[ad_1] Image used for representation purpose only. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned that lack of preparedness among airline operators in complying with guidelines issued by the regulator from time to time poses potential risks to aviation safety. The DGCA periodically issues operating regulations to ensure flight safety, operational efficiency and overall […]
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[ad_1] ‘The commercial interests of an airline have taken priority over crew fatigue and the safety of passengers’ | Photo Credit: PTI In the aftermath of the crisis in India’s aviation after private airline Indigo cancelled flights, the Minister of Civil Aviation posted on X, the following: “The FDTL [Flight Duty Time Limitations] orders issued […]
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[ad_1] A view of the Airbus A 320. FIle | Photo Credit: Reuters Aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), reprimanded Air India’s budget carrier in March for not timely changing engine parts of an Airbus A320 as directed by European Union’s aviation safety agency, and falsifying records to show compliance, a government memo […]
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[ad_1] Image for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The DGCA has issued a directive to airlines, helicopter and chartered plane operators, mandating that window shades for passenger seats remain closed for flights arriving into and departing from defence airfields until the aircraft reaches an altitude of 10,000 feet during ascent or after it descends […]
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[ad_1] Acceding to a long-pending demand from Air India to allow it to use a common pool of pilots for different aircraft types, aviation regulator DGCA has allowed a small batch of its cockpit crew to interchange between Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft on a trial basis to enable the airline to use its crew […]
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[ad_1] For every three pilot in the country who finish flying training, there is one who is without a job and this is due to an “oversupply” which will be met in the years to come as airlines grow their fleet, according to Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Arun Kumar. “There are nearly […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] SpiceJet has decided to place close to 90 pilots on leave without pay for a period of three months to rationalise both cost and its pilot-to-aircraft ratio. The pilots belong to the airline’s Boeing 737 and Q-400 fleets. On July 27, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ordered SpiceJet to not fly more than […]
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[ad_1] The country’s civil aviation space is “absolutely safe” and all the protocols laid down by the ICAO are followed, said the DGCA The country’s civil aviation space is “absolutely safe” and all the protocols laid down by the ICAO are followed, said the DGCA Aviation watchdog DGCA’s chief Arun Kumar on July 31 said […]
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