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GoFirst Ahmedabad-Chandigarh flight returns to origin following bird hit

NEW DELHI: GoFirst’s Ahmedabad-Chandigarh flight on Thursday returned to the origin soon after take off following a bird hit. “There was a suspected bird hit to engine number 1 and the aircraft operating as G8-911 returned to Ahmedabad. It is being investigated,” said a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)…

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SpiceJet Mumbai-Kandla flight aborts take-off

NEW DELHI: A day after SpiceJet was ordered to operate half of its approved schedule, its Mumbai-Kandla flight aborted take-off at Mumbai on Thursday after getting a caution alert. The aircraft safely returned to the bay and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is examining the issue.

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DGCA puts SpiceJet under 'enhanced surveillance', orders airline to operate half of allowed flights this summer

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday ordered SpiceJet to operate a truncated schedule — half of the allowed fights — this summer. The airline has also been put under "enhanced surveillance” for 8 weeks.

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Civil Aviation Minister Scindia reviews safety norms with airline chiefs

With an aim to review the security surveillance of the flights, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday chaired a one-on-one meeting with heads of airline companies. Read more on Dynamite News

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DGCA keeping watch after airlines maintenance technicians go on mass sick leave

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday said that they are keeping a close watch on the situation that emerged after maintenance technicians of airlines went on mass sick leave. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SpiceJet aircraft develops nose wheel snag in Dubai, recovery aircraft sent

A recovery aircraft was sent to Dubai on Monday after a SpiceJet aircraft could not operate a return flight as it was found to have a nose wheel snag. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Turbulence in the airline

What were the recent events with respect to SpiceJet which made the DGCA serve the airlines a show-cause notice?

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DGCA audits 30 flying training organisations in India, finds multiple safety violations

Aircraft were being operated with faulty or unserviceable instruments such as fuel gauges, stall warning, etc, the DGCA said

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DGCA: Masks mandatory in flights and airports in India

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has made masks mandatory in flight and at the airports in India. This is to be followed in all flights, across all airlines. The mask mandate has come after India recorded 5,233 in a span of just 24 hours. Before this, India was…

The Times of India

DGCA fines Vistara Rs 10 lakh for violating landing norms & ‘endangering lives’ of people on board

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh after a co-pilot landed an aircraft in Indore under the supervision of a captain who had not undergone simulator training to train a first officer.

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Safety hazard: DGCA imposes ₹10 lakh fine on SpiceJet for faulty training of Max aircraft pilots

DGCA had last month barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained.

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AI Delhi-London flight delay fallout: Do not offer unserviceable seats for sale to flyers, DGCA warns airlines

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday barred Indian carriers from selling unserviceable seats to passengers and has warned of strict action if they continue doing so.

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Boarding denied to child with special needs: DGCA finds IndiGo at fault; to issue showcause to airline

NEW DELHI: A three-member Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) panel, probing IndiGo's denial to board a 'divyang' child at Ranchi Airport on May 7, has found the airline at fault.

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IndiGo incident: DGCA forms fact-finding team; airline CEO offers to buy electric wheelchair for specially-abled child

NEW DELHI: India's aviation regulator DGCA has formed a three-member team to conduct a "fact-finding enquiry" into IndiGo recently barring a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in a "state of panic", officials said on Monday.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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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Family still clueless on what caused death of trainee pilot

HYDERABAD: A A day after trainee pilot Maheema Gajaraj was killed in an aircraft crash in Nalgonda district, the husband of the deceased pilot T Paranthaman said that the family is waiting for the answers as they are still clueless about what has caused her death, even as the Directorate…

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Second Cessna 152 aircraft to crash

Officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation rule out negligence

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Bengaluru: DGCA team probes mid-air scare at Kempegowda International Airport

BENGALURU: A Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) team has commenced probe into the mid-air collision scare involving two IndiGo flights that were allowed to take off at the same time and in the same direction from Kempegowda International Airport’s parallel runways on January 7.

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Ban on regular international flights extended till Feb. 28

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Wednesday extended the ban on scheduled or regular international flights till February 28. However, international flights operating under bubble agreements

The Times of India

Omicron: Regular international flights suspended till February 28; air bubbles to continue

NEW DELHI: Omicron has further pushed back the resumption of scheduled international flights. They will now remain suspended till February 28, 2022, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a circular Wednesday.

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