Tag: DGCA
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IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata after smoke engulfs plane mid-air
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB), which comes under the Civil Aviation Ministry, has launched a probe into the incident.
December 11, 2018 -
Air India plans Lucknow-Najaf flight from early 2019
Lucknow has a sizable Shia Muslim population, and the Iraqi city of Najaf is considered sacred by the Shia community
December 9, 2018 -
Govt plans SPV to manufacture regional transport aircraft
Minister of State, Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha says inter-ministerial task force is studying the project to manufacture of regional transport aircraft in India
November 20, 2018 -
‘Every capital needs a second airport’
Former chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) VP Agrawal did his bachelor’s and master’s in engineering from IIT Roorkee. He has been a member on several committees relating to development and improvement of aviation-related infrastructure in the country besides being a director on the board of Airports Council International (ACI), an international body …
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November 10, 2018 -
Water tanker hits Qatar Airways plane at Kolkata airport, all passengers safe
According to airport officials, there were 103 passengers on the flight when the incident happened.
November 1, 2018 -
Job crunch forcing Indian pilots to work for overseas flights
Due to the rate of expansion of the aviation sector in the Gulf and South East Asia jobs are easily available for Indian pilots in these parts of the world.
October 30, 2018 -
Jet Airways flyer who fell ill demands Rs 30 Lakh, 100 upgrade vouchers
The cockpit crew of the flight, which had 171 people on board, have been derostered and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has been directed to probe the incident.
September 21, 2018 -
Jet Airways passengers suffer nasal, ear bleeding due to cabin pressure issues
Cabin pressurisation could not be maintained and oxygen masks came down as the crew forgot to select bleed switch, says DGCA
September 20, 2018 -
Poop from skies: NGT raps DGCA for ‘repeated defiance’, warns DG of withholding salary
The tribunal also warned that if there is "continued defiance" it may have to consider prosecution of the Director General on the next date.
August 3, 2018 -
No cancellation fee, full refund | Read all new flight rules proposed
Charter of passenger rights put up for public consultation; changes likely to be notified in two months
May 23, 2018 -
‘National no fly list’: Lovesick Mumbai man first to be put on the list for hijack scare
Eight months after the the Civil Aviation Ministry had asked airlines to create the 'no fly list', Birju Kishore Salla, who was arrested in October last year, has become the first person to be put on the list.
May 20, 2018 -
Rahul Gandhi’s plane develops technical snag, Congress hints at sabotage
The Congress complained on Thursday that a plane carrying party chief Rahul Gandhi to Karnataka was intentionally tampered with. It has demanded an investigation into the matter.
April 26, 2018 -
Uncouth airlines
A few brownie points may have come Suresh Prabhu’s way for ordering an inquiry into reports that the staff of a private airline roughed up and de-boarded a passenger who complained of mosquitoes in the cabin, but the minister will have to do a lot more to discipline the airlines and inspire confidence in the …
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April 16, 2018 -
IndiGo cancels 47 flights after DGCA order, offers full refund
A day after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) directed grounding of 11 A320neo aircraft, budget carrier Indigo cancelled 47 flights on various routes, according to the information available on the airline’s website. While accepting that there were cancellation of flights, the company said that passengers were given the option to either choose another …
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March 13, 2018 -
Dengue: SMC’s drone plan hits ‘privacy’ hurdle
The opposition Trinamul Congress in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has expressed concern over the civic board’s plans to use drones in its anti-dengue drive in the town. Trinamul ward councilors are wondering if the move will breach people’s privacy, and whether the SMC has the permission from the appropriate authority to fly the machines. …
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February 28, 2018 -
DGCA forms committee to review guidelines on rest period to pilots
Rest periods given to pilots in India are not as per the international guidelines. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has reportedly pulled up the aviation regulator over the Flight and Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) regulations that are there at present during its audit last year and it will keep following this up with the regulator. …
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January 13, 2018 -
DGCA forms committee to review guidelines on rest period given to pilots
Rest periods given to pilots in India are not as per the international guidelines. International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has reportedly pulled up the aviation regulator over the existing Flight and Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) regulations in its audit last year and it will keep following this up with the regulator. After ICAO rapped the …
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January 10, 2018