The pilot’s body says that implementing a notice period risks turning aviation personnel into bonded labourers in a duopoly. Representational image. A leading pilots’ union has urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to withdraw its proposal to the U.N. aviation safety body mandating a notice period for all aviation personnel, including cockpit crew, to deter […]
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Representational image of an Air India Airbus A320-200 aircraft taking off. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has warned Air India for breaching safety rules after three of its Airbus planes flew despite being overdue for checks on emergency equipment, and for being slow to address the issue, according to […]
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Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B Indian carriers will operate a total of 22,907 weekly domestic flights during the summer schedule starting from March 26. The number of flights to be operated is 4.4% higher compared to 21,941 weekly flights operated in the winter schedule, according to aviation regulator DGCA. […]
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Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI A passenger on board an Air India flight to Mumbai from London was handed over to security personnel for allegedly smoking in the lavatory and unruly behaviour, the airline said on March 12. The incident, which took place on March 10, has been reported to the […]
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Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI A passenger on board an Air India flight to Mumbai from London was handed over to security personnel for allegedly smoking in the lavatory and unruly behaviour, the airline said on March 12. The incident, which took place on March 10, has been reported to the […]
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Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: VELANKANNI RAJ B. A full emergency was declared at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on February 19 after an Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram developed a technical snag in the functioning of the nose wheel of the aircraft. The aircraft IX 540 with 156 people onboard […]
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The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) said on February 16 it has received the Indian Technical Standard Order (ITSO) authorisation from Directorate General of Civil Aviation for its indigenously developed Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR). The ITSO is a minimum performance standard for specified materials, parts, processes, and appliances used on civil […]
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Travellers push trolleys with their luggage at the departure area of the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Domestic and international airlines could soon be required to refund the full ticket value and provide free travel for any passenger whom they downgrade from business or premium economy to economy […]
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India scores poorly in licensing regime and organisational processes and over 40% of helicopter accidents have been due to pilot errors India scores poorly in licensing regime and organisational processes and over 40% of helicopter accidents have been due to pilot errors In October, 13 people were killed in three accidents in India involving helicopters. […]
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Responding to a recent communication by Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, the Civil Aviation Minister also said the DGCA has completed as many as 202 surveillance inspections in this fiscal Responding to a recent communication by Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, the Civil Aviation Minister also said the DGCA has completed as many as 202 […]
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