Air India crash report: AAIB says AI-171 crash probe in final analysis stage, urges restraint on speculationOne year after the Air India flight AI171 crash, the AAIB released a second interim report. The investigation into the Boeing 787-8's fatal...
12 Jun, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
IndiGo says operations stable as DGCA’s temporary pilot duty relaxations endIndiGo confirms it has enough staff for smooth flights as temporary pilot duty rule relaxations conclude. The airline faced major disruptio...
10 Feb, 2026, 09.25 PM IST
IndiGo disruptions: Pilots’ body slams DGCA over fine on IndiGo, calls ₹22.2 crore penalty inadequatePilots have slammed the aviation regulator DGCA for a small fine on IndiGo. Thousands of flights were cancelled and many more delayed in De...
19 Jan, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Ahmedabad plane crash: Pilots' body FIP serves legal notice to AAIB in relation to probeThe Federation of Indian Pilots has issued a legal notice to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. This action concerns the summoning...
16 Jan, 2026, 09.03 AM IST
IndiGo boss Pieter Elbers asked to appear before DGCA on December 12IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers has been summoned by the DGCA on December 12, 2025, to address severe operational disruptions, including widesprea...
11 Dec, 2025, 08.31 PM IST
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
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
DGCA to meet operators, pilots bodies over crew duty, rest norms next weekThe DGCA is meeting with airline operators and pilots next week. The discussion will focus on cockpit crew duty and rest rules. This follow...
21 Nov, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
'Ground Boeing 787 aircraft for electrical checks': Federation of Indian PilotsThe Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) is demanding the grounding of all Air India Boeing 787 aircraft due to recurring electrical system fa...
12 Oct, 2025, 10.43 AM IST
Pilots' body demands grounding of Air India 787s after electrical snagsThe Federation of Indian Pilots has called for grounding Air India's Boeing 787 fleet and a special audit due to recurring electrical and a...
11 Oct, 2025, 01.06 AM IST
FIP writes to Aviation Body to probe electrical system of Air India B-787 flightFollowing an Air India Boeing 787's Ram Air Turbine deployment during landing in Birmingham, the Federation of Indian Pilots urged aviation...
06 Oct, 2025, 11.53 AM IST
AI plane: RAT gets deployed 'uncommanded' minutes before landing at Birmingham; DGCA probes incidentAn Air India Boeing 787 flight from Amritsar to Birmingham experienced an unexpected Ram Air Turbine deployment during its final approach o...
05 Oct, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Air India flight deploys emergency engine just like crashed AI 171, pilot body says checking fuel switch not enoughThe Federation of Indian Pilots urged DGCA to investigate the electrical systems of all Boeing 787 aircraft in India. This follows an Air I...
05 Oct, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
'Investigation fundamentally compromised': Pilots' body seeks judicial probe into Air India crashThe Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the Ministry of Civil Aviation to establish a Court of Inquiry into the Air India Flight AI...
24 Sep, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
Air India pilots body urges DGCA to defer circular on FRMS, hold wider consultationsIndian Commercial Pilots Association requests the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to postpone the operational circular on Fatigue Ris...
16 Sep, 2025, 09.36 PM IST
Does 5G endanger flying? Here's a decoder on the issue & the way aheadThe world over, there is much excitement over the implementation of the fifth-generation telecommunication network service (5G).
21 Jan, 2022, 01.20 PM IST
Bombay HC asks FIP to disclose details of pilots involved in ‘Vande Bharat’ missionFIP – an industry body representing pilots of commercial airlines – had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) last month urging the cour...
14 Jul, 2021, 11.45 PM IST