'We are taking the Ranchi incident as a learning opportunity and treating it as a case study'
IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said IndiGo needs to be sensitive in their training and take the specially-abled child incident as a case study
This is the third time that the regulator has imposed a financial penalty on operators for violation of rules after being empowered to do so
The incident was called "breach of separation", which happens when two aircraft cross the minimum mandatory vertical or horizontal distance in the airspace.
After barring the pilots, the regulator had issued a show-cause notice to the airline.
The full service carrier had a standalone net loss of Rs 107.01 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing
Earlier this year, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation had conducted an audit of seats and other cabin fittings in aircraft of airlines, and found that many had broken or unserviceable seats
The Kalrock-Jalan consortium which is reviving the grounded airline on Monday announced the appointment of senior executives in charge of engineering, inflight product and services, sales, and digital
The passenger load factors - which means occupancy rates - were above 78 per cent for all major Indian private carriers in April, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated.
The airline intends to recommence commercial operations in July-September quarter.
Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday said it has suspended the licenses of two Alliance Air's pilots whose actions led to their plane overshooting the runway while landing at the Jabalpur airport
Tighter norms likely for carriage of persons with disability
Jet Airways, which is set to conduct its final phase of proving flights on Tuesday, is expected to get its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) revalidated this week, according to a senior DGCA official.
DGCA said it has issued a showcause notice to IndiGo after a fact-finding committee found the airline staff prima facie violated regulations in denying boarding to a specially-abled child
While many of the workers who failed the alcohol tests were employed by airport operators, a significant section of them were employed by other companies which work at the airport
Proving flights are similar to commercial flights but with officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), executives and flight crew of the carrier concerned on board
2 pilots, 2 cabin-crew members suspended for 3 years for failing pre-flight alcohol tests for second time, says aviation regulator
Aviation regulator DGCA starts investigation and asks airline to submit report
The regulator will impose financial penalties for non-compliance
On Sunday, the Mumbai-Durgapur flight encountered a severe turbulence during its descent phase, injuring 14 passengers and three cabin crew members, the DGCA said in a statement