Chennai: A GoAir plane carrying 168 passengers from Mumbai today hit an aerobridge after landing at Chennai airport damaging a portion close to its front door but no one was injured.The incident occurred at around
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA is likely to take a call shortly on allowing domestic airlines to charge for check in baggage while providing incentives for passengers who travel light.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation
New Delhi: In bad news for air travellers, check-in baggage may be charged if airlines have their way.Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is looking into a proposal made by three Indian carriers
New Delhi: Jet Airways has handed over pink slips to 50 of its expat pilots by prematurely terminating their contracts, bringing their number to 88, as part of its cost-cutting measures as well as reducing
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has started its probe into the leak of radioactive substance, which had come from Turkey, at the cargo complex of IGI Airport here this morning.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation
New Delhi: A Jet Airways customer has dragged the airline to aviation regulator DGCA as he sought a probe into the delay of one of its flights after accusing the airline of misleading the passengers
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today expressed the hope that aviation sector regulator DGCA would soon come out with new screening norms to evaluate pilots' mental health, admitting it as a “real”
New Delhi: India's aviation safety ranking was today upgraded to Category-I by US aviation watchdog Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), paving the way for the domestic airlines to expand in the US skies.The restoration of status
New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA has initiated comprehensive discussions with Directorate of Medical Services for formulating new norms for assessing the mental health of pilots which may include regular checkups.The move is triggered by the
New Delhi: National carrier Air India has made Psychometric tests a compulsory part of its induction process for pilots and cabin crew.These tests were started by the airline last December while starting a process to
New Delhi: A vigilance report has accused Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi of not following proper procedure while making a key appointment in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).The appointment was done in June 2012
New Delhi: SpiceJet today moved Delhi High Court seeking orders to DGCA not to de-register its six aircraft leased from two foreign firms, saying it has arrived at a settlement with one and was in
New Delhi: In order to cut flight delays, national carrier Air India will soon hire more than 100 copilots for its airbus fleet.The carrier's poor “on-time performance” had been a constant concern for both government
New Delhi: As many as 194 people including seven crew members on board an Air India flight from Mangalore had a lucky escape after the long tail portion of the aircraft scraped the runway during
Chennai: A Chinese national was interrogated yester by police here after they seized a drone which he allegedly tried to fly in Marina beach without permission.The man, an employee of a private firm at nearby
New Delhi: The doors are finally going to be shut on the defunct Kingfisher Airlines as the two-year term to renew its Air Operator Permit expires on December 31 midnight.The Vijay Mallya promoted full service
New Delhi: Eighteen pilots, including a female, of various airline services in India were found positive in the pre-flight test conducted in November this year.As a matter of concern, almost all of them were captains
New Delhi: The civil aviation regulator has ordered all the airlines to deploy CAT-III complaint plane and crew trained to fly under low visibility conditions while operating in and out of IGI airport here in
New Delhi: Suffering a total liability of about Rs 2,000 crore, beleaguered no-frill carrier SpiceJet today approached the government and sought urgent financial help to run its daily operations.Top officials of the airline met Minister
New Delhi: Government has ruled out any bail-out measure to cash-strapped budget carrier SpiceJet.Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathy Raju also justified the actions taken by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation against the airline including
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