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  Spotlight on more airports after Air India plane crash in Kozhikode

  Fyi | August 09, 2020 12:12 IST

  A day after the crash of an Air India Express plane at Kozhikode's tabletop runway during landing has brought the focus on some of India's other airports which are more risk-prone when compared to others and internationally prescribed parameters of landing and runway safety technologies.

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  Full-fledged international flight operations will depend on coronavirus spread across world: DGCA

  Business | August 09, 2020 11:38 IST

  ​The full-fledged reopening of international flight operations will depend on coronavirus spread all over the world, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation told news agency ANI today.

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  Will speak to Boeing to examine crashed Air India aircraft's defects: DGCA

  India | August 09, 2020 11:02 IST

  The Directorate General of Civil Aviation will be contacting Boeing to get to the bottom of any defects in the aircraft which crashed at the Kozhikode airport day before yesterday. Anil Kumar, DG, DGCA, has said that aeronautics major Boeing will be contacted to examine the aircraft's original equipment and to check for any defects.

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  DGCA should not allow landings at Kozhikode airport during monsoons: Aviation safety expert

  India | August 08, 2020 21:40 IST

  A day after the crash of an Air India Express plane, aviation safety expert Captain Ranganathan, who had earlier flagged concerns about Kozhikode airport runway, on Saturday said regulator DGCA should not allow landing of flights during monsoons on r

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  DGCA had issued notice to Kozhikode airport in July 2019 over critical safety lapses

  India | August 08, 2020 19:02 IST

  Aviation regulator DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to the director of the Kozhikode airport on July 11 last year after it found "various critical safety lapses" in different places, including the runway and the apron, officials said on Saturday.

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  DGCA had issued notice to Kozhikode airport in July 2019 over critical safety lapses

  India | August 08, 2020 12:20 IST

  Aviation regulator DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to the director of the Kozhikode airport on July 11 last year after it found "various critical safety lapses", officials said on Saturday.  

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  DGCA asks SpiceJet to stop ticket sale offer as govt-imposed fare limits are in place

  Business | August 03, 2020 18:59 IST

  SpiceJet in a press release Monday morning announced it has started a five-day "1+1 offer sale" where it was offering one-way base fares starting as low as Rs 899, excluding taxes, on its domestic network.

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  International commercial passenger flights to remain suspended till August 31: DGCA

  India | July 31, 2020 18:21 IST

  The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday announced that the International commercial passenger flights to remain suspended till August 31.

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  DGCA asks Indian airlines to inspect their B737 aircraft following FAA directive

  India | July 25, 2020 7:22 IST

  Aviation regulator DGCA has directed Indian airlines to inspect the Boeing B737 aircraft in their fleet after the US aviation regulator FAA issued an emergency directive on this matter on Friday, officials said.

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  Cyclone Nisarga: DGCA reiterates guidelines on adverse weather ops to airlines, pilots

  India | June 02, 2020 21:28 IST

  Indian aviation regulator DGCA issued a circular to airlines and pilots on Tuesday, reiterating its guidelines on adverse weather operations as Cyclone Nisarga approaches the coastal areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

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  Middle seats on planes: DGCA asks airlines to avoid bookings or provide 'wrap around gowns'

  India | June 01, 2020 14:56 IST

  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked the airlines to avoid allotting the middle seats on aircraft as much as possible. If in any case, they need to be allotted, aircraft must provide the passenger with wrap-around gown as well as a face shield to minimise the risk of contracting coronavirus as much as possible. 

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  DGCA issues guidelines on threat posed by locust swarms

  India | May 29, 2020 18:42 IST

  The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued guidelines in the wake of the risks posed by the locust swarms during the landing and takeoff phase.

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  DGCA releases minimum and maximum limit of domestic flight tickets fare. Check details here

  India | May 21, 2020 23:24 IST

  Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA has released a list of the lower and upper limits of domestic flight fares.

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  Commercial passenger flights to remain suspended till May 17 midnight: DGCA

  India | May 02, 2020 17:56 IST

  A day after the Modi government announced an extension of the coronavirus-induced lockdown till May 17, the DGCA on Saturday said all commercial passenger flights will remain suspended till midnight of May 17. 

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  DGCA directs airlines to stop taking flight bookings

  India | April 19, 2020 20:29 IST

  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday directed all airlines to stop taking flight bookings after the Ministry of Civil Aviation issued a circular for all airlines asking them to refrain from booking tickets.

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  Personnel involved in cargo flight ops must have protective gear like masks, gloves, says DGCA

  India | March 30, 2020 17:53 IST

  Amid the 21-day lockdown imposed to combat coronavirus pandemic, aviation regulator DGCA on Monday asked all companies to ensure that the personnel dealing with cargo flight operations are provided protective gear like masks and gloves.

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  COVID-19: Aviation regulator suspends alcohol tests for all personnel

  India | March 29, 2020 19:58 IST

  Aviation regulator DGCA on Sunday said it was suspending breathalyser tests, which is done to detect alcohol, for all aviation personnel, including pilots, hours after an Air India union had requested it to do so citing that these tests could spread coronavirus. 

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  Domestic flights will continue to operate as usual from Delhi airport: DGCA

  India | March 22, 2020 20:23 IST

  Minutes after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that no domestic or international flight will operate from the Delhi airport from Monday till March 31, a senior official of aviation regulator DGCA clarified that domestic flights will be operating as usual at the airport.

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  Coronavirus: Indigo to cancel flights between Delhi-Istanbul, Chennai-Kuala Lumpur till March 31

  India | March 18, 2020 9:22 IST

  Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA )on Tuesday announced that IndiGo will be cancelling its flights on Delhi-Istanbul route and Chennai-Kuala Lumpur route from March 18 to March 31, as the aviation regulator has restricted international traffic from Turkey and Malaysia.

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  Consider waiving ticket cancellation charges: DGCA to international airlines amid coronavirus fears

  Business | March 13, 2020 15:45 IST

  Amid coronavirus scare across the world, Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday asked international airlines to consider waiving ticket cancellation charges.