Pilots of three Indian airlines allegedly lied to air traffic controllers about running short on fuel to get priority landing at an airport, a probe by the country's aviation safety regulator has found. This incident
While the political fallout of the hue and cry over a delay in landing of West Bengal chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's plane on November 30 is yet to be seen, the whole controversy has cost
The government today appointed senior bureaucrat B S Bhullar as chief of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
A Jet Airways aircraft made a blind landing in Kerala in August last year in its seventh attempt after running dangerously low on fuel due to the six previous failed landing attempts.
Fine of up to Rs 1 crore in offing for erring pilots, airlines violating safety norms
Restrictions on in-flight use of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7, purchased after September 15, were today lifted by India's civil aviation regulator. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on September 9, had prohibited the
Two days after the company’s high-end Galaxy Note smartphone caught fire inside an aircraft, the senior executives of Samsung today met officials of aviation regulator DGCA to discuss the issue. The meeting, which lasted for
A Samsung Galaxy Note 2 device caught fire inside a Chennai-bound IndiGo aircraft today, prompting the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ask all airlines to ban the use of this series of smartphones inside planes.
To ensure complete safety in aircrafts, the civil aviation regulator today prohibited the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone inside flights. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the guidelines on the
Clicking selfies inside the cockpit and at other critical places, including by crew members, could land selfie lovers in trouble as aviation regulator DGCA may soon ask airlines to strictly enforce a ban on taking
DGCA on Tuesday confirmed that Indian aircrafts from Ahmedabad to Gulf will no longer fly over Pakistan airspace but denied any political reason behind the decision.
New Delhi: Flight delay and cancellation nightmares just got slightly bearable, with the government looking to burden domestic airlines for the pains caused to the flyers booked with them. Fresh guidelines by the Directorate General
New Delhi: The flight ticket cancellation charges have been revised, which will soon let the fliers pay less on a ticket cancellation starting August 1. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced this
New Delhi: Several passengers and others were endangered when an IndiGo aircraft flew close to a road near the Jaipur Airport in February, mistaking it for the runway. The pilots have been grounded by aviation
New Delhi: Domestic airlines might soon be allowed to import aircraft that are up to 18 years old, with aviation watchdog DGCA proposing to ease the norms as government looks to boost regional air connectivity.
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA is conducting engineering audit of government-owned Air India fleet to assess maintenance records of its aircraft, following an incident of a tail-pipe fire in one of its plane that took
New Delhi: Union minister Mahesh Sharma today refuted allegations that Air India was operating "faulty" aircraft, saying yesterday's incident of fire in a plane of the national carrier was not due to any "safety" issue."Practically,
New Delhi: Air India has issued advisory to all its pilots to make turbulence announcement when seat belt signs are put 'on' to keep informed the flight staff on board the aircraft, the Parliament was
New Delhi: National carrier Air India may request aviation regulator DGCA to reconsider its order removing A S Soman from the post of its flight safety chief after discussing the issue tomorrow.Soman, who was appointed
New Delhi: In view of growing instances of safety lapses, aviation regulator DGCA will carry out a one-time surveillance of all airlines to ensure that they are complying with all safety norms during flight
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