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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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

Mumbai, February 23 The Maharashtra government has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI investigation into the plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar last month, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said.The Mahayuti government will ensure that all doubts regarding the...

Mumbai, February 22 The Maharashtra government has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a CBI investigation into the plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar last month, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday.Addressing a press conference on the eve of the Maharashtra...

New Delhi, February 21 IndiGo has appointed Captain Rohit Rikhye as the new Head of Operations Control Centre (OCC), replacing Jason Herter. This marks the first major reorganization in IndiGo's senior management following the significant operational disruptions in December last year.In...

Mumbai, February 21 NCP (SP) general secretary and MLA Rohit Pawar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, demanding that Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu be asked to resign from the Union government until the inquiry into the January 28 plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar is...

New Delhi, February 21 NCP-SP MLA Rohit Pawar wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, demanding the removal of Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, and seeking an independent investigation into the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.Addressing...

New Delhi, February 19 – A preliminary report on the investigation into the crash of the Learjet 45 (VT-SSK) in Baramati, Maharashtra, on January 28, which resulted in the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and others on board, will be issued within 30 days of the accident, in...

Mumbai, February 18 – Amid a heated controversy over the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar, his son Jay Pawar demanded a thorough and impartial investigation into the plane crash on Wednesday.Following the fatal crash on January 28 involving a...

New Delhi, February 18 The DGCA, the aviation regulator, has proposed stricter rules to deal with unruly passengers, including allowing airlines to directly impose a flight ban on such passengers for up to 30 days."A 'No/Zero Tolerance Policy' has been adopted to ensure the safety of...

Mumbai, February 18 – Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) legislator Rohit Pawar demanded the immediate removal of Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu and top DGCA officials until the completion of the inquiry into the death of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar...

Mumbai, February 13 The DGCA, the aviation safety regulator, has implemented stricter breath analyser test requirements for pilots, according to a source, whereby those found repeatedly violating the rules could even face the cancellation of their pilot license.Under the revised rules, which...

Mumbai/New Delhi, February 13 The DGCA, aviation safety regulator, has imposed a fine of ₹1 crore on Tata Group-owned Air India for operating an Airbus A320neo aircraft without the necessary airworthiness certification on at least eight routes last year, according to sources.The Directorate...

Pune, February 12 A four-member team of senior DGCA officials visited the site of the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others last month near Baramati in Pune district.During their visit on Wednesday, they reviewed the CCTV camera footage and videos related to...

Pune, February 11 A four-member team of senior DGCA officials visited the site of the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others last month near Baramati in Pune district on Wednesday.They reviewed CCTV camera footage and videos related to the January 28 incident...