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  Coronavirus: Airlines asked to consider zero cancellation charges amid COVID-19 scare

  India | March 11, 2020 21:42 IST

  The 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 | March 03, 2020 20:00 IST

  As 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 | February 25, 2020 18:10 IST

  The 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 | February 17, 2020 22:00 IST

  According 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 | February 13, 2020 16:37 IST

  Aviation 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 | February 09, 2020 17:36 IST

  Aviation 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 | January 30, 2020 21:38 IST

  The 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 | January 25, 2020 18:34 IST

  The 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 | January 24, 2020 16:12 IST

  The 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 | January 13, 2020 13:10 IST

  The 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 | January 11, 2020 18:29 IST

  Aviation 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 | January 10, 2020 9:33 IST

  The 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 | January 06, 2020 22:38 IST

  ​Aviation 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 | January 04, 2020 21:03 IST

  Passengers 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 | December 30, 2019 21:17 IST

  Civil 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 | December 12, 2019 22:51 IST

   The 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.

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  For every new A320neo plane, ground an old one with unmodified PW engines: DGCA to IndiGo

  India | November 25, 2019 18:08 IST

  Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday instructed IndiGo to ensure that it grounds an old A320neo family aircraft with an unmodified Pratt and Whitney (PW) engine for every new A320neo plane added to its fleet. 

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  18 staff at airlines, airports test positive for alcohol: DGCA

  India | November 15, 2019 17:46 IST

  At present, breath analyser test for these personnel is carried out at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Cochin, Lucknow and Guwahati airports.

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  CISF constable, six airside workers fail alcohol test in the last 2 weeks

  India | November 09, 2019 18:57 IST

  The aviation regulator on September 16 had issued rules for the tests to be conducted at all airports for airside workers, including those handling aircraft maintenance, air traffic control (ATC) and ground handling services.

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  DGCA asks IndiGo to replace PW engines of 97 A320neo aircraft by Jan 31 or face grounding

  India | November 02, 2019 7:34 IST

  Of the 97 aircraft, 23 have PW engines that have been used for more than 2,900 hours and have to be replaced in the first tranche by November 19, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told the low-cost carrier.