New Delhi, February 28 The DGCA, the aviation regulator, advised airlines on Saturday to avoid the airspace of 11 countries, including Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, until March 2.The countries affected are Iran, Israel, Lebanon, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait...
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New Delhi, February 28 The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday released the preliminary report on the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others at Baramati on January 28, and said that the visibility at the time of the crash was...
New Delhi, February 28 – The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) submitted its preliminary report on Saturday regarding the plane crash near Baramati, in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died on January 28.“The document has been prepared based on...
Mumbai, February 28 Maharashtra Minister and NCP leader Aditi Tatkare demanded on Saturday that all reports and findings related to the plane crash, in which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed, be compiled and made available on a common platform for public scrutiny.The Aircraft...
Mumbai, February 28 India's domestic air passenger traffic grew by 4.36% year-on-year to 152.49 lakh in January 2026, according to DGCA data, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.The domestic carriers, including four major ones – IndiGo, Air India Group, SpiceJet, and Akasa...
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Mumbai/New Delhi, February 27 The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified revised rules for the carriage of dangerous goods in aircraft, which provide for a certification-driven and accountability-based regime for handling such goods.The rules, which establish a stricter reporting framework...
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New Delhi, February 26 Passengers can now cancel or change air tickets without paying an additional charge within 48 hours of making the bookings, subject to certain conditions, with the aviation watchdog DGCA revising the ticket refund norms for airlines.This option would not be available for...
Sri Vijaya Puram, February 26 A joint team from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted an on-site investigation into the Pawan Hans helicopter crash near Mayabunder in North and Middle Andaman on Thursday.The team...
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New Delhi, February 26 Passengers can now cancel or change air tickets without paying any additional charges within 48 hours of making the bookings, subject to certain conditions, with the aviation watchdog, DGCA, revising the ticket refund norms for airlines.This option will not be available...
New Delhi, February 26 The DGCA, the aviation regulator facing a significant staff shortage, is looking to hire 38 consultants for airworthiness, air safety, and other directorates.Applications have been sought for 24 consultants at the Directorate of Airworthiness and 6 consultants at the...
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Mumbai, February 26 Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde directed the state government on Thursday to present the facts related to the air crash in which Ajit Pawar died before the House.Raising the issue in the House, NCP (SP) MLC Shashikant Shinde moved an adjournment motion...
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New Delhi, February 26 Passengers can now cancel or change air tickets without paying any additional charges within 48 hours of making the bookings, subject to certain conditions, with the aviation watchdog, DGCA, revising the ticket refund norms for airlines.Coming up with amended norms that...
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New Delhi, February 26 Passengers can now cancel or change their air tickets without incurring any additional charges within 48 hours of booking, subject to certain conditions, as revised by the aviation regulator, DGCA, regarding ticket refunds for airlines.In introducing these amended norms...
New Delhi, February 25 The Beechcraft C90A aircraft, which crashed in Jharkhand on Monday, killing seven people, did not have a cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorders, according to the aviation regulator, the DGCA.The requirement for an aircraft to have a cockpit voice recorder and...
Mumbai, February 25 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar filed a complaint at a police station here on Wednesday against VSR Ventures and its directors in connection with the January 28 plane crash in which his uncle and then Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar died.As the matter is linked to the...
Mumbai, February 25 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar claimed on Wednesday that the Mumbai police refused to file an FIR in connection with the plane crash, in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed, and said the refusal has deepened the suspicion surrounding the accident.He...
Mumbai, February 25 Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar made serious allegations against Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday, claiming that there was an active attempt to shield "VSR...
Mumbai, February 25 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday attacked the aviation regulator, DGCA, claiming that it had earlier attempted to give the aviation company VSR Ventures a "clean chit" before later admitting to safety lapses by it.VSR Ventures Private Limited was the company that...
New Delhi, February 24 Following the discovery of several compliance lapses, the aviation regulator, DGCA, on Tuesday directed the grounding of four aircraft belonging to VSR Ventures, whose plane crashed in Baramati last month, killing Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four...
New Delhi, February 24 The aviation watchdog, DGCA, on Tuesday said that safety lapses cannot simply be blamed on pilots, as it announced a series of strict safety measures for non-scheduled flight operators, including public disclosure of aircraft maintenance history and a safety ranking...