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Dec 03, 2022 10:01 PM IST From lagging behind Nepal and Bangladesh, India now has a better safety ranking than China and Israel. This should help India-based airlines expand overseas
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Dec 03, 2022 08:34 PM IST In the ranking, Singapore is at the top, followed by the UAE and South Korea at the second and third positions, respectively
- Dec 02, 2022 08:16 PM IST
The emergency landing was carried out due to a hydraulic failure, the DGCA reportedly said. All the 197 passengers onboard were evacuated safely after the plane landed.
- Nov 25, 2022 07:59 PM IST
Jyotiraditya Scindia said the aviation industry has received a boost with added infrastructure, pointing out that more regional and last-mile connecting flights have been started, especially linking the northeast region of the country.
- Nov 23, 2022 04:52 PM IST
The three Tata group airlines — Air India, Vistara and AirAsia India — had an aggregate market share of 25.9% in October. But there’s much more to be read in the numbers for the month.
- Nov 16, 2022 06:08 PM IST
The in-flight announcements henceforth may only mention that in view of the threat posed by COVID-19, all passengers should preferably use mask/face covers, the civil aviation ministry said.
- Nov 12, 2022 03:12 PM IST
The licence is given to an airport operator for ensuring complete management of the airport in accordance with the concession agreement.
- Nov 06, 2022 04:30 PM IST
Aviation industry veteran and analyst Captain Ranganathan said IndiGo has fairly safe operations but there seems to be the element of becoming bigger in size.
- Oct 29, 2022 10:09 PM IST
The investigation so far has revealed that ''no. 2 engine stall'' occurred leading to surging of the airflow in the engine. Due to the surge, momentary fire was seen in the engine exhaust, the sources said.
- Oct 27, 2022 01:37 PM IST
IndiGo, which currently has only narrow-body planes in its fleet, decided to lease wide-body aircraft to operate more flights on international routes to meet rising demand.
- Oct 23, 2022 03:48 PM IST
Responding to a recent communication by Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, the civil aviation minister also said the DGCA has completed as many as 202 surveillance inspections in this fiscal so far
- Oct 21, 2022 01:52 PM IST
Last year the winter schedule had seen a 4.4 percent reduction.
- Oct 20, 2022 10:25 PM IST
Describing it as a "milestone", the Ministry of Civil Aviation said the airport, 33 km northwest of Koraput town and around 500 km southwest of Bhubaneswar, would boost tourism and development of the region.
- Oct 19, 2022 11:58 AM IST
The air traffic, however, is lower than pre-COVID levels. In September 2019, domestic airlines flew 115.33 lakh passengers
- Oct 18, 2022 01:22 PM IST
The regulator asked the airline to take enhanced safety measures after smoke entered the cabin of a Q400 aircraft, but hasn’t grounded any planes or curtailed its schedule further.
- Oct 18, 2022 07:49 AM IST
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has also asked the carrier to conduct an inspection of the bleed-off valve screen and housing for evidence of oil wetness.
- Oct 15, 2022 01:15 PM IST
The crew on board a SpiceJet flight from Goa to Hyderabad reportedly told passengers to start praying as smoke filled the cabin mid-journey.
- Oct 13, 2022 11:37 AM IST
The plane landed safely and passengers disembarked through the emergency exit. One passenger sustained minor scratches on the feet while disembarking from the aircraft, a DGCA official said.
- Oct 12, 2022 07:04 PM IST
The new building is constructed as per the standards of International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Director General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) and Civil Aviation Requirements, an official statement said here.
- Oct 06, 2022 09:32 PM IST
The airline's statement comes after multiple publications over the last week reported that the airline has entered into a lease agreement with Dublin-based lessor Avolon to lease A320 aircraft.
- Oct 06, 2022 02:49 PM IST
Type Certification is necessary for regulatory compliance as per Drone Rules 2021. It is also essential to comply with international ISO/IEC17065 standards and also for taking part in the government procurement process.
- Sep 22, 2022 09:41 AM IST
The troubled airline has anyway been operating way below approved schedule. Only problem us SpiceJet will miss out on the peak Diwali rush while competitors will make a killing.
- Sep 16, 2022 06:10 PM IST
Akasa Air also plans to start a new flight on the Ahmedabad-Bengaluru route from October 7
- Sep 09, 2022 05:46 PM IST
The company says it has been advised to wait for the new ATF pricing mechanism to kick in before firming up IPO plans. The new mechanism is expected to help airlines predict ATF price movements based on international prices and help them be better prepared in case global crude prices rise.
- Sep 02, 2022 07:43 AM IST
The DGCA will probe the incident. This was the second such incident on Thursday of a plane returning to the Delhi airport due to technical issues.
