DGCA suspends licence of SpiceJet pilot for six months Action after mid-air turbulence injured passengers during a flight in May The Hindu · Aug 20, 2022
DGCA suspends licences of 2 pilots for violation of rules in two separate cases The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of pilots for violation of rules in two separate cases. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 20, 2022
DGCA asks airlines to strictly enforce COVID-19 protocol amid rise in cases Airlines have to ensure that passengers are wearing face masks properly throughout the journey and there is proper sensitisation of passengers through various platforms, according the the DCGA The Hindu · Aug 17, 2022
DGCA issues guidelines to prevent bird hits at airports The DGCA has asked the airports to carry out a wildlife risk assessment and rank them according to the risk posed to aircraft. The Hindu · Aug 13, 2022
DGCA opens doors for transgender pilots Formulates its first-ever medical guidelines for transgender aspirants The Hindu · Aug 10, 2022
SpiceJet flyers walk on Delhi airport’s tarmac after waiting for bus; DGCA probe begins Spicejet, however, said there was a brief delay in the arrival of coaches, and once the buses came, all the passengers travelled on them from the tarmac to the terminal The Hindu · Aug 7, 2022
Explained | The protections for passengers with a disability on flights and the latest amendment The rules governing air travel by persons with disabilities have been amended following the furore over IndiGo airlines’ treatment of a child with special needs The Hindu · Aug 6, 2022
Vistara flight returns to Varanasi due to bird hit during take off NEW DELHI: A Vistara Varanasi-Mumbai flight on Friday suffered a bird hit during take off. The aircraft safely returned safely to the origin airport. The Times of India · Aug 5, 2022
DGCA de-registers 3 SpiceJet aircraft within 5 days of request from lessor; another may be de-registered on Friday NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday de-registered three Boeing 737s leased to SpiceJet on the request of the lessor made under provisions of Irrevocable De-registration and Export Request Authorisations (IDERA). The Times of India · Aug 4, 2022
GoFirst Ahmedabad-Chandigarh flight returns to origin following bird hit NEW DELHI: GoFirst’s Ahmedabad-Chandigarh flight on Thursday returned to the origin soon after take off following a bird hit. “There was a suspected bird hit to engine number 1 and the aircraft operating as G8-911 returned to Ahmedabad. It is being investigated,” said a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)… The Times of India · Aug 4, 2022
A Go First car stops under IndiGo Plane, DGCA orders inquiry A Go First Maruti vehicle stopped under the nose area of the Indigo aircraft VT-ITJ that was parked at Terminal T-2 IGI airport in Delhi. Dynamite News · Aug 2, 2022
Indian aviation sector 'absolutely safe'; foreign carriers that came to India reported 15 tech snags in last 16 days: DGCA chief The country's civil aviation space is "absolutely safe" and all the protocols laid down by the ICAO are followed, said the DGCA The Hindu · Jul 31, 2022
List steps to raze 48 obstacles in flight path: Bombay HC to collector MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday directed the collector (suburbs) to list steps for demolition of 48 obstacles in the aircraft approach path to the runway at the airport in Santacruz in less than a month. The Times of India · Jul 29, 2022
Demolish 48 obstacles on flightpath in Mumbai: Bombay High Court A PIL pointed out that there are blatant violations of air safety regulations by the Airport Authority of India and the DGCA The Hindu · Jul 29, 2022
The Times of India · Jul 29, 2022 SpiceJet Mumbai-Kandla flight aborts take-off NEW DELHI: A day after SpiceJet was 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 Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is examining the issue.
The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022 DGCA order to SpiceJet unlikely to affect flight services from Kerala Airlines operates only three services from the State
The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022 DGCA scales down SpiceJet flights by half Experts term order an ‘eyewash’ as the airline was already flying less than 50% of its approved flights
The Times of India · Jul 27, 2022 DGCA puts SpiceJet under 'enhanced surveillance', orders airline to operate half of allowed flights this summer NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday ordered SpiceJet to operate a truncated schedule — half of the allowed fights — this summer. The airline has also been put under "enhanced surveillance” for 8 weeks.
The Hindu · Jul 26, 2022 DGCA ‘examining’ SpiceJet reply to show-cause notice Notice was served as the regulator found the airline failed to provide safe air services after a spate of mid-flight incidents
The Times of India · Jul 25, 2022 Pune: Trainee pilot bruised in crash landing, lens on 'power loss' PUNE: A trainee pilot, on a solo cross-country flight, suffered minor injuries after a Cessna 152 (VT-ALI) trainer aircraft of a flying school in Baramati crash-landed on an agriculture field at Kadbanwadi in Indapur tehsil, about 135km from the city, around 11.30am on Monday.
The Hindu · Jul 25, 2022 DGCA grounded 10 SpiceJet planes after inspection: Govt These aircraft were identified when the DGCA carried out 53 spot checks on SpiceJet’s 48 aircraft between July 9 and July 13
The Hindu · Jul 25, 2022 DGCA’s medical tests for pilot licence recognise trans persons: Govt. to Parliament ‘A trans person applicant may be issued fit medical assessment, provided there are no associated medical, psychiatric or psychological conditions’
The Hindu · Jul 25, 2022 Training aircraft crash-lands near Pune; pilot safe Cadet pilot was hospitalised with minor injuries
The Hindu · Jul 25, 2022 DGCA conducts spot checks on 48 SpiceJet aircraft; finds no major safety violation: Govt SpiceJet planes were involved in at least eight technical malfunction incidents in the 18-day period starting June 19, following which the DGCA had on July 6 issued a show-cause notice to the airline
The Hindu · Jul 23, 2022 Shortage of air traffic controllers widens AAI asks DGCA to revise their duty timings and reduce rest periods