Kingfisher Safety

• Kingfisher must satisfy on safety aspects: Ajit Singh

  Ailing Kingfisher Airlines will have to satisfy aviation regulator DGCA about safe flight operations and also make sure that its employees are not disgruntled before it resumes its services, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said today.

• Passenger safety cannot be compromised: Ajit Singh on Kingfisher crisis

  Aviation Minister Ajit Singh talks exclusively to NDTV about the crisis-hit Kingfisher Airlines.

• Kingfisher pilot flew with woman in cockpit?

  Kingfisher Airlines, which is already facing a safety audit by the country's civil aviation regulator DGCA, today came under fresh scrutiny following reports that one of its pilots flew a woman in the cockpit in violation of rules.

• Note about Kingfisher safety is missing, says former DGCA

  Bharat Bhushan, who was dismissed abruptly as the chief of airline regulator, the DGCA, has warned that a crucial document written by him on Kingfisher Airlines appears to have been removed from records. Mr Bhushan has written to his successor, Prashant Sukul, to alert him that just a day before he was dismissed, he noted his concerns about how Ki...

• Why was the civil aviation regulator asked to step down?

  A day after EK Bharat Bhushan was unexpectedly asked to quit as the chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the body which supervises safety and implementation and other civil aviation regulations, there is no official explanation from the government on the matter.

• Bharat Bhushan asked to quit as head of aviation regulatory body DGCA

  EK Bharat Bhushan has been asked to quit as chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the body which supervises safety and implementation other civil aviation reglations. While there was no official word on the reasons for his removal as DGCA by the Civil Aviation ministry, there has been speculation that his recent warnings to Ai...

• Can't compromise on safety, airline regulator warns Kingfisher

  Kingfisher Airlines can't compromise on safety - that was the stern message from the aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as it pulled up the beleaguered airline today following large-scale flight disruptions.

• Special safety surveillance for Kingfisher, airline to submit revised schedule urgently

  Kingfisher Airlines could get a breather from lenders as not all of them have classified Kingfisher loan as a non-performing one. Classifying a loan as a non-performing asset means, bank generate or do not expect to generate any interest income from a loan. All 18 lending banks are likely to meet again next week to final a loan restructuring.

• Kingfisher submits plan on passenger safety

  After a rap from the aviation regulator for neglecting safety issues, Kingfisher Airlines on Monday submitted a detailed response to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation or DGCA giving time-bound plans to resolve the lapses and discrepancies identified.

• After Kingfisher, Air India Express, aviation regulator raps other carriers

  Aviation regulator Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which had come down heavily on Kingfisher and Air India Express for ignoring safety requirements, has also found serious lapses on part of other carriers on major counts.

• Kingfisher 1,000 per cent safe, says Vijay Mallya

  United Breweries Group chairman Vijay Mallya today said its Kingfisher Airlines was "one thousand per cent safe to fly" and that safety was the airline's top priority.

• Kingfisher asked to explain how it's ensuring passenger safety

  A financial audit of airlines in India has said revealed how the crisis in the aviation industry may have pushed airlines to cut corners on safety. Two airlines, Kingfisher and Air India Express have been particularly hauled up and asked to explain how they are ensuring passenger safety.

• Kingfisher flight returns to airport after bird hit

  A Delhi-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight with 120 passengers on board on Friday returned to the airport shortly after take-off due to a suspected bird hit.