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    Helicopter Crash in Andaman Islands: Rescue Efforts Complete

    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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    Aviation Watchdog Announces Changes to Air Ticket Refunds and Name Corrections

    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...
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    DGCA Seeks Consultants for Airworthiness, Safety, and International Affairs

    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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    Suspicion Surrounds Air Crash; Govt to Present Facts

    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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    Airline Refund Process Improved: New DGCA Guidelines

    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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    Aviation Watchdog Announces Changes to Refund Policies

    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...
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    Air Ambulance Crash in Jharkhand Reveals Absence of Flight Recorders

    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...
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    Baramati Air Crash: Rohit Pawar Files Complaint Against VSR Ventures

    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...
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    Baramati Plane Crash: Growing Doubts Over Official Response

    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...
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    Allegations Emerge: Pawar Claims DGCA Delayed Investigation Following Crash

    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...
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    VSR Ventures Grounded Following DGCA Safety Audit – Pawar Demands Action

    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...
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    VSR Ventures Aircraft Grounded After Safety Audit Reveals Non-Compliances

    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...
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    Pilot Decisions Prioritized as DGCA Addresses Recent Aviation Incidents

    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...
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    Increased Oversight for Non-Scheduled Aircraft After Jharkhand Crash

    New Delhi, February 24 The DGCA, aviation regulator, announced a series of safety measures for non-scheduled flight operators on Tuesday, including the public disclosure of aircraft maintenance records and a safety ranking system, in the wake of recent plane crashes.A day after a plane...
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    Fatal Jharkhand Plane Crash Under Investigation – Weather and Communications Key Factors

    New Delhi, February 24 Authorities are investigating the main factors, including weather conditions, that could have led to the fatal crash of an air ambulance that killed seven people in Jharkhand on Monday evening, according to officials.The Beechcraft C90 aircraft, VT-AJV, belonging to...
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    Ranchi to Delhi Air Ambulance Crashes – Rescue Efforts Underway

    New Delhi, February 23 – The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Monday that an air ambulance from Ranchi to Delhi, carrying seven people, crashed in the Kasaria Panchayat of the Chatra district, Jharkhand.The district administration's search and rescue team is at the...
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    Seven Onboard Medical Plane Lost Contact Over Jharkhand

    New Delhi, February 23 – A medical charter aircraft with seven people on board lost radar contact shortly after departing from Ranchi Airport on Monday evening, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.A crash was later confirmed.The flight was a Beechcraft King Air (BE9L)...
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    Airfare Surge During Festivals: Centre Deliberations Underway

    New Delhi, February 23 The Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday that the Ministry of Civil Aviation was actively considering the issues raised in a public interest litigation (PIL) which sought regulatory guidelines to control the unpredictable fluctuations in airfare and ancillary charges...
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    Ajit Pawar's Death: Rohit Pawar Questions Delay, Raises Concerns Over Black Box

    Mumbai, February 23 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Monday criticised the Maharashtra government's decision to seek a CBI investigation into the plane crash that killed his uncle and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, alleging that the move would only cause delays in the inquiry.The Karjat-Jamkhed MLA's...
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    Rohit Pawar Criticizes CBI Probe in Ajit Pawar's Plane Crash

    Mumbai, February 23 NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Monday criticised the Maharashtra government's decision to seek a CBI investigation into the plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, alleging that the move would only cause delays in the inquiry.The Karjat-Jamkhed MLA's comments came a day...
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