HISTORICAL FACTS: 15 - Caught on Camera

DGCA de-registers four jumbo jets of Air India

NEW DELHI: A question mark hangs over whether the Maharaja’s “queen of the skies” — his four Boeing 747 jumbo jets — will fly passengers again. The nearly three decade old aircraft have been de-registered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The Times of India · Apr 27, 2022

Akasa Air to launch flight operations in July instead of June

NEW DELHI: The commercial flight operations of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air will be launched in July instead of June.

The Times of India · Apr 25, 2022

DGCA rolls out surveillance plan to ensure flight safety

Deficiencies observed will be flagged for urgent corrective action 

The Hindu · Apr 16, 2022

DGCA bars 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying Boeing 737 Max planes

The aviation regulator’s move comes after finding them not properly trained.

The Hindu · Apr 13, 2022

Red tape leaves India-bound travellers stranded at Yangon airport

Flight scheduled for Sunday morning gets Ministry of Civil Aviation nod late on Monday

The Hindu · Mar 28, 2022

SpiceJet plane hits pole at Delhi airport

DGCA suspends two pilots, ground staff involved in the incident

The Hindu · Mar 28, 2022

India reopens to international flights

‘Today is a very important day,’ Civil Aviation Minister

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022

66 airlines, 40+ nations and 3,249 weekly flights: Skies reopen after 2-year pandemic break

NEW DELHI: Six Indian and 60 foreign airlines from 40 countries — but none from China as of now — will from Sunday operate 3,249 weekly flights to and from India under the summer schedule as regular international flights resume after a gap of over two years.

The Times of India · Mar 26, 2022

Flight data recorders of the crashed aircraft in China will provide the answers

It is better to learn from accidents and take steps to prevent a recurrence

The Hindu · Mar 23, 2022

China crash fallout: DGCA orders ‘enhanced surveillance’ on B737s with Indian carriers; sends teams to ‘monitor airworthiness’

NEW DELHI: The Indian aviation regulator has ordered "enhanced surveillance" of the close to 100 Boeing 737s in the fleets of Indian carriers after a China Eastern B737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in China's Guangxi on Monday afternoon.

The Times of India · Mar 21, 2022