Directorate General Of Civil Aviation

However, there are more questions than answers at this stage, including those on whether lessors will keep trying to get their planes back.

DGCA denies reports of conducting audit of Go First's preparedness before allowing flight resumption

On Tuesday, a senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the airline has submitted its response to the regulator's show cause notice indicating that it is working on the details of a plan to resume flights at the earliest.

As GoFirst blame game continues, lid blows off Pratt & Whitney engine fiascos beyond India

While the engines deliver on the savings guaranteed, they end up spending less time on the wings than promised

Scheduled to fly GoFirst? Here's what you should do now

The airline had earlier stopped the sale of all flights on May 3 and 4, a decision that will impact 55,000-60,000 passengers. The subsequent insolvency filing with the NCLT is expected to impact a far higher number of passengers.

Etihad CEO counts on India as third largest aviation market in 4 years

The plan is "chart 20 percent growth in India in the next year, and then grow further", said Antonoaldo Neves, who has been heading the UAE national airline since October last year.

Modest but realistic airline summer schedule on the cards

Oil prices are still high and the rupee has slid close to 10 percent over the last year. How will this all play out with profitability? Air fares may remain high as airlines try to make ends meet.

You can take the airline back: SpiceJet's lawyer tells Kalanithi Maran's counsel in jest

The comments from SpiceJet's lawyers were made in jest in the Supreme Court on February 13, after the apex court ruled in favour of airline's former promoter Kalanithi Maran in a dispute between Ajay Singh and Maran.

Domestic airlines reported 2,613 significant technical snags in last 5 years: V K Singh

The Minister of State for Civil Aviation said the regulations require occurrences relating to system and component failure to be reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

On Cloud Nine: Three airlines clocked their best performance ever in 2022

For now, the silver lining is the return of pre-Covid seasonality. Even as the virus remains a threat the world over, India has managed to duck it. If that holds in 2023, it can be the good old days once again.

Air India slaps 30-day ban on man who urinated on co-passenger; Regulator seeks report

An internal committee of the airline is probing lapses on the part of the crew and will address deficiencies that delayed quick redressal of the situation.

305 enforcement actions against airlines, individuals taken by DGCA in 2022

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has the mandate to enforce civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.

How Air India under the Tatas soared to the top of the punctuality charts

Rejigging the schedule and getting off to on-time departures at the start of the day helped improve Air India’s on-time performance.

Aviation Minister Scindia flags off Akasa Air's inaugural flight

Jhujhunwala, who was present at the Mumbai airport, said in his speech: ”I must thank you (Scindia) because people say that India has a very very bad bureaucracy but the cooperation that the Ministry of Civil Aviation has given us, it is unbelievable.”

SpiceJet flights restricted: What you should know as a passenger

The action comes within hours of the government informing Parliament that the DGCA conducted an audit and found all of the airline’s operating aircraft to be safe.

Spurt in snags: DGCA starts 2-month-long special audit of airlines

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted the spot checks as there have been many technical malfunction incidents in Indian carriers’ planes during the last 45 days.

SpiceXpress to be hived off from SpiceJet by first week of August: CMD Ajay Singh

SpiceJet had on August 17 last year announced it was transferring its cargo and logistics services on a slump sale basis to its subsidiary SpiceXpress as it will allow the company to raise funds independent of the budget carrier and rapidly grow.

SpiceJet's Delhi-Jabalpur flight returns after crew notices smoke in cabin mid-air

This is fifth such incident on SpiceJet aircraft in two weeks. Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation is investigating all the five incidents.

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According to DGCA’s April 2022 data, Air Asia was the most punctual airline, most complaints were filed against Air India, FlyBig topped the cancellation list, while Indigo flew the highest number of passengers (64.11 lakhs) and grabbed the largest market share (58.9 percent). Vistara was ranked No.1 in the Best Airline Staff in India/Southern Asia category of 2021 Skytrax World Airline Awards.

Watch: Helicopter bounces and turns while landing in Kedarnath, probe ordered

Footage of the helicopter’s hard landing has prompted aviation regulator DGCA to launch a probe into the incident.

Air India's A320neo plane's engine shuts down mid-air, makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport

Air India spokesperson said the passengers were flown to the destination Bengaluru after a change of aircraft on Thursday.

9 pilots, 32 cabin-crew members failed pre-flight alcohol tests between January 1-April 30: DGCA

The DGCA had stated last month that airlines must ensure that 50 per cent of their cockpit and cabin-crew members are subjected to pre-flight alcohol tests on a daily basis.

Air India loses preferential access to bilateral rights needed to operate international flights

Air India had preferential access to bilateral rights, which are granted under air services agreements signed between two countries — as it was a government-owned national carrier.

Northern Summer schedule is out, with 25,309 weekly departures

The DGCA has not uploaded the schedule of TruJet, as the airline has once again suspended operations. The schedule also puts the spotlight on all airports where only a single airline operates. Suspension of that airline or a commercial decision to discontinue the route would mean that airport getting disconnected from the air map of the country.

Meghalaya HC tells DGCA & AAI to file affidavits on expanding Shillong Airport

The Bench also pulled the authorities concerned saying that there was no feasibility report on expanding the airport to handle long-haul flights and larger aircraft during the hearing despite the state authorities incurring a huge amount on cutting obstructing hills at a distance away from the airport.

SpiceJet plane with 31-member Indian boxing contingent lands in Dubai after declaring fuel emergency, DGCA to probe

Six-time world champion Mary Kom was among the boxers on board the aircraft.