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DGCA orders audits of airlines, MROs, airports to enhance safety
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a new set of Comprehensive Special Audits to enhance safety following the jolt to the country’s civil aviation sector in the…
- India
DGCA issues show-cause notice to Air India over exceeding crew duty hrs
Mumbai: Aviation safety watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has slapped a show-cause notice on Tata Group-owned Air India for violating flight duty time limitations (FDTL) norms for the crew, sources…
- India
No major safety issues in Air India’s boeing 787 fleet: DGCA
Mumbai: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Tuesday said surveillance of Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns in the wake of the fatal plane crash in Ahmedabad last…
- India
Air India plane crash: 270 bodies recovered so far, DNA samples of 11 victims match
Ahmedabad: At least 270 bodies from the London-bound Air India plane crash have been brought to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, authorities said on Saturday, June 14. So far, 11 victims have been identified through…
- Technology
DGCA pulls up Turkish Airlines over multiple safety violations
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found multiple safety violations in Turkish Airlines operations during surprise inspections carried out between May 29 and June 2 at four major…
- India
Indian carriers to operate 25,610 flights per week in summer schedule: DGCA
Mumbai: Indian carriers will operate a total of 25,610 flights per week during the summer schedule this year compared to 24,275 weekly flights in the same period last year, the Directorate General…
- India
India’s aviation sector reflects stable outlook amid rising air traffic
New Delhi: India’s aviation sector reflects a stable outlook with domestic air passenger traffic recording a double-digit growth of 11.04 per cent in February this year compared to the same month of…
- India
DGCA probes tail strike incident involving IndiGo plane at Chennai airport
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA is probing a tail strike incident involving an IndiGo A321 aircraft at the Chennai airport on March 8, according to a senior official. IndiGo on Sunday said…
- World
India, UN sign MoU to renew Hindi UN project at world body
New York: India and the United Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding renewing a dedicated project at the world body to broadcast news from the UN in Hindi and enhance public…
- India
Aviation Minister directs Air India to take necessary action over Union Minister’s complaint
New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday directed Air India to take necessary action after the Tata Group-owned carrier came under heavy fire over Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad airport upgrades primary runway for safer landings
Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has enhanced its main runway by installing a new Category II Instrument Landing System (ILS) along with upgraded runway lighting. This advanced system enables aircraft…
- India
India tops global list in passenger loads on domestic flights
New Delhi: India’s domestic flights have recorded a passenger load factor of 86.4 per cent in 2024, to forge ahead of the US and China which figure at the second and third…
- India
Karnataka girl, 18, becomes youngest to get commercial pilot license
Hyderabad: Samaira Hullur (18), a resident of Vijayapura district in Karnataka, has become the youngest to receive a commercial pilot license in India, after clearing six exams and gaining 200 hours of…
- India
DGCA to examine Air India Express plane that suffered hydraulic failure
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA will conduct a thorough examination of the Air India Express plane that suffered a hydraulic failure while operating a flight from Trichy to Sharjah on Friday to…
- India
DGCA probes tail strike incident involving IndiGo plane; derosters flight crew
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA is probing the incident of tail strike involving an IndiGo aircraft on September 9 and the flight crew has been derostered, a senior official said on Tuesday.…