Sun, Feb 16, 2020
The country's civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a probe into an incident involving tail scraping of an Air India aircraft being operated from Pune to Delhi.
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Sun, Nov 10, 2019
As of now, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, has conducted test via "Breath Analysers" on ATCs, aircraft maintenance and aerodrome operations personnel amongst others.
Sun, Oct 13, 2019
Despite an economic slowdown and grounding of a major domestic carrier, the Indian aviation regulator expects a healthy rise in passenger traffic in 2019.
Tue, Apr 17, 2018
The Delhi High Court today sought the responses of the Centre, aviation regulator DGCA and Jet Airways on a PIL alleging that the airline was flouting national and international flight safety regulations by allowing unauthorised persons to travel overseas by "masquerading" as its crew on a "general declaration".
Mon, Apr 16, 2018
All 14 Pratt & Whitney engine-powered Airbus A320 Neo planes of the two budget carriers -- IndiGo and GoAir -- which were grounded between February and March this year due to safety concerns are now back into operation, officials said.
Fri, Mar 23, 2018
IndiGo, GoAir A320neo case: Bombay High Court has directed the DGCA, IndiGo and Go Air to file their respective affidavits by April 2 on compliance with all safety standards in light of the above issue. "Your duty does not end merely at grounding some flights. It is also the duty and responsibility of the DGCA and the UoI to ensure that the people of India feel safe," it said. "You must widely publicise the steps being taken to ensure that the flagged engines are not being used and that air travel was perfectly safe. Open a window to address the queries and pacify the fear of air travellers," the bench said.
Mon, Mar 19, 2018
In 24 hours, Indigo has withdrawn three flights due to A320Neo engine failures, while it is known that a total of six flights have been grounded by the low-cost carrier in one week.
Fri, Mar 16, 2018
Indigo, GoAir flight cancellation: It has been revealed that Indigo will be cancelling as many as 488 flights between March 15 to March 31, 2018, while GoAir may cancel about 138 flights between March 15 - March 22.
Thu, Mar 15, 2018
Flight cancellations: The revised schedule of Wadia group-promoted GoAir showed that the airline has cancelled seven daily flights to 10 destinations between March 16 and March 24 apart from cancelling six services per week between March 15 and March 22. On the whole, 138 flights stand cancelled. Put together, IndiGo and GoAir have cancelled around 626 flights.
Indigo, GoAir flight cancellations: On March 12, the DGCA said that A320 neos fitted with PW1100 engines beyond ESN 450 have been grounded with immediate effect as it cited safety of aircraft operations. Both IndiGo and GoAir have been told not to refit these engines, which are spare with them in their inventory.
Wed, Mar 14, 2018
IndiGo, GoAir flight cancellation: While yesterday as many as 65 flights were cancelled , on Wednesday over 45 were cancelled . That meant that thousands of passengers saw their travel plans going haywire - as many as 14 planes were grounded due to engine problems, leading to a sharp rise in fares on certain routes
Union minister Jayant Sinha today said safety of passengers was paramount for the government and aircraft with Pratt & Whitney engines could be used only after they were considered safe post technical analysis. His comments came after the aviation regulator DGCA grounding 11 Airbus A320Neo pl
Tue, Mar 13, 2018
Together both airlines have 45 A320Neos - with Indigo having 32 and GoAir having 13, which are fitted with P&W 1100 engines.
Budget carrier IndiGo has cancelled as many as 47 flights today after the country's aviation regulator DGCA grounded its eight A320Neo planes with faulty Pratt & Whitney engines, along with three such aircraft of GoAir. IndiGo has cancelled 47 flights across its domestic network on March 13,
Wed, Jan 03, 2018
Aviation regulator DGCA today suspended the flying licence of a senior Jet Airways pilot who allegedly slapped a female commander of the airline's London- Mumbai flight on January 1.
Tue, Dec 26, 2017
Now, HAL can sell this plane to airlines in India and it can be used for regional flights under the Modi's government's ambitious UDAN scheme , a senior aviation official reportedly said.
Tue, Dec 19, 2017
Higher load factor was witnessed during the month with the onset of tourist season.
Many airlines followed the directions of Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Jayant Sinha, asking for reducing down the cancellation fee charges to bring cheers to passengers.
Mon, Dec 18, 2017
Flight ticket cancellation charges will be Rs 3,000 or base fare plus fuel surcharge, whichever is lesser, airlines say.
Wed, Dec 13, 2017
IndiGo, Jet Airways and SpiceJet have submitted bids under the regional connectivity scheme's second round of bidding wherein the government has received 141 initial proposals, a senior official said today.
Tue, Dec 12, 2017
The government is considering manufacturing civilian aircraft and would like to move ahead with the plan "very fast", a civil aviation ministry official said today.
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
The revised norms, which are applicable at airports with custom and immigration facilities, will come into effect from December 15, an official release said today.
Tue, Nov 21, 2017
IndiGo has suspended two staffers for allegedly misbehaving with a woman passenger at Guwahati airport. The incident involving lawyer Krishna Sarma happened yesterday wherein her mobile phone was allegedly snatched by a staff to delete certain pictures clicked by her.
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