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DGCA issues safety standards for ground handling service providers

July 10, 2024 admin

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued safety standards for ground handling service providers . Photo: dgca.gov.in Aviation watchdog DGCA has come out with safety standards for ground handling service providers at airports, including the compulsory safety clearance requirement, as part of efforts to ensure safe ground operations amid rising air traffic. The norms…

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Air India to set up flying institute in Maharashtra to train 180 commercial pilots annually

July 1, 2024 admin

Tata Group-owned Air India on July 1 said it will set up a training institute at Amravati in Maharashtra with an aim to train 180 commercial pilots annually. “The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)-licensed Flight Training Organisation (FTO) at the Belora Airport will be the largest such institute in South Asia and become operational…

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Air India Flight 8 Hours Late, People Fainted With No AC, Say Passengers

May 30, 2024 admin

Visuals posted by many other passengers show people including children sitting on the floor. New Delhi: A passenger of an Air India flight alleged some people fainted inside the aircraft, which had no air-conditioning, after a delay of over eight hours. Shweta Punj, a journalist, in a post on X, said flight No. AI 183…

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A High Court Order After Go First Lessors Want 54 Aircraft Deregistered, Returned

April 26, 2024 admin

Go First Case: The high court said the process shall be done in not later than five working days. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to forthwith process the applications filed by several lessors for deregistration of their 54 planes so that they could take them…

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Watch | The troubles behind Vistara’s massive flight cancellations

April 13, 2024 admin

Watch | The troubles behind Vistara’s massive flight cancellations I Explained Starting March 30, Vistara began to see scores of flight cancellations flooding social media with passenger complaints. Over the next four or five days, the airline saw over 150 flights cancelled and more than 200 flights delayed for more than two hours. The airline…

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Pilot rest norms: DGCA seeks implementation timeline from airlines

April 10, 2024 admin

These rules, which provide enhanced rest to pilots who have complained of mounting levels of fatigue, were earlier set to be implemented on June 1. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The aviation safety regulator, DGCA, has asked airlines to inform when they will be willing to implement the new duty and rest…

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Air India, Vistara pilots unite to raise concerns over pay, work conditions across Tata group airlines

April 4, 2024 admin

Representational image of a Vistara flight | Photo Credit: PTI Two trade unions of Air India pilots joined cause with Vistara’s cockpit crew and said in a letter addressed to Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran that concerns over a revised pay structure and hectic rosters extended to all Tata Group airlines, where crew were being…

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Baggage, Refund Issues Among Major Passenger Complaints: Aviation Regulator

October 27, 2023 admin

“There is significant increase in complaints related to staff behaviour,” said report (Representational) New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in its recent report stated that flight problems, baggage and refunds were the major issues out of the 246 passenger complaints received by the scheduled domestic airlines in September. “During September 2023, a…

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After Aviation Body Refuses To Interfere In Akasa Crisis, Court Says…

September 27, 2023 admin

DGCA told court it can’t interfere in employment agreement between pilots, Akasa Air (Representational) New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday agreed with the contention of Akasa Air that the DGCA is not completely barred from taking action against pilots who violate the terms of their employment agreements. However, the court did not grant any…

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DGCA suspends approval of Air India’s Flight Safety Chief for one month for certain lapses

September 21, 2023 admin

A pedestrian walks past the Air India building in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: AFP Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on September 21 said it has suspended the approval of Air India’s Flight Safety Chief for one month for certain lapses. On July 25 and 26, the regulator’s team carried out the…

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