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Pilots' Body Urges Withdrawal Of Extended Boeing 787 Flight Duty Hours
- Monday October 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
India's aviation regulator has allowed an extension of flight duty hours for select Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the country's pilots' association, citing serious safety and fatigue concerns.
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Will Power Banks Be Banned On Indian Flights? Stricter Rules Being Discussed
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is considering a potential nationwide ban or stricter regulations on the use of power banks aboard aircraft, following a recent in-flight fire incident aboard an IndiGo flight in Delhi this week.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Regulator Okays Private Hospitals For Pilots' Medical Tests
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
To streamline medical services in the aviation sector, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved several private hospitals across the country to conduct medical examinations for pilots and other licensed aviation personnel.
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www.ndtv.com
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IndiGo Tops Market Share And Punctuality, FlyBig Sees Most Cancellations
- Saturday October 4, 2025
- Business News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Debanish Achom
IndiGo airlines has the largest market share in the country's civil aviation sector at 64.2 per cent, followed by Air India at 27.3 per cent, a report by the regulator DGCA said.
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Parliament Panel Flags Aviation Safety Gaps, Says "Give DGCA Full Autonomy"
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Grant the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) full administrative and financial autonomy is one among twelve recommendations made by a parliamentary committee in a report reviewing India's civil aviation sector, tabled in both Houses.
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www.ndtv.com
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Akasa Air Examiner Suspended For Lapse In Checking Pilot Skills
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Debanish Achom
Akasa Air's examiner has been suspended by the civil aviation regulator DGCA over procedural lapses during pilot skill test.
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www.ndtv.com
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Audit Flags Safety Lapses Across Airlines, Aviation Regulator Says "Not Unusual"
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The annual audits by India's aviation regulator have found 57 lapses at Alliance Air and 51 at Air India, among other airlines, highlighting a lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Warned Over 'Systemic' Lapses In Managing Pilot Fatigue: Report
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Air India has been warned by the aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline, seen by Reuters showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Cracking Under Pressure": Raghav Chadha Flags Aviation Safety, Minister Responds
- Monday July 21, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Monday raised alarm over the state of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), alleging that the aviation regulator is "cracking under pressure" due to severe understaffing, underfunding, and lack of autonomy.
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Air India Officials Removed, Aviation Body Threatens To Withdraw Licence
- Saturday June 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
Civil aviation regulator DGCA has ordered the immediate removal of three senior Air India officials, including a divisional vice president, from all responsibilities related to flight crew scheduling and rostering.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Regulator DGCA Orders Audit Of Helicopter Services In Uttarakhand
- Monday June 9, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered special audits/enhanced surveillance into helicopter operations involved in shuttle services in Uttarakhand.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Regulator Pulls Up Turkish Airlines Over Safety Violations
- Wednesday June 4, 2025
- India News | Written by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Debanish Achom
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) found multiple safety violations in Turkish Airlines operations during surprise inspections carried out between May 29 and June 2 at four major Indian airports.
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www.ndtv.com
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Send Link On Passenger Rights With Tickets: Aviation Watchdog To Airlines
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
All airlines have to inform passengers about their rights and regulations, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA has directed. Online links of the passenger charter will have to be sent via SMS or WhatsApp once a ticket is booked.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Airport Terminal 1 Canopy That Collapsed Inaugurated In 2009: Union Minister
- Friday June 28, 2024
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The Delhi airport roof collapse that killed one and injured six was a "very serious incident" and the aviation regulation DGCA will look into the matter thoroughly, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told reporters today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Airlines, Airports Told To Increase Women Staff To 25% Of Workforce
- Thursday June 20, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Civil aviation regulator DGCA has issued an advisory to airports and airlines to increase the number of women employees in their organisations to ensure more gender equality in the aviation sector.
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www.ndtv.com
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Pilots' Body Urges Withdrawal Of Extended Boeing 787 Flight Duty Hours
- Monday October 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
India's aviation regulator has allowed an extension of flight duty hours for select Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the country's pilots' association, citing serious safety and fatigue concerns.
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www.ndtv.com
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Will Power Banks Be Banned On Indian Flights? Stricter Rules Being Discussed
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is considering a potential nationwide ban or stricter regulations on the use of power banks aboard aircraft, following a recent in-flight fire incident aboard an IndiGo flight in Delhi this week.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Regulator Okays Private Hospitals For Pilots' Medical Tests
- Thursday October 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
To streamline medical services in the aviation sector, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved several private hospitals across the country to conduct medical examinations for pilots and other licensed aviation personnel.
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www.ndtv.com
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IndiGo Tops Market Share And Punctuality, FlyBig Sees Most Cancellations
- Saturday October 4, 2025
- Business News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Debanish Achom
IndiGo airlines has the largest market share in the country's civil aviation sector at 64.2 per cent, followed by Air India at 27.3 per cent, a report by the regulator DGCA said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Parliament Panel Flags Aviation Safety Gaps, Says "Give DGCA Full Autonomy"
- Wednesday August 20, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Grant the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) full administrative and financial autonomy is one among twelve recommendations made by a parliamentary committee in a report reviewing India's civil aviation sector, tabled in both Houses.
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www.ndtv.com
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Akasa Air Examiner Suspended For Lapse In Checking Pilot Skills
- Wednesday August 6, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Debanish Achom
Akasa Air's examiner has been suspended by the civil aviation regulator DGCA over procedural lapses during pilot skill test.
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www.ndtv.com
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Audit Flags Safety Lapses Across Airlines, Aviation Regulator Says "Not Unusual"
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The annual audits by India's aviation regulator have found 57 lapses at Alliance Air and 51 at Air India, among other airlines, highlighting a lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Warned Over 'Systemic' Lapses In Managing Pilot Fatigue: Report
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Air India has been warned by the aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline, seen by Reuters showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Cracking Under Pressure": Raghav Chadha Flags Aviation Safety, Minister Responds
- Monday July 21, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Monday raised alarm over the state of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), alleging that the aviation regulator is "cracking under pressure" due to severe understaffing, underfunding, and lack of autonomy.
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Air India Officials Removed, Aviation Body Threatens To Withdraw Licence
- Saturday June 21, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
Civil aviation regulator DGCA has ordered the immediate removal of three senior Air India officials, including a divisional vice president, from all responsibilities related to flight crew scheduling and rostering.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Regulator DGCA Orders Audit Of Helicopter Services In Uttarakhand
- Monday June 9, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered special audits/enhanced surveillance into helicopter operations involved in shuttle services in Uttarakhand.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Regulator Pulls Up Turkish Airlines Over Safety Violations
- Wednesday June 4, 2025
- India News | Written by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by Debanish Achom
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) found multiple safety violations in Turkish Airlines operations during surprise inspections carried out between May 29 and June 2 at four major Indian airports.
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www.ndtv.com
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Send Link On Passenger Rights With Tickets: Aviation Watchdog To Airlines
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
All airlines have to inform passengers about their rights and regulations, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA has directed. Online links of the passenger charter will have to be sent via SMS or WhatsApp once a ticket is booked.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Delhi Airport Terminal 1 Canopy That Collapsed Inaugurated In 2009: Union Minister
- Friday June 28, 2024
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The Delhi airport roof collapse that killed one and injured six was a "very serious incident" and the aviation regulation DGCA will look into the matter thoroughly, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told reporters today.
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www.ndtv.com
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Airlines, Airports Told To Increase Women Staff To 25% Of Workforce
- Thursday June 20, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
Civil aviation regulator DGCA has issued an advisory to airports and airlines to increase the number of women employees in their organisations to ensure more gender equality in the aviation sector.
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www.ndtv.com