NEW DELHI: Thanks to its recent Rs 3,000-crore funding, SpiceJet has informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) it plans to have all its grounded planes back in the air within 18-24 months. Ajay Singh’s airline has earmarked Rs 400 crore for spares, maintenance and engineering for this task. And in the interim, it…
NEW DELHI: Civil aviation regulator DGCA issued an alert on Monday regarding potential rudder jamming on Boeing 737 aircraft, after a recent investigation by US National Transportation Safety Board highlighted risks associated with Collins Aerospace rudders on these planes.DGCA directed operators of Boeing 737s with Collins Aerospace SVO-730 rudders to temporarily halt low visibility Category…
NEW DELHI: Just over half the 2,000 plus flights that IndiGo operates daily flew on time Saturday (October 5) when the airline suffered a massive system outage that led to serpentine queues across airports with boarding cards being issued manually. The Union aviation ministry’s data shows the impact the outage had on IndiGo on time…
NOIDA: Noida International Airport is set to start commercial flight operations to both domestic and international destinations from April 17 next year.The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Noida International Airport Ltd (NIAL) — the govt’s special purpose vehicle for the project — on Tuesday. A detailed timeline outlining key clearances for…
NEW DELHI: An IndiGo Delhi-Bengaluru flight had a tail strike during take off from IGI Airport on Sept 9. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded the crew operating flight 6E-6054 on Airbus A321neo (VT-IBI). The aircraft is learned to have suffered a tail strike during take-off, which left significant signs of damage….
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started conducting special safety audits of all the 33 flying training organisations (FTO) in the country in a bid to enhance their safety standards by ensuring compliance with all requirements. The last such exercise was conducted two years ago and is being repeated due to…
NEW DELHI: Indian aviation authorities are preparing the groundwork for the planned launch of air taxis in the country by 2026. In a major milestone, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued the rules for establishing vertiports – from where these vertical take-off & landing (VTOL) capable aircraft – will operate, paving…
NEW DELHI: Indian aviation authorities are preparing the groundwork for the planned launch of air taxis here country by 2026. In a major milestone, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued the rules for establishing vertiports — from where these vertical take off & landing (VTOL) capable aircraft — will operate, paving…
NEW DELHI: Air travel in India last CY (2023) was a lot safer than that in the preceding two years. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday said compared to 2021 and 2022, the “number of risk-bearing airprox per million flights over Indian Airspace reduced by 25% and achieved the target (in 2023);…
NEW DELHI: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a fine of Rs 98 lakh on Air India Limited for operating flights with non-qualified crew members. Additionally, the civil aviation watchdog imposed a fine of Rs 6 lakh and Rs 3 lakh on director operations and director training of Air India Rs 6 lakh and…
