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AAIB report shows nothing wrong with Air India ops: MD & CEO Wilson

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson says the AAIB's preliminary report on the June crash found no fault with aircraft, engines, or airline practices, while support for victims' families continues

Delhi airport to increase passenger handling capacity by 20% by 2030: CEO

Currently, Terminal 3 has four piers - two each for domestic and international operations

Akasa Air plans to launch IPO within 2-5 years, says CEO Vinay Dube

Dube said, "There is no next phase we are planning. Our next phase should be an IPO in a two to five-year time period."

Supporting people affected by devastating plane crash: Air India CEO

The Tata Group-owned airline has completed the interim compensation for the crash victims and others and is working on the final compensation

Image India denying bilateral flying rights is 'wrong': IndiGo CEO

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers said the government is factoring in the balance of utilisation between India and other countries

Air India Express to add 20-24 aircraft in 2026, says MD Aloke Singh

A white-tail aircraft is a plane that has been built by the manufacturer but does not have a confirmed buyer at the time of completion

Pilots union accuses DGCA of defying court orders on flight duty time

Federation of Indian Pilots warns of contempt plea after DGCA relaxes night duty limits under new flight duty time norms despite High Court directions

All 32 flights operating from Vizag Airport cancelled due to Cyclone Montha

Other than the two cancelled Air India Express flights on Monday, he said the rest of the 30 flights had operated on October 27

DGCA flags 'repetitive, persistent' procedural lapses in Akasa Air's audit

According to the DGCA's assessment, Akasa's cockpit voice recorder (CVR) checks were repeatedly being marked as "closed" without any analyst comments or evidence of corrective action

Delhi airport can increase annual passenger handling capacity to 130 mn

The airport, which started operating the refurbished Terminal 2 (T2) on October 26, has two more terminals -- T1 and T3. International flights operate only from T3

Pilots' body urges DGCA to revoke extended duty hours for Dreamliner crew

FDP refers to the time duration when a flight crew member is on duty for operating an aircraft and ends when a plane comes to rest at the end of the flight

Direct Kolkata-Guangzhou flights resume after four-year suspension

Direct flights were operational between the two countries till early 2020 before being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Aviation ministry to review performance of training organisations soon

In the first-ever ranking of Flying Training Organisations (FTOs) by aviation watchdog DGCA, none of the 35 organisations in the list managed to get top ratings of 'A+' and 'A'

Govt plans seamless immigration for hub airports to aid global connectivity

Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said the plan would simplify both Domestic to International and International to International transfers

Civil aviation minister inaugurates renovated Terminal 2 at Delhi airport

At the inaugural, Naidu said India can become one of the world's largest civil aviation ecosystems

Airline fined for denying passenger to travel over single-name passport

This resident of Periamet was stopped from boarding the Gulf Air flight at Moscow airport because his passport had a single name

Airlines to operate 26,495 weekly domestic flights in winter schedule

The winter schedule is from October 26, 2025, to March 28, 2026

Pilots' body welcomes DGCA move to allow private centres for medical tests

Welcoming the decision, the Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA India) said it marks the end of routine civil aviation medicals being conducted at Indian Air Force (IAF) centres

Patna-bound SpiceJet plane faces technical issue; returns to Delhi

In a statement, the airline said the plane made a normal landing and passengers were deplaned normally

Air India's Newark-bound plane returns to Mumbai following technical issue

The crew of flight AI191 operating from Mumbai to Newark on 22 October, made a precautionary air-return to Mumbai due to a suspected technical issue