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Psychology suggests adults who dim the lights long before bed aren’t being dramatic: They’re protecting the slow transition the mind needs because bright evenings can keep the body externally cued- Pilots warn delay in rest rules is putting flight safety at risk
- Airport operators urge MoCA for urgent relief amid 25% cut charges to compensate revenue loss
- Longer flight paths push DGCA to ease pilot duty rules temporarilyThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has eased pilot flight duty rules for long-haul flights. This move aims to ensure enough pilots a...07 Apr, 2026, 07.25 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 gets exemption from pilot rest rules for N America flights during Pakistan airspace closureAir India has received a temporary exemption from pilot rest regulations from the DGCA for ultra-long-haul flights due to Pakistan's airspa...02 May, 2025, 09.59 AM 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
- Long flying hours, roster instability among top causes of pilot fatigue, says studyAccording to a recent survey by a non-governmental organization, pilot fatigue is mainly attributed to factors such as extended flying hour...28 Jul, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
- DGCA puts new rules on pilot rest in abeyanceAirlines had raised concern saying that the new rules force them to cancel up to 20% of flights which will inflate air fares during the pea...26 Mar, 2024, 10.47 PM IST
- New pilot rest rules will lead to increase in cost, says airline industryNew rules by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which come into effect from June 1, will need airlines to increase their pil...12 Jan, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
- DGCA amends duty period rules for pilots to cut fatigueThe regulator’s action comes after complaints from a large number of pilots that they are being stretched by the airlines using the regulat...09 Jan, 2024, 12.55 AM 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
- DGCA proposes to limit pilot work hours to tackle fatigueIndia's civil aviation regulator, DGCA, is proposing significant changes to pilot regulations to ensure better rest and restrict night flig...03 Nov, 2023, 10.29 PM IST
- No last-minute changes in flight duties to be accepted, Air India pilots tell managementIn a letter to the airline CMD Rajiv Bansal, the pilots’ unions - Indian Pilots’ Guild and Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association - have ask...28 Dec, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
- Cabin crew to monitor pilots' controlled rest: DGCAThe DGCA order about controlled rest comes at a time when flights by Indian carriers have gone incommunicado over European airspace.17 Mar, 2017, 07.05 PM IST
- Minister directs Air India to follow flight duty timing limitThese guidelines fall under the civil aviation requirement or CAR and the airlines regulate the pilot rostering based on this giving adequa...11 Sep, 2012, 06.44 PM IST
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