SpiceJet to furlough 150 cabin crew members for 3 months

Dealing with monetary headwinds, SpiceJet has determined to furlough 150 cabin crew members for 3 months. The funds provider is working with a lowered variety of planes amid monetary, authorized and lessor woes. At present, it has an operational fleet of round 22 plane. A complete of 150 cabin crew members can be despatched on … Read more

DGCA points present trigger discover to Air India for repeated passenger discomfort incidents

The Directorate Basic of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause discover to Air India on Friday following important delays in two worldwide flights and the airline’s failure to offer enough care to passengers. The discover comes after a New Delhi to San Francisco flight skilled a delay of over 18 hours on Might 30, throughout … Read more

Delhi HC directs DGCA to course of deregistration of leased plane to Go First

The Delhi Excessive Courtroom on Friday ordered the aviation regulator, Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA), to course of deregistration requests for Go First’s leased plane inside 5 days. This severely impacts Go First’s operations, grounding a good portion of the airline’s fleet. Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju dismissed a plea from the airline’s Decision Skilled … Read more

DGCA defers June 1 deadline for revised pilot obligation rule

The Directorate Normal of Civil Aviation has placed on maintain implementation of latest obligation norms for pilots from June 1 following opposition from airways. Earlier this month the regulator had requested all airways to submit their obligation insurance policies for approval by April 15 with implementation date of June 1. Nonetheless in a revision to … Read more

DGCA fines Air India ₹80 lakh for security violations 

The Directorate-Basic of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India ₹80 lakh for violating guidelines associated to pilot obligation hours. The wonderful was imposed following a spot audit of the airline in January. The audit revealed that the airline had rostered two pilots of over 60 years for sure flights, which is a violation of … Read more

DGCA slaps ₹1.10 crore penalty on Air India for security violations

Aviation watchdog DGCA has slapped a nice of ₹1.10 crore on Air India for security violations with respect to flights operated on sure lengthy routes. The regulator carried out an in depth probe after receiving a voluntary security report from an airline worker alleging security violations of flights operated by Air India on sure lengthy … Read more

DroneAcharya Aerial Improvements to conduct drone pilot coaching for Maharashtra Police

DroneAcharya Aerial Improvements Ltd introduced the conduct of DGCA licensed drone pilot coaching for the Maharashtra Police Division. The corporate had additionally bagged a contract from the Ministry of Defence. Prateek Srivastava, the Founder and Managing Director of DroneAcharya, stated, “This coaching represents a pivotal step in harnessing the potential of drones as a pressure … Read more