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Airlines and ATCs must report GPS spoofing within 10 minutes: DGCA

Reporting such incidents was already mandatory under a DGCA circular issued in November 2023, but this is the first time the regulator has set a specific deadline for doing so

IndiGo commences direct flights from New Delhi to China's Guangzhou

The carrier commenced daily, non-stop flights between Delhi and Guangzhou from November 10 and the services will be operated with narrow-body A320 neo aircraft, according to a release on Tuesday

Akasa Air plans flights to Singapore, Vietnam, Kazakhstan: Airline CCO

The more than three-year-old airline, which is loss-making, currently has a fleet of 30 planes and flies to 24 domestic and 6 international destinations

Private jet take-off from Kolkata airport delayed after smoke spotted

According to airport sources, the non-scheduled aircraft with six passengers on board was taxing towards the runway for take-off when the pilot of another plane noticed smoke emanating from its engine

Akasa Air to start international flights from Delhi in coming weeks

The airline, which started flying in August 2022, currently has a fleet of 30 planes and flies to 24 domestic and six international destinations

AAI to take charge of Naini Saini airport; MoU signed in Modi's presence

According to officials, the 'historic' agreement is a step towards providing smooth, safe, and sustainable air connectivity to the mountainous region of Uttarakhand

Ops normal at Delhi airport; govt to carry out analysis of ATC glitch

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu has directed officials to carry out a detailed root-cause analysis of the technical glitch and also have more system advancements

All flight operations return to normal after glitch: Delhi airport operator

The Indira Gandhi International Airport said that the technical issue that affected the AMSS, which supports the ATC flight planning process, is gradually improving

Pilot-in-command not to be blamed for Air India crash, observes SC

The Supreme Court observed that no fault could be attributed to the Air India pilot in the June Ahmedabad crash as it heard a plea for an independent, court-monitored probe into the tragedy

Delhi airport's air traffic control faces glitch, about 300 flights delayed

IndiGo, Air India, SpiceJet and Akasa Air said there are delays in their flights at the Delhi airport due to the issues with the air traffic control system

Govt to soon launch sustainable aviation fuel policy: Aviation Minister

It can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 80% compared to conventional ATF, he says

Govt to soon come out with sustainable aviation fuel policy: Rammohan Naidu

The minister stressed that adoption of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) demands more innovation, investment and a collective international collaboration

Airbus India chief urges govt to include voluntary SAF spend under CSR

He said that the voluntary corporate SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) programmes launched by airlines represent a direct, measurable investment in climate change mitigation

US to cut flight capacity by 10% at key airports as shutdown persists

The announced plans, if they impact the top 40 airports in the US, could cut as many as 1,800 flights, data analytics company Cirium said

Air India check-in glitch delays scores of flights at multiple airports

Air India's check-in systems at Delhi and some other airports faced problems due to a third-party connectivity network issue on Wednesday, according to sources.

Air India ferries 228 passengers stranded in Ulaanbaatar to Delhi

The passengers were stranded in the Mongolian capital after their San Francisco-Delhi flight was diverted to the Mongolian capital on Monday due to a technical issue

ALPA India urges DGCA to enforce full FDTL norms to ensure pilot safety

Earlier this year, DGCA, in its affidavit before the Delhi High Court, said new FDTL norms will be implemented in a phased manner

SpiceJet appoints ex-IndiGo COO Sanjay Kumar as Executive Director

SpiceJet said Sanjay Kumar has been "instrumental in shaping the low-cost aviation landscape" in India

Delhi Airport records 34% surge in East-West transit passenger traffic

Air India and IndiGo handle over 90 per cent of Delhi's East-West transit traffic as DIAL ramps up routes to Thailand, Japan, China, and the UK

Mumbai airport to halt flight operations for 6 hours on November 20

The scheduled runway closure is designed to ensure continued safety, reliability and compliance with global aviation standards, Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) said