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DGCA finds safety lapses in airline ground handling after nationwide audit

Inspections at major airports reveal unsecured containers and foreign object debris in apron area of airports

IndiGo says systems back to normal after outage hits flyers across network

Hassled travellers affected by IndiGo's outage posted pictures on Twitter of long lines at check-in counters at major airports

More flights to take to the skies this winter despite economic slowdown

The number of weekly flights in the upcoming winter schedule is 1.2 per cent higher than the 23,117 operated during the previous winter schedule

DGCA orders check for cracks in 23 SpiceJet Boeing 737-NG aircrafts

Nineteen passenger aircraft above 26,000 flight cycles and four freighters having above 36,000 cycles of SpiceJet will be affected by the order

Civil aviation minister directs setting up mechanism to monitor airfare

He, however, said the government currently does not have any intention to regularise the fares

Govt may sell part of Air India to foreign airline for Rs 30,000 cr: Report

The government will also likely invite preliminary bids for the carrier by October 10

Flyers to be under watch at airports for signs of nervousness, anxiety

A team of 50 officials being trained by the US to spot clues for malicious intent

More airlines ban MacBook Pro laptops in checked luggage over fire concerns

The models in question are some 15-inch MacBook Pros sold from September 2015 to February 2017

Indian aviation has a drinking problem and DGCA plans to fix it. Here's how

The DGCA rules state that pilots and cabin crews who fail the alcohol test the first time are barred from flying for three months

DGCA to conduct quarterly safety audits of airside operations at airports

The regulator has told the operators that it has developed a detailed checklist to benchmark safety standards for the operations on the airside

J&K turmoil: Security beefed up at airports; vehicles to undergo checks

A fresh alert was issued on Tuesday in view of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir

A widening financial toll for Boeing from fallout of 737 Max grounding

Since the March 10 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 jet, Boeing has dropped 15%

Pak opens airspace for civilian traffic; Indian flights to operate soon

In India, the biggest pain was suffered by Air India that conducts various international flights from Delhi to Europe and the US

With founders quarreling in board room, IndiGo can't fly high in the sky

This is the time for IndiGo to be rewarding shareholders by consolidating its leadership position and filling the gap left by Jet

Boeing 737 delivery crashes 73% in Q2 2019 after deadly crashes

The 737 MAX aircraft have been grounded globally since March this year after two 737 jets fell down in Indonesia last October and Ethiopia in March 2019

Two aircraft incidents a day in Indian airspace as traffic becomes denser

Information obtained by Business Standard through RTI shows there were over 3,000 incidents involving Boeing and Airbus planes from January 2014 to April 2019

Letter to BS: Civil aviation industry is passing through most complex phase

Many players have fallen like a pack of cards, unable to meet their debt obligations owing to a variety of reasons

Rewind 2018: Aviation sector was a story of contrasting fortunes

ATF prices have declined on a month-on-month basis

Centre plans to bring in Cape Town Convention Act for civil aviation sector

While Cape Town Convention is for three sectors -- aviation, railways and space equipment

IATA opposes greenfield airport tariff model, demands low tax on jet fuel

Civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu said 100 new airports will be built in next 10-15 years with an investment of $60 billion