Tag: DGCA
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“Domestic air passenger traffic grew by 3.74% in 2019,” says DGCA
In 2018, the domestic air passenger traffic was at 13.89 crore, up by 18.6%.
January 20, 2020 -
‘Safety first’: Air India reroutes flights overflying Iran to Europe, US amid Middle East crisis
The development may lead to an increase in flying time by approximately 20 minutes for flights from Delhi and 30-40 minutes for flights from Mumbai.
January 8, 2020 -
DGCA advised Indian airlines to take precautionary measures over Iran airspace
At present only Air India uses the Iran-Iraq airspace for operations to Europe and other destinations. Currently, no Indian airline flies directly to Iran.
January 8, 2020 -
‘Avoid all non-essential visit to Iraq’: India issues travel advisory amid US-Iran tensions
Meanwhile, the Government has directed all Indian carriers to avoid airspace of Iran, Iraq and the Gulf following tension in the region.
January 8, 2020 -
DGCA unveils phase-1 services of e-Governance project
An automated CPL-A would not only expedite the process, resulting in timely issuance of the licence.
December 30, 2019 -
Centre takes up unauthorised drones issue with states, UTs: Hardeep Singh Puri
It is a must for all RPAS to have a Unique Identification Number (UIN)
December 12, 2019 -
Bengaluru-bound IndiGo A320neo plane turns mid-air after engine snag, 2nd incident this week
DGCA had last month asked the low-cost carrier to replace all Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines on its Airbus A320neo family aircraft with new P&W power units by January 2020.
December 5, 2019 -
DGCA warns Indigo over continuous use of unmodified, faulty Pratt & Whitney engines
IndiGo has 98 A320Neo family aircraft, including 91 A320Neos and seven A321Neos, which are all powered by faulty-P&W engines.
November 26, 2019 -
Replace all snag-prone Pratt Engines on airbus A320neo planes: DGCA to Indigo
The carrier is the biggest client for A320neo planes and since the beginning, Indigo has faced issues with the Pratt & Whitney engines.
November 2, 2019 -
IndiGo plane turns back after engine failure mid-air, fourth such incident in a week
The PW engine-powered A320neo has been facing glitches since its induction in 2016. It has also resulted in grounding of some planes.
October 31, 2019 -
IndiGo flight makes emergency landing after ‘technical glitch’; Goa minister says engine on fire
However, the airline has strongly refuted the occurrence of any fire in the engine of the flight.
September 30, 2019 -
Aviation body calls urgent meeting with Indigo and GoAir to review Airbus Neo performance
Issues related to the A320 Neo aircraft's Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine, which both the airlines have been facing for years, will be discussed at the meeting
August 28, 2019 -
Days after SpiceJet technician dies in freak accident, DGCA says he was ‘untrained’
Rohit Bhushan Pandey lost his life after he got stuck in the main landing gear door while working on an aircraft at the Kolkata airport.
July 27, 2019 -
SpiceJet technician dies after getting stuck in aircraft’s main landing gear door at Kolkata airport
Rohit Bhushan Pandey, a trainee technician, was doing maintenance work in the right-hand main landing gear wheel well area of a Q400 aircraft when the accident happened.
July 10, 2019 -
Amid tensions in Middle East, India suspends flight services over Iranian airspace
Earlier on Friday, the United Airlines suspended its services between New Jersey’s Newark and Mumbai.
June 22, 2019 -
After turbulent April, domestic air passenger traffic grows by 2.96 per cent in May
In April, domestic air passenger traffic had dropped by 4.5 per cent over the same period last year.
June 18, 2019 -
Air India, SpiceJet, IndiGo may get Jet Airways foreign traffic rights: Report
The government wants local carriers to deploy capacity on international routes from where Jet Airways has withdrawn operations due to severe fund crunch.
May 4, 2019