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- India
Pilots’ body seeks thorough check of electrical system of all Boeing 787 planes
Mumbai: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Sunday urged aviation safety regulator DGCA to thoroughly check and investigate the electrical system of all Boeing 787 aircraft in the country. The pilots’…
- India
DGCA releases draft Guidelines for fatigue risk management in airlines
Mumbai: Aviation safety watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has released draft guidelines for a fatigue risk management system for airlines, with the proposed framework set to complement the existing flight…
- Technology
DGCA audit lists around 100 violations, observations related to Air India
Mumbai: Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has come across around 100 violations and observations related to Tata Group-owned Air India’s training, crew’s rest and duty period norms, and airfield…
- India
US NTSB Chief slams media on Air India crash reporting
New Delhi: Calling recent media reports on Air India Ahmedabad crash “premature and speculative,” the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the media and public to wait for the final…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad airport sees 49 bird, animal strikes in first 5 months of 2025
Hyderabad: Hyderabad airport has reported 49 bird and animal strikes in the first five months of 2025. It raises concerns over aviation safety. These incidents are not limited to Hyderabad as such…
- India
DGCA flags aircraft defects, faded runway markings in airport safety audit
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday, June 24, said surveillance conducted at major airports revealed several defects in the aviation ecosystem, including multiple cases wherein the…
- News
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…
