Directorate General of Civil Aviation

NEW DELHI: Preparing for a major fleet expansion, Air India — which used to retire pilots at 58 — is now going to give selected pilots an extension for another five years. Since the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and several…

Aviation regulatory authority DGCA's chief Arun Kumar on Sunday said that India's civil aviation space is "absolutely safe" and all the protocols laid down by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) are being followed. Kumar…

NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister J M Scindiaon Thursday said that Indian airlines have reported 478 technical snags in the one-year period from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, — over a snag everyday. “A total of 177 surveillance, 497…

NEW DELHI: A day after SpiceJetwas ordered to operate half of its approved schedule, its Mumbai-Kandla flight aborted take off at Mumbai on Thursday after getting a caution alert. The aircraft safely returned to the bay and the…

A total of 478 technical snag-related occurrences were reported in planes between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. A total of 177 surveillance, 497 spot checks and 169 night surveillance have been carried out by Directorate General of…

NEW DELHI: Indian carriers on Thursday informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that aircraftare now being checked and certified by properly-trained technical staff at all airports across the country. After analysing…

The minister of state for civil aviation, V K Singh, on Monday informed that DGCA did not find any major safety violations after it conducted 53 spot checks on 48 aircraft between July 9 and July 13. "However, as a safety measure, the…

Air India Express aircraft VT-AXX operating flight IX-355 (Calicut-Dubai) diverted to Muscat as during cruise, a burning smell emitted from one of the vents in the forward galley, news agency ANI reported citing the Directorate General…

Air India Express's Calicut-Dubai flight was diverted to Muscat on Saturday night after a burning smell was observed in cabin mid-air, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Sunday. The burning smell was coming from one of the…

NEW DELHI: A bird was found alive in the cockpit of Air India Express’ Bahrain to Kochi on Friday (July 15). The aircraft landed safely at its destination. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is probing this case. “Prima facie it…