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SpiceJets Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh. (Photo: ANi)

Jet failure a 'wake up call'; part of blame at doorstep of...

SpiceJet plans to hire up to 2,000 staff of Jet Airways, including pilots and cabin crew. It has already taken 1,100.

4 Jun 2019 11:40 AM IST

The ministry was cited as saying that the transport plane crashed at Russias Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province. (Photo: AFP/File)

Cloud seeding plane to fly in from America

Operation may start in first week of August.

27 July 2019 9:21 AM IST

Vistara Chief Executive Officer Leslie Thng said in January they are looking to start international operations by the second half of 2018.

Vistara pilot who issued Mayday' call grounded

The pilot has been derostered following the DGCA order.

18 July 2019 6:23 AM IST

A member of the cabin crew operating Flight No. UK997 from Lucknow to Delhi on 24 March 2018, reported an incident of sexual harassment by a passenger. (Photo: Facebook | @AirVistara)

Vistara pilot who issued 'Fuel Mayday' call grounded by aviation...

The pilot made a 'Fuel Mayday' call, which is issued when aircraft starts tapping into its emergency fuel reserves.

17 July 2019 1:49 PM IST

On the domestic front, Air India is introducing new flights on BhopalPuneBhopal route and Varanasi-Chennai-Varanasi from June 5, 2019.

AI pilot in lunch box spat suspended for 6 months

The incident took place on June 17 when the flight was to take off from the Bengaluru airport for Kolkata.

16 July 2019 4:22 AM IST

24-year-old Beth Evans and her boyfriend claim that they were asked to leave an Emirates flight bound for Dubai from UK when one of the attendants overheard Evans complaining about period pain to her boyfriend. (Representational Image)

12 pilots grounded in 6 different cases of flights overshooting...

The reaction of Air India Express and GoAir to the DGCA action is awaited.

4 July 2019 2:41 PM IST

The DGCA recently stated that preliminary findings indicate that the affected engines, which have high pressure compressor aft hub modification embodied from ESN P770450, are more susceptible to IFSD and that this condition, if not corrected, could lead to dual engine IFSD .

DGCA issues fresh instructions considering monsoon season

DGCA also instructed Heads of Flight Safety of the airlines to brief to pilots about the operation during adverse...

3 July 2019 2:14 PM IST

A video soon went viral on social media where it can be seen that the man calmly walked over to the SpiceJet plane and inspect it. (Photo: Gul Panag/ video screengrab)

'Unbelievable': Mumbai man climbs airport wall, inspecting plane on...

The man, who officials said was of 'unsound mind', had reportedly crossed the runway's perimeter intrusion...

23 Aug 2019 10:51 AM IST

TikTok has more than 500 million users worldwide, a large number of whom are children.

Ramp walks, dancing: Indian watchdog clamps down on flight crew TikTok...

DGCA directed airlines to crack down on behavior of flight crew after several videos showed crew members singing &...

21 Sept 2019 10:06 AM IST

IndiGo on Tuesday announced that it had placed an order for 300 A320neo family aircraft, comprising A320neos, A321neos and A321XLRs. (Representational Image)

Indigo forces' flyers to sit in stranded plane

We will conduct inquiry, a top official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said on Thursday when asked about...

6 Sept 2019 4:46 AM IST

When their sensation was completed, the pilots flew some distance further away to take a good look at it and laugh. (Photo:AP)

DGCA bans pilot for life for Munnabhai-style act

The two pilots were from Thane in Maharashtra and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.

5 Sept 2019 3:13 AM IST

With the falling score, the government had reportedly said it would soon empower the DGCA to regulate air traffic controllers.

Off-duty pilots can sit in cockpit after BA test: DGCA

No passenger is allowed to enter the cockpit in any circumstances.

4 Sept 2019 4:38 AM IST