Tag: DGCA
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Aviation Minister calls emergency meeting as debt-ridden Jet Airways grounds flights
The airline's aircraft maintenance engineers' union wrote to the aviation regulator on Tuesday that three months of salary was overdue to them and flight safety 'is at risk'.
March 19, 2019 -
Airline fares see over 100% hike as flights cancelled after grounding of 737 MAX
Operations of airlines like SpiceJet and Jet Airways have been hit the most due to the DGCA decision to join a global grounding of 737-MAX aircraft following a crash in Ethiopia
March 14, 2019 -
Ethiopian Airlines crash | All Boeing 737 Max aircraft in India to be grounded before 4 pm today, says DGCA
The move comes three days after 157 people were killed after an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed 6 minutes after take-off from Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday.
March 13, 2019 -
DGCA issues safety instructions, says only pilots with 1000 hrs can fly Boeing 737 Max aircraft
The operators have to ensure that no MAX aircraft in their fleet is operated without compliance with DGCA's latest directions with effect from 1200 hours on March 12, the statement said.
March 12, 2019 -
Ethiopian Airlines crash: DGCA to issue safety instructions to Indian operators
The DGCA said that it is reviewing the matter regarding safety issues post the accident.
March 11, 2019 -
IndiGo flight cancellations to continue, 30 to be ‘adjusted’ per day; airline cites reasons
IndiGo Airlines says it will be "adjusting" around 30 flights per day over the coming days due to various Notams (Notice to Airmen) and bad weather predictions
February 13, 2019 -
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