IndiGo slapped with ₹20 lakh penalty by DGCA for pilot training lapses, airline to contestThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has fined IndiGo twenty lakh rupees. The penalty is for alleged pilot training lapses at Category...
08 Oct, 2025, 03.00 PM IST
DGCA issues show cause notice to IndiGo for simulator training lapses related to 1,700 pilotsThe DGCA has issued a show cause notice to IndiGo concerning lapses in simulator training for approximately 1,700 pilots. The regulator dis...
12 Aug, 2025, 05.43 PM 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
Flying schools to be rated on safety, quality and training standards under new DGCA frameworkThe DGCA is set to introduce a ranking system for Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) in India, effective October 1, 2025, to enhance pilo...
09 Jul, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
Akasa Air faces DGCA heat for lapses; warning letter issued to airline's accountable managerDGCA warned Akasa Air's accountable manager for regulatory lapses, including a hard landing incident and non-revision of operations manual....
15 Jan, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
DGCA warns Akasa Air to be more vigilant in handling dangerous goodsAviation security watchdog DGCA has directed Akasa Air to carry out internal audits at all its cargo handling facilities following lapses i...
14 Jan, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
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...
09 Jan, 2025, 10.39 PM IST
DGCA takes action against senior Akasa Air pilot for lapsesDGCA has revoked a pilot's Line Training Captain approval and STOL privileges at Akasa Air for a hard landing incident in March 2024. The p...
06 Jan, 2025, 10.09 PM IST
Section of Akasa Air pilots seeks detailed DGCA auditResentment is growing among Akasa Air pilots over training issues, leading to calls for a DGCA audit. Pilots are forming a union and citing...
29 Dec, 2024, 12.06 PM IST
DGCA suspends Akasa Air executives for pilot training lapseDGCA has suspended Akasa Air's heads of operations and training due to the use of unapproved simulators for pilot training. This follows mu...
27 Dec, 2024, 09.03 PM IST
Railways suspends drivers, assistants for operating trains at 120 kmph against 20 kmph limitDrivers of Gatiman Express and Malwa Express suspended for speeding at 120 kmph in a 20 kmph cautionary speed limit section near Agra Cantt...
24 May, 2024, 08.51 PM IST
DGCA suspends senior Vistara official for pilot training lapsesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) looked into reports that certain pilots had not received the necessary conversion training...
30 Apr, 2024, 02.42 PM IST
DGCA suspends simulator training for A320 pilots at Air India's Hyderabad facilityThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended simulator training activities for A320 pilots at Air India's facility in Hyd...
30 Aug, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
No impact on operations, says SpiceJet after 90 pilots asked to retrain for flying Max aircraftThe airline is retraining them as per the DGCA order. The aviation regulator had imposed Rs 10 lakh penalty on the airline after it had use...
06 Jun, 2022, 01.38 PM IST
320 pilots flew planes without proficiency check: Ashok Gajapathi RajuDGCA has taken enforcement action against these pilots including suspension of privilege of the licences and issue of warning letters, the ...
20 Apr, 2015, 06.38 PM IST
102 Air India pilots found flying with lapsed licencesA confidential note has been put up to AI management on this issue by the airline's other departments that are facing heat from the regulat...
26 Oct, 2014, 10.52 AM IST
Jet Airways' endless troubles: Three pilots found holding expired line check certificatesAn internal check by Jet Airways has discovered that three pilots’ certificates had expired, prompting airline officials to raise the alarm.
14 Oct, 2014, 04.00 AM IST