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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…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: SAMPATH KUMAR GP Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to ensure that children up to the age of 12 years are allocated seats with at least one of their parents or guardians in a flight. The directive comes against the backdrop of instances of children…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation had notified the revised rules governing duty hours and rest periods for pilots in January 2024. Photo: dgca.gov.in/ The story so far: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has rejected a request by airlines to postpone new pilot duty norms, reiterating that the revised schedule will have to…
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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…
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 Tata Group-owned Air India’s Flight Safety Chief Rajeev Gupta for one month for certain lapses. On July 25 and 26, the regulator’s team carried out…
A two-member inspection team of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found lapses in internal safety audits of Air India and the regulator is probing the matter, according to officials. When contacted, an Air India spokesperson said that all airlines are subject to regular safety audits by regulators and other bodies. “Air India…
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