Tag: DGCA

‘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

Jet Airways terminates two pilots involved in mid-air brawl

Jet Airways has terminated the services of two senior pilots who were involved in a mid-air brawl while operating London-Mumbai flight on January 1. A senior pilot had allegedly slapped a female commander during the flight and following the incident the two were grounded by the airline. “Consequent to the review of the events on …

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January 9, 2018

Air Deccan connects Mumbai to Jalgaon

India’s first low-cost carrier Air Deccan is taking to the skies again on Saturday after a decade, connecting Mumbai with Jalgaon in northern Maharashtra under the ‘Udan’ regional connectivity scheme. “We have received the regulatory authority’s (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) approval and would commence our operations on Saturday from Mumbai to Jalgaon,” the airline’s …

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December 23, 2017

Drone regulations likely to be out in 2 months: Jayant Sinha

The regulations for operating drones are likely to be ready within two months and would be the “best in class with appropriate constraints”, union minister Jayant Sinha said on Friday. The civil aviation ministry came out with draft rules for unmanned aircraft systems last month, seeking comments from the public. “We have received over 100 comments. We …

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December 15, 2017