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Video: 2 flights come dangerously close on runway at Mumbai airport
Mumbai: Aviation regulator DGCA is probing an incident of an IndiGo plane landing and an Air India aircraft taking off from the same runway in less than a minute at the Mumbai…
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DGCA issues show cause notice to Air India for inordinate flight delays
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday issued a show cause notice to Air India for inordinate delay of at least two international flights and failure to take due care of passengers.…
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Domestic air traffic rises to 1.32 crore in April
New Delhi: Domestic air passenger traffic rose by 3.88 per cent to 1.32 crore in April, according to official data released on Tuesday. The traffic stood at 128.88 lakh (1.28 crore) in…
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Ensure children are allocated seats with their parents: DGCA to airlines
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked airlines to ensure that children up to the age of 12 years are allocated seats with at least one of their parents or guardians in…
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Middle East crisis: Airlines told to carry out risk assessment on flight ops
New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, the civil aviation ministry has asked airlines to carry out their own risk assessment on international flight operations. Air India, Vistara, IndiGo and…
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DGCA slaps Rs 80 lakh fine on Air India for violating rules
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday, March 22, imposed Rs 80 lakh penalty on Air India for violations of flight duty and fatigue management norms, including failure to provide adequate rest…
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Air India fined Rs 30 lakh for wheelchair incident involving elderly passenger
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for the incident where an 80-year-old passenger collapsed and later died after walking from a…
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DGCA issues circular to prevent runway incursions after Haneda airport incident
New Delhi: To prevent instances of runway incursions at airports, aviation watchdog DGCA has asked stakeholders to put in place a runway safety team at all airports and adopt technologies to improve…
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DGCA imposes Rs 1.10 Cr penalty on Air India for safety violations
New Delhi: The aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.10 crore on Air India after an airline employee alleged safety violations on flights operated…
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Publish accurate real-time information regarding flight delays: DGCA to airlines
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Monday asked airlines to publish accurate real-time information regarding flight delays and appropriately sensitise staff at airports to suitably communicate with passengers amid fog-related disruptions at…
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Over Rs 2 crore fine imposed on various airlines in 2023: DGCA
New Delhi: The DGCA had imposed penalties totalling over Rs 2 crore on airlines like Air India, Air Asia, Indigo and SpiceJet for various non-compliance related matters in 2023, an official said…
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Probe launched into ‘severe hard landing’ of Air India A320 aircraft in Dubai
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating a “severe hard landing” involving an Air India Airbus A320neo (VT-CIQ) during its Cochin to Dubai flight on December 20, an…
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Planes losing GPS signal over Middle East, DGCA expresses concern
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA has issued a circular to airlines and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) on measures to deal with threats from jamming and spoofing of the Global Navigation…
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Centre suspends DGCA official on graft allegations
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday suspended DGCA official Captain Anil Gill as the aviation regulator is contemplating initiating disciplinary proceedings against him on alleged corruption charges. Amid the graft allegations, a…
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DGCA imposes Rs 10L fine on Air India for ignoring passenger-centric norms
New Delhi: Highlighting its unwavering dedication to safeguarding passenger interests, the aviation watchdog, the DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for non-compliance with passenger-centric regulations. The…
