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Mumbai, March 18 The pilots' group, ALPA India, on Wednesday urged the regulator, DGCA, to reverse the latest relaxations granted to Air India for long-haul flights with two pilots, amid the conflict in West Asia, saying that pilots would be exposed to an "unacceptable level of fatigue risk"...

New Delhi, March 16 As many as 176 aircraft operated by non-scheduled and general aviation operators do not have flight data or cockpit voice recorders, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Monday.Under the regulations, aircraft with a take-off weight of less than 5,700 kilograms are...

Hyderabad, March 16 Arca Global Aviation Pvt Ltd (AGAPL), a DGCA-approved flying training organization, said it has outlined a phased fleet expansion roadmap targeting 10 aircraft within the next 15 months and 25 aircraft by 2029.AGAPL, which officially commenced flying training operations at...

Mumbai, March 15 The DGCA, aviation safety watchdog, has provided temporary relaxations in flight duty norms for Air India's long-haul flights, as the airline is taking longer routes due to airspace restrictions amid the Middle East conflict, sources said on Sunday.With restrictions on Iranian...

Pune, March 13 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Rohit Pawar claimed that V K Singh, the owner of VSR Ventures, which operated the aircraft involved in the crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, was reportedly trying to alter the aircraft's "black box" data.He cautioned...

Mumbai, March 11 An Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX aircraft made a suspected hard landing at the Phuket airport on Wednesday, detaching its two nose wheels, according to a senior DGCA official.The aircraft, VT-BWQ, operated flight IX938 from Hyderabad to Phuket.Passengers were deplaned and...

Mumbai, March 11 An Air India Express Boeing 737 MAX aircraft made a suspected hard landing at the Phuket airport on Wednesday, detaching its two nose wheels, according to a senior DGCA official.The aircraft, VT-BWQ, operated flight IX938 from Hyderabad to Phuket.Passengers were deplaned and...

Mumbai, March 10 Aviation MRO provider Haveus Aerotech announced on Tuesday that it has received approval from the DGCA to expand its services at Bengaluru and Delhi facilities.The Gurugram-based company has secured approval from the aviation regulator, DGCA, for its Bengaluru facility to...

Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu stated that the government is closely monitoring the evolving situation in West Asia and has taken steps to ensure the safety of civil aviation operations. Responding during the question hour in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister said that the DGCA has...

Pune, March 7 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar on Saturday said that multiple agencies are investigating the January 28 plane crash that killed her husband and NCP leader Ajit Pawar, and she asserted that one must wait for the final report on the tragic incident.Her statement to...

New Delhi, March 7 NCP leader Rohit Pawar met former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence in Delhi on Saturday, requesting support regarding the criminal investigation into the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.The NCP leader said that Kejriwal assured him...

New Delhi, March 6 The DGCA, the aviation watchdog, has granted an aerodrome license for the Noida International Airport in Uttar Pradesh, the second major airport in the national capital region, which is being developed in four phases.With the aerodrome license in place, the airport is...

New Delhi, March 6 The aviation regulator, DGCA, has granted an aerodrome license for the Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.The airport is being developed by Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG, under the...

Mumbai, March 4 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar launched a scathing attack on the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday, alleging a massive cover-up in the investigation into the plane crash that claimed the life of Maharashtra...

Amid the ongoing situation in West Asia, the first flight of Air India arrived in New Delhi from Dubai today. In a social media post, Air India stated that the flight carried 149 passengers and 8 operating crew members. Air India thanked the central government, the Directorate General of Civil...

New Delhi, March 2 Apparel exporters on Monday urged the government to waive demurrage charges on export cargo at airports, as flight disruptions arising from the ongoing West Asian crisis may impact the movement of consignments.In a communication to the civil aviation ministry, the Apparel...

March 01, New Delhi – India's civil aviation authorities are preparing for widespread disruptions.The Ministry of Civil Aviation stated that due to airspace restrictions over Iran and parts of the Middle East, 410 flights operated by domestic carriers were cancelled on February 28, and another...

New Delhi, February 28 The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report on Saturday regarding the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others in Baramati on January 28, stating that visibility at the time of the crash was...

Mumbai, February 28 NCP leader Suraj Chavan stated on Saturday that he will meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to demand that the Navi Mumbai International Airport be named after Ajit Pawar.Pawar died in a plane crash in Baramati, Pune district, on January 28.In a post on X...

New Delhi, February 28 Air India, IndiGo, and other Indian airlines cancelled their flights to the Middle East on Saturday, while the regulator, DGCA, advised the airlines to temporarily avoid the airspace of 11 countries amid the US and Israel strikes on Iran.As airlines scrambled to deal...