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COVID-19: Aviation regulator suspends alcohol tests for all personnel
India | Mar 29, 2020, 07:58 PM ISTAviation 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 | Mar 22, 2020, 08:23 PM ISTMinutes 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 | Mar 18, 2020, 09:22 AM ISTDirectorate 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 | Mar 13, 2020, 03:45 PM ISTAmid coronavirus scare across the world, Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday asked international airlines to consider waiving ticket cancellation charges.
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Coronavirus: Airlines asked to consider zero cancellation charges amid COVID-19 scare
India | Mar 11, 2020, 09:42 PM ISTThe Civil Aviation Ministry has asked domestic airlines to consider providing flight cancellation option without any fee to customers who are seeking to cancel their journey plans amid coronavirus concerns, according to a DGCA official.
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DGCA orders airlines, airports to take specific measures to combat coronavirus
India | Mar 03, 2020, 08:00 PM ISTAs coronavirus cases spread across the country, the DGCA on Tuesday asked airlines and airports to take specific measures such as providing protective gears like surgical masks and gloves to crew members and passengers and having multiple hand sanitising points in terminals.
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DGCA ought not have certified airlines' action banning Kunal Kamra: Delhi HC
India | Feb 25, 2020, 06:10 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday said aviation regulator DGCA ought not to have "certified" action of the airlines, other than IndiGo, which imposed an indefinite flying ban without an inquiry on stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for allegedly heckling journalist Arnab Goswami on a flight.
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India's January domestic air passenger traffic up 2.20%
Business | Feb 17, 2020, 10:00 PM ISTAccording to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), passengers ferried by domestic airlines during the month under review rose to 1.27 crore as against 1.25 crore for the corresponding period of the previous year.
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DGCA suspends 2 SpiceJet pilots for four-and-half months for damaging runway edge lights
India | Feb 13, 2020, 04:37 PM ISTAviation regulator DGCA suspended two SpiceJet pilots on Thursday for a period of four-and-half months for damaging the runway edge lights of Mangaluru airport while landing a B 737 plane on October 31 last year, according to an official document.
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Coronavirus: DGCA suspends pre-flight alcohol test at Kerala airports
India | Feb 09, 2020, 05:36 PM ISTAviation regulator DGCA has stopped the pre-flight breathalyzer (BA) test for the aircrew operating out of Kerala's four airports during the next 15 days in the wake of the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak. The breathalyzer (BA) test measures whether a person is drunk or not.
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Explained: Kunal Kamra banned by airlines. Know what puts you in 'No Fly List'
Fyi | Jan 30, 2020, 09:38 PM ISTThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) maintains and compiles the no-fly list based on inputs given by airlines about the incidents.
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DGCA suspends pilots of Cessna aircraft which crashed at Aligarh airport during landing
India | Jan 25, 2020, 06:34 PM ISTThe pilot-in-command and co-pilot of a Cessna aircraft that had crashed and caught fire while landing at Aligarh airport last year were suspended on Saturday by aviation regulator DGCA for one year and six months respectively.
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DGCA suspends Taneja Aerospace's pilots for causing runway excursion at Nanded airport
India | Jan 24, 2020, 04:12 PM ISTThe DGCA on Friday said it has suspended pilots of a Cessna plane, belonging to Taneja Aerospace that runs aircraft charter services for the corporate sector, for a period of one year for causing runway excursion at Nanded airport last year.
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DGCA extends deadline for IndiGo to replace all unmodified Pratt and Whitney engines till May 31
India | Jan 13, 2020, 01:10 PM ISTThe DGCA on Monday extended the deadline for IndiGo to replace all 135 unmodified Pratt and Whitney (PW) engines from January 31 to May 31, a statement issued by the aviation regulator said.
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DGCA suspends pilot of AirAsia India flight for runway incursion at Mumbai airport
India | Jan 11, 2020, 06:29 PM ISTAviation regulator DGCA has suspended the pilot-in-command of an AirAsia India flight for three months as he caused a runway incursion incident at Mumbai airport on November 5, a senior official said on Saturday.
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GoAir pilots lose visual reference of runway before touch down; suspended
India | Jan 10, 2020, 09:33 AM ISTThe Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday suspended GoAir pilots who landed the Nagpur-Bengaluru flight on November 11 even as they lost the "visual reference" 50 feet before touch down. The GoAir flight A-320 was carrying over 140 passengers when this incident took place.
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DGCA to issue notices to 100 GoAir pilots, senior officials for violation of FDTL norms
India | Jan 06, 2020, 10:38 PM ISTAviation regulator DGCA has started the process of issuing show cause notices to approximately 100 pilots and senior executives of GoAir over alleged violation of flight duty time limit (FDTL) norms, a senior official said on Monday.
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As passengers create ruckus, DGCA asks Air India to probe
Business | Jan 04, 2020, 09:03 PM ISTPassengers onboard an Air India flight resorted to unruly behavior after they got restive with the delay. Aviation regulator DGCA has asked the national carrier to look into the issue after the video shot by a passenger went viral. The Air India flight 865, was scheduled to depart at 10 a.m. on January 3, from Delhi but flew out at 5:59 p.m.
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Aviation minister hands over first DGCA-issued licence to ATC personnel in India
India | Dec 30, 2019, 09:17 PM ISTCivil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday handed over the first licence issued by the aviation regulator DGCA to Air Traffic Control (ATC) personnel in the country. Till date, the licence to ATC personnel was being given by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) itself.
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At 11.2%, air pax growth returns to double-digits in November
Business | Dec 12, 2019, 10:51 PM ISTThe 12 domestic carriers, including full-service carriers Air India and Vistara and budget carriers Indigo, Spicejet, Goair and AirAsia India together have flown 11.6 million passengers in November.