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Jet Airways takes to skies after three years for test flight

DGCA expected to schedule proving flights next week for the airline’s AOC

The Hindu

Durgapur-bound SpiceJet flight returns to Chennai after engine glitch

The incident was the second involving a Max plane of the SpiceJet in the last five months

The Hindu

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DGCA to inspect SpiceJet’s entire fleet after injuries to passengers due to mid-air turbulence

17 people on Mumbai-Durgapur were hospitalised; two remain in ICU

The Hindu

SpiceJet Durgapur flight turbulence: DGCA derosters crew, AME; few injured still in hospital

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken a serious view on SpiceJet operating its Boeing 737, that had encountered severe turbulence during approach at Durgapur on Sunday, to Kolkata hours after the incident.

The Times of India

DGCA starts probe into Durgapur flight turbulence; SpiceJet says flyers were told to remain seated

SpiceJet said the seat belt sign was on and multiple announcements were made by crew members asking passengers to remain seated

The Hindu

DGCA forms multi-disciplinary panel to probe SpiceJet Durgapur flight turbulence

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has formed a multi-disciplinary panel to probe the turbulence incident on SpiceJet’s Mumbai-Durgapur flight that took place on Sunday (May 1), leaving 15 people injured.

The Times of India

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DGCA de-registers four jumbo jets of Air India

NEW DELHI: A question mark hangs over whether the Maharaja’s “queen of the skies” — his four Boeing 747 jumbo jets — will fly passengers again. The nearly three decade old aircraft have been de-registered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

The Times of India

Akasa Air to launch flight operations in July instead of June

NEW DELHI: The commercial flight operations of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air will be launched in July instead of June.

The Times of India

DGCA rolls out surveillance plan to ensure flight safety

Deficiencies observed will be flagged for urgent corrective action

The Hindu

Passenger's phone catches fire on flight; no one injured

Cabin crew doused it with a fire extinguisher, say DGCA officials

The Hindu

Boeing to ground faulty MAX simulator

Plane-maker says stick shaker needs replacement

The Hindu

90 SpiceJet pilots' Max training: DGCA issues showcause to airline & training firm

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued showcause notices to SpiceJet and a Noida-based approved training organisation (ATO) for training 90 pilots on a Boeing 737 MAX simulator (sim) with an inoperative vital part.

The Times of India

Why India Has Barred 90 Pilots From Flying Boeing's 737 Max

India's civil aviation regulator has barred 90 pilots of the country's second-largest private airline from flying Boeing Co's (NYSE: BA) 737 Max aircraft.

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DGCA bars 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying Boeing 737 Max planes

The aviation regulator’s move comes after finding them not properly trained.

The Hindu

Red tape leaves India-bound travellers stranded at Yangon airport

Flight scheduled for Sunday morning gets Ministry of Civil Aviation nod late on Monday

The Hindu

SpiceJet plane hits pole at Delhi airport

DGCA suspends two pilots, ground staff involved in the incident

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India reopens to international flights

‘Today is a very important day,’ Civil Aviation Minister

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The Times of India

66 airlines, 40+ nations and 3,249 weekly flights: Skies reopen after 2-year pandemic break

NEW DELHI: Six Indian and 60 foreign airlines from 40 countries — but none from China as of now — will from Sunday operate 3,249 weekly flights to and from India under the summer schedule as regular international flights resume after a gap of over two years.

The Hindu

Flight data recorders of the crashed aircraft in China will provide the answers

It is better to learn from accidents and take steps to prevent a recurrence

The Times of India

China crash fallout: DGCA orders ‘enhanced surveillance’ on B737s with Indian carriers; sends teams to ‘monitor airworthiness’

NEW DELHI: The Indian aviation regulator has ordered "enhanced surveillance" of the close to 100 Boeing 737s in the fleets of Indian carriers after a China Eastern B737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in China's Guangxi on Monday afternoon.

The Hindu

India ups surveillance for Boeing 737s after China crash

Vistara, Air India Express and SpiceJet have 737s in their fleet

The Times of India

Plane crash in China: DGCA puts Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on 'enhanced surveillance'

NEW DELHI: The DGCA has put the Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on "enhanced surveillance" after a China Eastern Airlines aircraft of the same make crashed on Monday with 132 people on board, its chief Arun Kumar said.

The Times of India

Beware of fake drone pilot training schools: DGCA

NEW DELHI: A number of “fake” remote drone pilot training organisation (RPTO) — those falsely claiming to be recognised by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) — have mushroomed across India as the sunrise sector holds the promise of providing jobs to a large number of trained unmanned aerial…

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India to resume commercial international passenger flights from March 27

In order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had suspended operations of scheduled international commercial passenger services to and from India with effect from March 23, 2020. Read full story

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