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DGCA to review safety measures after crash of Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 7
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 11 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Monday it is reviewing safety issues relating to Boeing 737 MAX planes after a Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines' aircraft crashed after taking off from Addis Ababa, killing 157 people, including four
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Aviation Ministry to implement stricter rules for Airbus 320 (Neo) PW engi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Ministry of Civil Aviation led by MoS Jayant Sinha conducted a three-hour long meeting with Airbus 320 (Neo) Pratt & Whitney (PW) engine makers and other stakeholders including Indigo, Go Air and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
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Mid-air collision of 3 international flights averted, AAIB to summon pilot
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): The Aircraft Accident Incident Bureau (AAIB) will be summoning pilots of three international flights that narrowly escaped mid-air collision in the Delhi flight information region, sources in AAIB said on Friday.
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Need to protect every inch of defence assets: Sitharaman
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Expressing concern over the fast rate of urbanisation, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE) to protect every inch of its land.
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Directed DGCA for strict safety audit of airlines, says Prabhu at launch o
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Union Minister of Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu has ordered the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aviation safety watchdog, to conduct safety audits of all airlines.
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New traffic plan proposed to avoid collisions off south-west coast
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): The Directorate General of Shipping has proposed the establishment of a Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) off the south-west coast of India to prevent collision incidents between merchant vessels and fishing vessels off the coast of Kerala.
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AI pilot Arvind Kathpalia relieved from Director (Operations) post
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 13 (ANI): Air India senior Captain Arvind Kathpalia has been relieved from the charge of Director (Operations) with immediate effect.
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It's pure crime: UP DGP on Apple employee's death
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sep 29 (ANI): Directorate General of Uttar Pradesh Police OP Singh on Saturday said that the firing at Apple employee Vivek Tiwari was 'pure crime'.
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Terror pads exist near India-Pak border: BSF DG
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): There are a number of terror launch pads and camps across the India-Pakistan International Boundary (IB), with some of them just 5 to 7 kilometers away from the IB, informed the Border Security Force Directorate General KK Sharma on Friday.
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Mid-air scare: Jet Airways extends full cooperation to DGCA over probe
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sep 21 (ANI): Jet Airways has said that they are extending full cooperation to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the investigation into the matter where a Jaipur-bound flight of the airline was forced to return to Mumbai after several passen
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Govt directs DGCA to start comprehensive safety audit plan
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 20 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to prepare a comprehensive audit plan to assess safety parameters of all stakeholders of the domestic aviation sector.
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Aviation Ministry seeks DGCA's report over Jet Airways incident
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 20 (ANI):The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has sought a report from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation over the incident wherein loss of cabin pressure caused a scare on board Jet Airways flight 9W 697 earlier on Thursday.
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