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DGCA Enhances Monitoring Of Flying Training Organisations

Aviation regulator DGCA has put in place various measures to enhance the monitoring of flying training organisations. Read on for details:

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Safety first: DGCA asks flying schools to install high-resolution cameras in 90 days & do proper flight monitoring

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given flying training organisations (FTO) 90 days to install high resolution cameras to maintain strict vigil for ensuring high standards of safety, quality of training and fairness of exams being conducted there.

The Times of India

Tata effect: AI, Vistara and AirAsia India domestic flights most punctual in October

NEW DELHI: In less than a year of taking over Air India, Tata Sons have made the Maharaja the most punctual domestic airline. In its government-owned days, cash-starved AI used to be at the bottom of the monthly on time performance (OTP) figures issued by the Directorate General of Civil…

The Times of India

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Get DGCA permit to avoid airline hassles while travelling for National Championships: NRAI instructs shooters

BENGALURU: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has instructed rifle shooters travelling to Thiruvananthapuram for the National Shooting Championships later this month to carry permit letters from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ensure that airlines don’t offload them for carrying arms and ammunition.

The Times of India

DGCA Orders Probe After Fire In IndiGo Aircraft Engine, Plane Grounded For Inspection

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation ordered a detailed investigation to ascertain the cause and said that suitable follow-up action shall be taken into the incident where an IndiGo flight was grounded at Delhi airport after sparks were noticed in the aircraft. Read more on Dynamite News:

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DGCA turns down IndiGo request to wet lease Turkish twin aisles for 2 years; allows for 6 months only

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has turned down IndiGo’s request to wet lease (hire planes with operating crew and engineers) wide body aircraft from Turkish Airlines for two years — one year extendable by the same period.

The Times of India

Goa has 2 airports now: DGCA grants aerodrome licence to Mopa

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued the aerodrome licence to Mopa Airport, making Goa the first Indian city-state to have two airports that will soon witness regular commercial flights.

The Times of India

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Happy Diwali for SpiceJet: DGCA removes 50% cap on its flights from this winter; GoFirst flights to shrink by 40%

NEW DELHI: In a major reprieve for SpiceJet, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has lifted the 50% cap on its flight operations from this winter schedule, effective October 30.

The Times of India

India's domestic passenger volume rose 47% to 10 million in September: DGCA

MUMBAI: Domestic air passenger volume grew 46.54 per cent to 10.35 million in September over the same period last year, according to data released by aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Terrified passengers left 'choking' for 25 minutes as plane fills with smoke

Passengers were left choking as smoke filled the cabin and oxygen masks allegedly failed to deploy during flight SG 3735, a SpiceJet aircraft that took off from Goa, India

Daily Mirror

Garuda Aerospace receives DGCA approval to become a Remote Pilot Training Organization

The firm aims to train and skill one lakh youth across 755 districts in the correct use of drones for agricultural purposes

The Hindu

DGCA extends 50 pc cap on SpiceJet flights till Oct 29

Aviation safety regulator DGCA has extended the cap on SpiceJet flights by a little over one month as a matter of "abundant caution", according to an official order on Wednesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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DGCA extends flight capacity restrictions on SpiceJet by a month

The airline was ordered not to fly more than 50% of flights approved

The Hindu

AI plans to raise market share to 30% in 5 years

Unveils its future roadmap called Vihaan.AI

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Covid eases: DGCA removes cap on conducting six breath analyser tests in an hour

SAN FRANCISCO: The Covid-time cap of testing a maximum of six aviation personnel in an hour and the requirement of personnel conducting these tests wearing PPE kits has been dropped with the significant drop in infection rate and a return to almost pre-pandemic air traffic.

The Times of India

Mandatory breath analyser tests for cockpit and cabin crew from October 15: DGCA

MUMBAI: The pre-pandemic norm of mandatory breathalyzer tests for pilots, flight attendants will be back from October 15, said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in an order issued on Wednesday.

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DGCA resumes mandatory Breath Analyser Tests for all pilots, cabin crew

In view of the declining trend of COVID cases, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued guidelines to resume mandatory Breath Analyser Test for all pilots and cabin crew. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Engine vibration: IndiGo Udaipur-bound flight safely returns to Delhi

NEW DELHI: An Udaipur-bound IndiGo flight had to return to Delhi within an hour of taking off from here following engine vibration on Thursday evening.

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The Hindu

SpiceJet Delhi-Nashik flight returns midway due to 'autopilot' snag; DGCA to probe incident

The Boeing 737 aircraft landed safely

The Hindu

Pilot of prominent airline fails drug test, DGCA removes him from flight duty

He is the fourth pilot to fail the drug test since the procedure for examination of aviation personnel for consumption of psychoactive substances came into effect from January 31

The Times of India

Difficult to remove 15 of 48 obstacles on runway approach: Collector tells Bombay HC

MUMBAI: The collector (suburbs) has told the Bombay high court that it is difficult to remove 15 of the 48 obstacles in the approach path to the runways of the airport that have been earmarked for demolition.

The Hindu

DGCA suspends licence of SpiceJet pilot for six months

Action after mid-air turbulence injured passengers during a flight in May

Dynamite News

DGCA suspends licences of 2 pilots for violation of rules in two separate cases

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of pilots for violation of rules in two separate cases. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

DGCA asks airlines to strictly enforce COVID-19 protocol amid rise in cases

Airlines have to ensure that passengers are wearing face masks properly throughout the journey and there is proper sensitisation of passengers through various platforms, according the the DCGA

The Hindu

DGCA issues guidelines to prevent bird hits at airports

The DGCA has asked the airports to carry out a wildlife risk assessment and rank them according to the risk posed to aircraft.

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