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Delhi HC asks DGCA about jobs in flight operations

With the direction, the court has listed the matter for further hearing on August 2.

30 Apr 2018 1:48 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: AP)

After flight snag, PM Modi rings up Rahul Gandhi

The Congress president is on a two-day visit to the state of Karnataka to canvass for his party for the May 12 assembly polls.

28 Apr 2018 3:02 AM

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Probe Rahul flight snag

The technical snag that apparently cropped up in Rahul Gandhi’s chartered aircraft must be examined thoroughly by the DGCA.

28 Apr 2018 12:12 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi received the call around 2:30 pm. (Photo: PTI)

After flight snag, PM Modi calls Rahul Gandhi to enquire about his safety

An aircraft carrying Congress president developed a snag before landing at Hubballi airport in poll-bound Karnataka.

27 Apr 2018 7:07 PM

Alleging 'intentional tampering' with aircraft, the Congress party had on Thursday demanded a probe into the 'suspicious and faulty performance' of the 10-seater Falcon 2000. (Photo: PTI)

After Cong hints at tampering, DGCA sets up panel to probe Rahul plane case

The incident happened during landing of the flight from New Delhi at Hubballi in north Karnataka on Thursday.

27 Apr 2018 5:59 PM

Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Karnataka from today to campaign for the party candidates in the districts of Uttara Kannada, Dahskina Kannada, Kodagu and Mysuru. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi's flight develops 'multiple' snags, Cong demands probe

However, the DGCA said it was a snag of the auto pilot mode and that it would examine the issue.

27 Apr 2018 8:56 AM

The Civil Aviation Ministry could have a relook into the draft citizen charter that has proposed to increase compensation to Rs 20,000 for passengers who miss connecting flights due to cancellation or delays.

Civil Aviation could have a re-look into draft citizen charter

The charter has also proposed abolishing penalties on ticket modifications done within 24 hours of booking.

25 Apr 2018 5:11 PM

A purported 50-second long video clip of happenings inside that flight showed an air hostess trying to fix the window panel that came off and pacifying an elderly woman passenger seated on that particular window seat. (Photo: File)

Turbulence tremors: Three hurt as Air India flight’s window panel falls off mid-air

Officials said the flight experienced turbulence soon after take-off, when the altitude was around 15,000 feet, due to bad weather.

22 Apr 2018 2:22 PM

HC had grounded aircraft with faulty engines.

Faulty engines replaced: DGCA to HC

The court allowed it and posted the matter for May 2.

17 Apr 2018 2:02 AM

Maharashtra government has finally got a pilot and co-pilot for Citation Excel.

Govt hires English pilot, salary put off Indians

Maha had issued 3 tenders for appointment of flyer.

14 Apr 2018 2:10 AM

Disinvestment-bound Air India has approached aviation regulator DGCA for renewal of its flying permit, expiring in June.

On-the-block Air India looks to renew flying permit

The DGCA has already renewed the SOP of Air India Express.

06 Apr 2018 7:01 PM

Airlines assure of passenger safety

After hearing the court, however, directed the petitioner to go through the affidavits and raise other issues in the next hearing.

06 Apr 2018 1:29 AM

There’ll be zero tolerance on air safety, says Suresh Prabhu

Prabhu, who took charge of the civil aviation ministry on March 12, noted that safety should not be compromised on any account.

02 Apr 2018 1:30 AM

The DGCA recently stated that “preliminary findings indicate that the affected engines, which have high pressure compressor aft hub modification embodied from ESN P770450, are more susceptible to IFSD” and that “this condition, if not corrected, could lead to dual engine IFSD”.

Aviation sector hits air pocket

Aviation regulator DGCA was also aware of the problem and held meetings to discuss the issue in which P&W participated too.

25 Mar 2018 2:06 AM

The government informed Parliament that snags have increased in the past few years “due to increase in number of aircraft in the airline fleet and increased number of flight sectors”. (Photo: Representational Image)

Memories of Dreamliner grounding come back to haunt

Aviation experts are, however, confident that the industry will be able to tide over the current crisis.

25 Mar 2018 12:19 AM

The court said it is DGCA’s duty to make Indians feel safe.

DGCA to file affidavit on passenger safety

The DGCA counsel Adveith Sethna told the court that in India, aircrafts with even one 450 and beyond PW1100 engine were being grounded.

24 Mar 2018 4:07 AM

Representational image of an Indigo aircraft.

2 more IndiGo planes hit by snag, grounded

An Airbus A-320 Neo aircraft, suffered a shutdown of a P&W 1100 engine after take-off from Ahmedabad.

19 Mar 2018 1:36 AM

The petition also sought a direction to the DGCA to publish on its website within three months all safety audit reports pertaining to airline operators from year 2000 till date. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi HC refuses to ground entire fleet of IndiGo’s A320neo

A total of 14 A320neo aircraft fitted with a specific series of engines were grounded.

17 Mar 2018 1:52 AM

A total of 14 A320 neo aircraft fitted with a specific series of engines -- 11 are operated by IndiGo and three by GoAir -- have now been grounded. Three IndiGo planes are already on the ground following the problem. (Photo: File)

Cannot grant plea to ground entire fleet of IndiGo’s A320neo, says Delhi HC

Advocate Yeshwanth Shenoy, in plea, said A320neo fleet be grounded until makers give in writing that existing defects have been rectified.

16 Mar 2018 4:07 PM

Domestic carrier IndiGo continued to operate with a curtailed schedule for the third day on Wednesday with the airline cancelling 42 flights following the grounding of eight of its A320neo planes along with three of GoAir due to Pratt & Whitney engine issues. (Photo: File)

IndiGo's curtailed schedule continues for third day, 42 flights cancelled

On Tuesday, IndiGo and GoAir had together cancelled over 65 flights due to the grounding of their 11 aircraft by DGCA.

14 Mar 2018 10:08 AM

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