The Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, on Thursday said that during a surveillance inspection of Air India Express, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation found that the airline had not complied with the EASA airworthiness directive on the engine install
The Minister of State in the Civil Aviation Ministry, Murlidhar Mohol, on Thursday said that since 2021, more than 2,000 technical defects have been reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, out of which 183 have been reported in the year 2025 till July 21.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 24: Following the concern over safety gaps in air travel, especially in the wake of the recent fatal air crash at Ahmedabad that claimed 241 lives, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has introduced a special audit framework for a 360-degree ev
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday said Air India reported a minor increase in sick leaves reported by pilots across all fleets in the aftermath of the AI-171 accident. 112 Air India Pilots called in sick on June 16th, a few days after the AI-171 crash.
The notices pertain to breaches related to Flight Duty Period (FDP) and Weekly Rest requirements, cabin crew rest and duty norms, crew training, and operational procedures.
While speaking to ANI, Meena said, "For the first time, artificial rain will be done via drone. For this, American scientists came here, and all the departments related to the environment discussed to decide this... All the departments of the government have given a No Objection Certificate
In the review meeting of the game changer schemes of the Civil Aviation Department held at the Secretariat on Tuesday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that it is necessary to expand the network of air services to facilitate movement to remote areas in the state, along with this, safe
The Minister further added that no airline has currently submitted a request for flight slots at Pakyong Airport, and there is no pending application with the AAI for restarting scheduled flights from the airport.
"During the last six month, no adverse trend has been reported in reliability reports of Air India in respect of crashed aircraft," the minister informed Rajya Sabha in his written reply.
Answering a question on the probe into the AI-171 crash, Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Monday said that the decoding of the Black Box has happened in India for the first time.
According to the list of business of Rajya Sabha, Rashtriya Janata Dal RJD) Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Kumar Jha has asked the Union Minister of Civil Aviation regarding the DGCA safety audits and measures undertaken after any safety violations.
"We can't go on things based on what is being said. We have to stick to the report, and whatever the report says, that is going to be the final. So, we have to give that scope, the time and the kind of confidence to AAIB. That is very much needed," Naidu said while speaking to ANI.