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DGCA advisory to airlines to ensure no illegal cockpit entry

The DGCA has issued an advisory to airlines to ensure that there is no unauthorised entry in the cockpit following two recent instances aboard Air India.

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DGCA to conduct special audit of Go First next week

Airline intends to start with 157 flights on 78 routes

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DGCA to conduct special audit of GoFirst facilities on July 4-6

Aviation watchdog DGCA will conduct a special audit of grounded airline GoFirst’s facilities in the national capital and Mumbai from July 4 to 6 before approving the revival plan for the resumption of flights, according to a senior official.

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DGCA to meet Go First RP on revival plan

Go First’s Resolution Professional Shailendra Ajmera will meet the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday to discuss the revival plan and seek its nod for resumption of flights after the airline’s creditors approved interim funding.

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Pilot suspended for allowing friend into cockpit

DGCA suspends Air India pilot for a year for allowing unauthorised entry into the cockpit

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Go First now cancels all scheduled flights till June 4

Crisis-hit Go First Airlines on May 30, 2023 informed that its scheduled flight operations will remain cancelled till June 4, adding that a full refund will be issued to the passengers

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VietJet flight passengers stranded at Mumbai airport

Under DGCA rules, passengers are to be provided accommodation as well as food by the airline concerned if a flight is delayed beyond a stipulated time. Response was awaited to queries sent to VietJet.

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DGCA asks Go First to submit a revival plan within 30 days

The DGCA has demanded that Go First submit a “comprehensive” revival plan within 30 after the regulator found the airline’s response to its showcause notice dissatisfactory.

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DGCA to conduct audit of Go First's preparedness before allowing flight resumption

Aviation regulator DGCA will conduct an audit of Go First’s preparedness before approving resumption of flights by the crisis-hit carrier, according to a communication.

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Chennai-based The ePlane Company becomes first Indian electric aircraft firm to receive Design Organisation Approval from DGCA

The ePlane Company, a developer of Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircrafts has received Design Organisation Approval (DOA) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The DOA is a crucial first step in the aircraft certification process, and it paves the way for ePlane to begin commercial production…

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It’s time to ensure safer skies

It has been 13 years since an aircraft crashed in Mangalore resulting in the deaths of 158 people, but investigation agencies have still not identified the reasons for such accidents and provided corrective steps

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Severe turbulence on Delhi-Sydney Air India flight; several passengers injured

Several passengers on board the Delhi-Sydney Air India flight were injured after the flight encountered severe turbulence mid-air on Tuesday. The injured passengers received medical assistance on arrival at Sydney airport, no passenger was hospitalised.

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Go First pilots vexed over DGCA’s one-year notice period rule

With budget airline Go First seeking voluntary insolvency, hundreds of its pilots are jumping ship after months of delayed salaries and other pending dues. But a controversial DGCA rule that mandates a one-year notice period has left cockpit crew furious and helpless.

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Air India fined ₹30 lakh after pilot invites lady friend into cockpit

The licence of the pilot has been suspended for three months for misuse of his authority and violation of DGCA’s regulations.

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Aviation leasing watchdog puts India on watchlist after NCLT’s GoFirst order, assigns negative country ‘negative’ outlook

India has been placed on global aviation leasing watchdog’s watchlist, assigning it “negative” outlook following the National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) order restricting bankrupt airline Go First’s lessors from repossessing planes while it is undergoing insolvency process.

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Explained | The troubles of India’s aviation industry

How GoFirst became bankrupt and a detailed explantion of the high operational costs that India’s aircraft industry faces

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NCLT admits Go First’s insolvency plea, grants moratorium

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ASAP Kerala gets DGCA approval for drone tech course

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SC issues notice to DGCA on plea for guidelines to deal with unruly passengers

Supreme Court asked DGCA to respond to a petition seeking clear and zero tolerance guidelines for civil authorities and airlines when faced with unruly behaviour by passengers on flights.

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Air India urination case: SC issues notice on woman victim's plea for guidelines to deal with unruly passengers

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and others on a plea filed by a 72-year-old woman, who was urinated upon in a New York-Delhi Air India flight last November by an allegedly inebriated passenger, seeking direction to DGCA and all airlines to frame mandatory SoP and…

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Air India urination case | SC issues notices to Centre, DGCA on plea of woman for framing SOP

The Supreme Court agreed to examine the plea of a 72-year-old woman, on whom a male co-passenger urinated on board an Air India flight in November last year, seeking a direction to the Centre, aviation regulator DGCA and airlines to frame an SOP to deal with such incidents.

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DGCA orders Go First to stop selling air tickets with immediate effect

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on May 8 ordered crisis-hit airline GoFirst to stop selling air tickets with immediate effect until further instructions.

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