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AA Edit | No Funds, No Staff: DGCA a Toothless Watchdog

AA Edit | No Funds, No Staff: DGCA a Toothless Watchdog

IndiGo crisis exposes urgent need for an autonomous, well-funded aviation regulator

24 Dec 2025 10:06 PM IST

Moody’s Warns IndiGo of Revenue Hit As Flight Chaos Turns ‘Credit Negative’

Moody’s Warns IndiGo of Revenue Hit As Flight Chaos Turns ‘Credit...

Moody’s flags revenue risk and planning lapses after IndiGo’s mass delays and cancellations

8 Dec 2025 7:40 PM IST

AA Edit | Airlines Need To Follow The Rules, Or Face Strict Action

AA Edit | Airlines Need To Follow The Rules, Or Face Strict Action

It is the government that blinked, putting the new FDTL limitations on hold to try and mitigate the miserable lot of...

7 Dec 2025 11:14 PM IST

India will allow airlines to begin some domestic flights from May 25. (AFP Photo)

Air tickets to rise by Rs 10 as Centre hikes Aviation Security Fee for...

The ASF for domestic flyers will be increased by Rs 10 to Rs 160

20 Aug 2020 7:35 PM IST

A plane is being sanitised at a parking lot in an airport. AFP photo

No ban on taking pictures videos on flights: DGCA

The regulator had said a scheduled flight will be suspended for two weeks if anyone is found taking photographs inside...

14 Sept 2020 12:51 AM IST

Screengrab from the viral video.

After Kangana Ranaut incident, DGCA bars videos and photos in flights

As per the DGCA rules, an airline can put an unruly passenger on its no-fly list for a certain period of time after an...

12 Sept 2020 10:05 PM IST

Special international flights have been operating under the Vande Bharat Mission since May 2020. (Representational Photo:AFP)

Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended till...

Scheduled international passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the coronavirus...

1 July 2021 7:20 AM IST

Bombay high court on Monday allowed all flight operators to allow passengers to occupy middle seats in flights. (AFP Photo)

DGCA extends suspension of international commercial passenger flights...

This restriction shall not apply to international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved by DGCA

29 Aug 2021 1:19 PM IST

Air Indias pilots union and several other airlines had earlier written to the DGCA to stop BA tests as they increased the risk of infection. (Representational image: PTI)

COVID: Breath analyser tests set to resume for pilots, crew as...

The compulsory daily breath analyser (BA) tests were paused during the deadly second wave of the COVID 19 pandemic

7 Sept 2021 12:36 PM IST

SpiceJet had approached the DGCA for permission since the rest for the pilots was not in a suitable environment as mandated by Indias Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR). (Representational Photo: PTI)

DGCA bars 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying 737 Max planes

A SpiceJet spokesperson confirmed that the DGCA has restricted 90 pilots of the airline from flying the Max planes

13 April 2022 9:31 AM IST

In response to recent incidents where the navigation systems of civilian aircraft were reportedly spoofed while flying over parts of the Middle East, the DGCA established an internal committee on October 4, 2023.

Aircraft go blank over Mideast

Navigation systems spoofed over Middle East airspace

25 Nov 2023 2:53 AM IST

The enforcement actions for violation of applicable norms come nearly two months after the incident happened. (DC Photo)

Urination incident: DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India, suspends...

DGCA examined the written replies of Air India and the personnel involved, and decided on the enforcement actions

20 Jan 2023 2:48 PM IST