger woesIndiGo has cancelled or delayed hundreds of flights as new pilot rest rules, in effect from November 1, strain crew availability. Poor plan...04 Dec, 2025, 06.00 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
- Domestic airlines 'misusing' FDTL waivers, implement full norms: pilots' body ALPA-IndiaIn a letter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Airlines Pilots Association-India (ALPA) also urged the DGCA to prevent ai...26 Nov, 2025, 08.10 PM 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 operated flights violating pilot rest norms and training rules: DGCAAir India faces scrutiny from the DGCA, receiving multiple show cause notices for pilot rest violations, inadequate training, and insuffici...24 Jul, 2025, 06.40 PM IST
- DGCA might review framework for pilot fitness, emergency response system at airportsFollowing the death of an Air India Express pilot, the DGCA is expected to review pilot fitness protocols and airport emergency response sy...16 Apr, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
- Pilots' grouping ALPA seeks transparent norms for pilot rest, scheduling practicesFollowing a pilot's death, the Airline Pilots' Association of India emphasizes the need for better rest regulations. They are asking for hu...10 Apr, 2025, 07.41 PM IST
- Adhere to timeline for rolling out revised pilot duty norms, Delhi HC tells DGCAThe Delhi High Court has directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to stick to the timelines for implementing revised duty ...24 Feb, 2025, 07.53 PM IST
- Revised pilot duty norms to be rolled out in phased manner from July 1: DGCA to Delhi HCThe watchdog's revised civil aviation requirement (CAR) relates to flight duty time limitation seeks to provide more rest time for pilots a...21 Feb, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
- DGCA urges Delhi HC to dismiss Federation of Indian Pilots' plea over new rest rulesThe DGCA has appealed to the Delhi High Court to dismiss a writ petition regarding new pilot rest regulations. They propose a phased implem...20 Feb, 2025, 08.05 PM IST
- Airlines seek more time for revised flight duty norms; pilot bodies' seek implementation by FebIndian airlines want more time to implement new pilot duty rules. They say they need more crew and a system to manage pilot fatigue. Pilot ...19 Dec, 2024, 08.36 PM IST
- Sirhind train collision: Loco pilot, assistant fell asleep at wheelFour days after a goods train collision in Punjab, the investigation revealed that the loco pilot and his assistant fell asleep at the whee...06 Jun, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
- DGCA increases weekly rest period for flight crew to 48 hoursThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has implemented new measures to address pilot fatigue. With recent changes, the flight cre...08 Jan, 2024, 04.28 PM IST
- Tackling pilot fatigue: Jyotiraditya Scindia says proposed norms will provide facilitative regime for pilotsLast week, Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) said that reporting illnesses without the "fear of rep...07 Jan, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
- Analytic tools, more rest time proposal present tailwinds to tackle pilot fatigueAccording to two senior commercial pilots, implementation of the proposed DGCA norms will help in addressing fatigue issues and provide a b...17 Nov, 2023, 08.37 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
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