Tuesday, March 28, 2023

DGCA

Urination incident: DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on AI

Suspends pilot license for 3 months Aviation regulator DGCA on Friday imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India as well as suspended the license of the pilot-in-command of the New York-Delhi flight in which a person allegedly...

Domestic air traffic continues to rise

Records annual growth of nearly 47% Domestic air traffic continued to register growth as passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-December 2022 were 12.32 crore as against 8.38 crore during the corresponding period of previous year thereby registering annual growth...

DGCA show cause notice to Go First

AIRLINE APOLOGISES FOR LEAVING BEHIND 55 PASSENGERS Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to Go First for “multiple mistakes” that led to 55 Delhi flight passengers being left behind in a coach at Bangalore airport on...

AI Paris-New Delhi flight incidents

Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show cause notice to Air India after finding the airline’s response as “lackadaisical and delayed” regarding two of passenger misbehaviour incidents onboard a flight from Paris to New Delhi last month.This is the...

DGCA seeks report from AI on 2nd urination incident

DGCA has sought a report from Tata Group-owned Air India on an incident of a drunk passenger allegedly urinating on the blanket of a female passenger on the airline’s Paris-New Delhi flight last month, which it did not report...

Air India incident: DGCA seeks report

A DRUNK MAN URINATED ON A WOMAN ONBOARD NEW YORK TO DELHI FLIGHT Air India on Wednesday said it has imposed a 30-day flying ban on a passenger who had urinated on a female co-passenger onboard a flight from New...

Domestic aviation traffic records growth of 52.19%

Domestic aviation traffic in the country continues to record growth as passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-November 2022 were 11.05 crore as against 7.26 crore during the corresponding period of previous year, thereby registering annual growth of 52.19...

Adani group entity operating Ghy airport gets aerodrome licence

The Guwahati International Airport Ltd, the Adani group entity that operates the LGBI Airport, here, has been granted aerodrome licence by the DGCA for complete management of the airport, an official statement said on Saturday.The licence was granted by...

SpiceJet sends 80 pilots on leave without pay for 3 mths to prune costs

SpiceJet has sent approximately 80 pilots on leave without pay for three months in order to rationalise its costs.According to Business Standard, the airline has been making losses the past four years. Moreover, it is currently operating less than...

Fire in AI Express engine at Muscat airport

151 PEOPLE EVACUATED ON TAXIWAY As many as 151 people were evacuated from an Air India Express plane at the Muscat airport on Wednesday after fire and smoke were noticed in one of the engines and aviation regulator DGCA is...