Page 4 - Aviation Safety

SpiceJet says flight operations remain normal; shares gain over 3%

The scrip rose 3.65 per cent to end the day at Rs 38.30 apiece on BSE and during intra-day trade, it jumped 4.73 per cent to Rs 38.70.

DGCA spot checks 48 SpiceJet aircraft; no major violation found: Govt

SpiceJet planes were involved in at least eight technical malfunction incidents in the 18-day period starting June 19, following which the DGCA had on July 6 issued a show-cause notice to the airline

Hydraulic failure in Air Arabia flight, aircraft lands safely at Cochin

According to the officials, full emergency was declared at the Kochi airport at 6:41 PM and the aircraft landed safely at runway 9.

SpiceJet sees another technical glitch after flight lands in Dubai: Report

The plane, an eight-year-old Boeing Co. 737 next generation jet, had flown from India to Dubai on Monday and after landing was discovered to have a technical issue with its nose wheel

Smoke detected in cabin of IndiGo's Raipur-Indore flight; DGCA begins probe

All the passengers were able to disembark from the aircraft safely, DGCA officials said.

SpiceJet gets notice over flight safety, says will be 'doubly careful'

SpiceJet has denied any violations on its part and said it is committed to safe operations

Along with SpiceJet, malfunction incidents seen on IndiGo, Vistara flights

An engine of a Vistara aircraft on way from Bangkok failed after it landed at the Delhi airport on Tuesday but all passengers disembarked safely, officials of the aviation regulator DGCA said

Will be more careful, increase aircraft inspection before flights: SpiceJet

'A lot of these incidents that are being reported are relatively minor in nature and happen to every airline. This is nothing unique,' says SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh

Top headlines: RBI tries to shore up rupee; DGCA notice to SpiceJet

Union ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and R C P Singh submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, a day before the completion of their Rajya Sabha term, sources said.

Jet claims rights on livery, objects to SpiceJet using it on some planes

Jet Airways aims to restart operations in September after takeover by the Kalrock Jalan consortium

Fuselage door warnings light up on 2 SpiceJet planes; DGCA begins probe

There have been a total of four incidents -- including the aforementioned two -- on SpiceJet flights during the last one week. The DGCA is investigating all the four incidents, officials stated.

DGCA audits 30 flying training organisations, finds safety violations

The regulator found in the audit that 'the facilities at the airfield/training organization are not being maintained as per the requirements'

Regulator cracks whip on flying schools after audit finds violations

Thirty of the 32 schools in the country have been inspected in the audit beginning March.

Rs 10 lakh fine on SpiceJet for training 737 Max pilots on faulty simulator

After barring the pilots, the regulator had issued a show-cause notice to the airline.

Consider aviation workers as priority for vaccination: Aviation secretary

Nearly 8 million people applied for vaccination in three hours on the first day of registrations

Regulators probe engine blow-outs as older Boeing 777s suspended

Raytheon-owned Pratt & Whitney said it was coordinating with regulators to review inspection protocols

India has one of the better air safety indicators in the world, says Puri

Aircraft accidents in India in 2019 were just 0.82 per million flights as compared to the global average of 3.02, he noted.

Kangana row: DGCA warns of 2-week flight ban for breach of photography norm

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) asked IndiGo on Friday to take "appropriate action" after the regulator found alleged violation of safety

Vistara to show yoga-based flight safety video in A321neo, B787-9 aircraft

Vistara from Thursday onwards will introduce a new flight safety video in its A321neo and B787-9 aircraft that will combine necessary safety instructions demonstrated through various Yoga asanas

Kozhikode crash: AI pilot unions seek meeting with Puri to discuss safety

The two unions said they are writing on behalf of pilots of Air India and its subsidiaries Air India Express and Alliance Air