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BLR simultaneous take off case: DGCA suspends an air traffic controller’s licence for 3 months; issues warning letter to another

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of an air traffic controller (ATCO) at Bengaluru Airport for three months and issued a warning letter to another one for allowing two IndiGo aircraft to take off simultaneously — one headed to Kolkata and other to…

The Times of India · May 30, 2022

Safety hazard: DGCA imposes ₹10 lakh fine on SpiceJet for faulty training of Max aircraft pilots

DGCA had last month barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained.

The Hindu · May 30, 2022

DGCA fines SpiceJet Rs 10 lakh for training Boeing 737 MAX pilots on faulty CAE simulator

NEW DELHI: Budget carrier SpiceJet has been fined Rs 10 lakh for using a faulty Boeing 737 MAX simulator to train their pilots.

The Times of India · May 30, 2022

Jet Airways 2.0 gets airline licence; to resume flights by September

NEW DELHI: Jet Airways is all set to become the first Indian carrier to revive operations under India's bankruptcy law September this year.

The Times of India · May 20, 2022

IndiGo ‘mishandled passengers’, flouted norms: DGCA on airline denying boarding to child with special needs

DGCA issues show-cause notice to airline after 3-member fact finding team concludes enquiry

The Hindu · May 16, 2022

Boarding denied to child with special needs: DGCA finds IndiGo at fault; to issue showcause to airline

NEW DELHI: A three-member Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) panel, probing IndiGo's denial to board a 'divyang' child at Ranchi Airport on May 7, has found the airline at fault.

The Times of India · May 16, 2022

84 workers at 42 Indian airports found drunk on duty: DGCA

Aviation regulator DGCA had in September 2019 issued rules for breath analyser test for all airport workers

The Hindu · May 15, 2022

41 pilots and crew members suspended for failing Breath analyser test

Action taken by the agency between January and April 2022

The Hindu · May 10, 2022

DGCA checks cover 280 aircraft cabin in a week; find cracked toilet seat, missing handrest

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) recent decision to inspect cabin of aircraft being used by Indian carriers during night parking — first reported by TOI on May 5 — and random spot checks is leading to discovery of many deficiencies on some birds due to lack…

The Times of India · May 9, 2022

NCPCR orders FIR into IndiGo denying boarding to child with special needs

Zero tolerance to such incidents, says Scindia; airline stands by decision to refuse boarding in the interest of safety

The Hindu · May 9, 2022