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AI urination incident: DGCA rejects plea to revoke suspension of pilot’s licence
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has rejected the plea to revoke the suspension of the licence of an Air India pilot in connection with the urination incident onboard New York-Delhi flight in…
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DGCA imposes Rs 20 lakhs penalty on Air Asia for violation of Civil Aviation Requirements
Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday, imposed a financial penalty on Air Asia for violation of applicable DGCA Civil Aviation Requirements. In a statement, DGCA said that a…
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Unruly behaviour on flights: 63 passengers placed in ‘No Fly List’ since 2022
New Delhi: In the last one year, a total of 63 passengers have been placed in the “No Fly List” for unruly behaviour. These include two incidents of urinating that have come…
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AI Express plane suffers engine failure; returns to Abu Dhabi airport
New Delhi: A Calicut-bound Air India Express plane returned to Abu Dhabi airport early morning on Friday due to engine failure while taking off, according to officials. As per initial report, fire…
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Bengaluru: Go First slapped with Rs 10L fine for leaving 55 passengers
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Go First, founded as Go Air, for violation of rules. On January 9, a…
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‘Pee-gate’: DGCA urged to withdraw suspension of pilot-in-command
Delhi: Air India Joint Action Forum – a group of six unions, on Tuesday appealed to aviation regulator DGCA to withdraw the suspension of the pilot-in-command of an Air India flight in…
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Air India modifies in-flight alcohol service policy
New Delhi: Amid recent incidents of unruly passenger behaviour, Air India has modified its in-flight alcohol service policy wherein cabin crew have been told to tactfully further serving of alcohol if needed.…
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DGCA slaps Rs 10L fine on Air India for failing to report flight incidents
Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA imposed a financial penalty of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for not reporting the incidents which occurred on AI-142 Paris-New Delhi flight on December 6, 2022. Two…
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Air India urination case: DGCA slaps Rs 30L penalty, suspends pilot’s licence
Delhi: Taking note of the Air India urination case, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has imposed a financial penalty of Rs 30 lakh on the airline, DGCA officials said on Friday.…
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Formulate policy on carrying pets on flights, DGCA to airlines
New Delhi: Aviation regulator Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked the airlines to formulate a policy on carrying pets on flights and prominently display it on their websites for better…
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Air-passenger opens emergency door, creates panic in IndiGo plane
New Delhi: An air-passenger had opened the emergency door resulting in panic among others on the flight in December, officials said on Tuesday. The incident which led to scare among air-passengers had…
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‘Multiple mistakes, highly avoidable’: DGCA issues show cause to Go First
New Delhi: Multiple mistakes such as lack of proper communication, co-ordination, reconciliation, and confirmation resulted in a highly avoidable situation, aviation regulator DGCA noted in the incident of a Go First flight…
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Go First flight leaves passengers behind, DGCA promises action
New Delhi: A Go First plane on Monday took off from Bengaluru allegedly without taking nearly 50 passengers on board, and aviation regulator DGCA has sought a report on the matter and…
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AI Paris-New Delhi flight incidents: DGCA issues show cause notice to airline
Mumbai: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday said it has issued a show cause notice to Air India regarding two incidents of passenger misbehaviour onboard a flight from Paris to New Delhi last…
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Air India pax on New York-Delhi flight banned for 30 days for urinating on woman
New Delhi: Air India has banned a passenger for 30 days who behaved in an inappropriate and undignified manner on the New York-Delhi flight. An Air India spokesperson on Wednesday said, “Air…
