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DGCA may give waiver to IndiGo from new pilot rest rulesIndiGo is likely to receive a partial waiver from the DGCA on new pilot rest-duty norms after a severe operational meltdown forced over a t...
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...
DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh penalty on Air IndiaAviation safety regulator DGCA has fined Tata Group-owned Air India Rs 30 lakh for allowing a pilot to operate a flight without meeting nec...
Section of Akasa Air pilots writes to civil aviation ministry; seeks probe into airline's hiring practicesA group of Akasa Air pilots has approached the civil aviation ministry, alleging issues with the airline's hiring practices and rostering s...
Aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu urges airlines to counter stress and fatigue among employeesCivil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu emphasised the need for airlines to implement robust stress and fatigue management programs for the...
Vistara expects normal ops by May; stretched roster caused flight disruptions: CEO Vinod KannanThe Tata Group airline cancelled many flights earlier this week due to the non-availability of pilots and has also been forced to temporari...
DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh fine each on Air India, SpiceJetAviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on both Air India and SpiceJet for t...
DGCA issues show cause notice to Air India & SpiceJet for rostering non-CAT III compliant pilotsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to Air India and SpiceJet for rostering non-CAT III (Catego...
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...
Air India introduces tool in rostering system to help mitigate fatigue among pilotsIn his weekly message to the employees on Friday, Air India chief Campbell Wilson said the airline has introduced several new initiatives i...
Air India pilots'' grouping flags fatigue concerns over new rostering systemThe concern primarily revolves around the recently assigned rosters for the Airbus 320 involving extended waiting periods at the airport be...
Don't make captain, crew scapegoat in urinating incident: Veteran pilots to Air IndiaA section of serving and retired pilots have strongly criticised the de-rostering of the captain and the crew of a New York-Delhi flight in...
Explained: Why IndiGo is struggling to find pilots to fly its planesIndiGo said last week that scheduled cancellations of 30 flights every day would continue till March 31.
Air India roster row: ICPA asks airline to probe all pilotsAir India is probing alleged irregularities in preparation of rosters for pilots and whether they are being changed at the insistence of so...
Jet Airways, AI pilot unions oppose proposed flight duty normsEarlier, DGCA came out with draft CAR on Flight Duty Time Limitation proposing strict action against pilots reporting late for duty.
Jet Airways cancels close to 50 flights as crew members report sick en masse"Jet has put in place a new rostering system that, optimises the rest hours of some of them. They haven't been happy with that," said a per...
- Don't force pilots to work beyond duty hours: Assocham
The aviation ministry should refrain from forcing pilots to exceed the duty limit on flying hours to avoid air accidents, industry body Ass...