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DGCA asks airlines to conduct fuel switch inspections on Boeing aircraft b
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
India's civil aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued an urgent directive mandating Indian operators of specific Boeing aircraft models to conduct inspections of the engine fuel control switch locking mechanisms by July 21.
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Premature to assume human error: Captain Prashant Dhalla on Air India cras
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We have studied the startle effect under human factors. This can be a situation where, due to the startle effect, pilots can do things inadvertently. This is one of the possibilities, which might be a theory, that an electrical failure occurred in the aircraft. In that situation, the pilots
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DGCA to commence National FTO ranking system from October 1 to elevate pil
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The initiative aims to ensure standardisation, safety, and accountability in India's aviation training sector.
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Dreamliner among safest aircraft, over 1100 in use worldwide, Air India of
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Members at a meeting of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday expressed concern over air safety and surge in price of air tickets from Srinagar to other cities after the Pahalgam terror attack and sought clarifications from the officials present, sources said.
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Parliament's Public Accounts Committee to discuss Air India AL-171 crash t
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A meeting of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee is scheduled for Tuesday, where top officials from the Civil Aviation Ministry, including the Civil Aviation Secretary and DGCA, are expected to appear, with the recent Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad, likely to be discussed alo
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Air India Delhi-Vienna flight drops 900 feet mid-air, investigation underw
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
An Air India flight en route to Vienna from Delhi experienced a serious mid-air incident on June 14, during which the aircraft suddenly lost altitude by nearly 900 feet, prompting an investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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From crash site to decoding lab: India handling AI-171 probe entirely in t
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Lab in New Delhi, is currently working intensively to examine data retrieved from the black boxes of Air India Flight AI-171, which crashed in Ahmedabad earlier this month.
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DGCA carries out surveillance at major airports, including Delhi and Mumba
Updated : 11 months ago IST
A domestic flight of a scheduled carrier was cancelled due to worn tyres and it was released only after the required rectification was carried out. All the findings observed during the surveillance have been communicated to the concerned operators for taking necessary corrective actions w
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Process of comprehensive surveillance will continue in future to detect ha
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The findings made during the surveillance include multiple cases wherein the reported defects reappeared many times on the aircraft, indicating ineffective monitoring and inadequate rectification action on the defects/repeated defects; ground handling equipment such as baggage trollies, BFL,
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Air India flight crash black box being examined, says Civil Aviation Minis
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The black box of the Air India flight AI 171 that crashed near Ahmedabad is still in India and is being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), said Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Tuesday.
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DGCA flags major safety lapses at airports, orders corrective action withi
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Two teams led by the Joint Director General of DGCA conducted surveillance during the night and early morning hours, targeting key areas of aviation operations. These included flight operations, airworthiness, ramp safety, air traffic control (ATC), communication, navigation and surveillance
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DGCA issues revised safety guidelines for monsoon flying amid rising weath
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a revised set of operational guidelines aimed at strengthening aviation safety.
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