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IndiGo crisis: How India's top airline avoided ₹100 cr fine, political heat

IndiGo came out of December's chaos with limited fines, leveraging market dominance, procedural delays, and strategic lobbying to navigate the crisis

IndiGo plans to hire over 1,000 pilots after December flight crisis

Hiring comes after over 5,000 flight cancellations in December 2025 due to new DGCA rest rules; airline increases crew strength, training and schedule buffers to avoid repeat disruptions

DGCA puts stricter breath analyser test norms in place for pilots

Aviation safety regulator DGCA has put in place stricter breath analyser test requirements for pilots, wherein those found repeatedly violating the norms could even face cancellation of their pilot license, according to a source. Under the revised norms, which came into effect from February 9, FATA (Foreign Aircrew Temporary Authorisation) of an expatriate pilot operating in India will be cancelled and not considered again if that cockpit crew tests positive for alcohol consumption during pre-flight breath analyser examination. Among other provisions, the license of a pilot who tests positive in a Breath Analyser (BA) test before operating a flight on three occasions will be cancelled, the source said. In September last year, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had proposed changes to the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) on the procedure for medical examination for crew members for alcohol consumption before and after operating a flight. "For confirmatory BA readings u

DGCA fines Air India ₹1 cr for flying plane without airworthiness permit

India's aviation regulator fines Air India $110,350 after an Airbus A320 operated eight flights without a valid airworthiness permit, citing safety compliance lapses

Indigo, A-I, SpiceJet say FDTL norms 'more restrictive' than global norms

The Federation of Indian Airlines, representing IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet, has told the DGCA that the draft rules should focus on flight duty period instead of flight time

IndiGo now fully prepared to implement FDTL norms, informs DGCA

Airline tells DGCA it has put in place operational and rostering systems to comply with revised Flight Duty Time Limitation rules after one-time exemption ends

IndiGo 'fully prepared' to comply with FDTL guidelines, says DGCA

The aviation regulator said that IndiGo Airlines has stated that all necessary operational, rostering, and monitoring arrangements are being put in place to ensure full compliance with the approved FD

DGCA launches safety audit of 14 charter operators; inspections under way

DGCA has launched a special safety audit of 14 charter operators, with field inspections underway and the first phase of the exercise expected to be completed by February 25

IndiGo raises crew buffer, pilot ratio as DGCA rest relaxations end today

IndiGo has increased its crew buffer from zero in December to around 3 per cent in February and has also raised its pilot-to-aircraft ratio

50% inspected aircraft showed repeated technical issues, says govt

According to the government, 754 aircraft from six scheduled airlines were examined for repeated technical snags from January last year till February 3 this year

CCI orders antitrust probe against IndiGo for abuse of dominant position

Competition watchdog cites large-scale flight cancellations and market dominance as it directs DG to submit probe report within 90 days

No issues found in fuel control switches of Boeing 787 aircraft: Air India

Airline says precautionary re-inspections were carried out after a pilot's observation and that it will circulate Boeing's operating guidance to crew

IndiGo's December cancellations hit nearly 1 million passengers: DGCA

More than 10.4 lakh passengers were affected by flight cancellations in December, with over 93 per cent of the total passengers getting impacted by IndiGo cancellations. Latest data shared by aviation regulator DGCA also showed that scheduled domestic airlines shelled out over Rs 24.27 crore towards compensation and facilities for flight cancellations that affected more than 10.46 lakh passengers in December. Out of them, flight cancellations by IndiGo impacted 9.82 lakh passengers in December and the airline spent Rs 22.74 crore towards facilitation. The overall cancellation rate of scheduled domestic airlines was 6.92 per cent in December, and that of IndiGo was 9.65 per cent. IndiGo, the country's largest airline, faced massive flight disruptions in early December and during that month, its market share fell to 59.6 per cent from 63.6 per cent in November. During December, a total of 29,212 passenger-related complaints had been received by the scheduled domestic airlines and th

DGCA begins probe after Air India, IndiGo aircraft touch wingtips in Mumbai

Following the incident, both aircraft were taken back to their respective bays for inspection. Officials from the DGCA's Mumbai office have reached the site to assess the situation and conduct further

No issue found with Air India Dreamliner fuel control switches, says DGCA

DGCA says inspections found no issue with fuel control switches on an Air India Boeing 787-8 after pilots flagged abnormal movement during engine start in London

Fuel control checks found satisfactory on Air India's Dreamliner: DGCA

An Air India pilot on Monday reported that a Boeing 787's left engine fuel control switch failed to stay locked in the "Run" position during two engine start attempts and shifted toward "Cutoff"

Checking fuel control switches on all Dreamliners: Air India to pilots

Air India has ordered precautionary inspections of fuel control switches across its Boeing 787 fleet after a pilot reported abnormal behaviour in a left engine switch on one aircraft

No dilution in pilot weekly rest norms, DGCA tells Delhi High Court

Aviation regulator tells HC that weekly rest for pilots remains mandatory, with no airline granted exemptions, amid challenge to revised flight duty norms

Pilot rest non-negotiable: DGCA to Delhi HC on plea against FDTL relaxation

DGCA said limited relaxation was granted only to IndiGo for night operations till February 10, while weekly rest norms for pilots remain mandatory and unchanged

Delhi HC seeks DGCA's stand on suspension of revised pilot duty-time norms

Delhi High Court asks DGCA to clarify why new flight duty time norms were kept in abeyance, stressing that safety rules cannot remain unenforced without legal basis