Merger of AIX Connect with Air India Express has been completed, the DGCA said on October 1, 2024. File | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) said the merger of AIX Connect with Air India Express has been completed that sets a new benchmark … Read more
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 … Read more
DGCA inspection finds lapses in Air India’s internal safety audits New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakh each on Air India and SpiceJet for lapses in rostering of pilots for operating flights in low visibility conditions. After analysing the flight delay/cancellation/diversion-related data submitted by scheduled airlines for December … Read more
A Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane performs a demonstration flight at the Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France, June 20, 2017. | Photo Credit: AP Boeing’s best-selling 737 MAX aircraft experienced yet another setback last Friday when a cabin panel blew out of an Alaska Airlines plane, compelling the pilots to make an emergency landing at Portland airport … Read more
