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Improper training of 90 pilots: DGCA issues show-cause notices to SpiceJet

Earlier this week, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained

Simulator fault: DGCA asks SpiceJet to retrain 90 737 Max first officers

During a routine check, the DGCA surveillance team found that the stick shaker of the simulator was non-functional

DGCA bars 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating Boeing 737 Max planes

Indian aviation regulator DGCA has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained.

Drunk plane maintenance workers of airline, oil firm caught in crackdown

India in December revised guidelines to expand the universe of airport workers who would be subjected to breath-analyzer checks.

'50% crew members to be subjected to random pre-flight alcohol test daily'

Airlines must ensure that 50 per cent of cockpit and cabin crew members are subjected to pre-flight alcohol test daily, the aviation regulator DGCA said on Tuesday.

DGCA monitors airfares on certain routes to ensure reasonable airfares

Airlines are free to fix reasonable tariffs by taking into account all relevant factors: Ministry of Civil Aviation

SpiceJet aircraft hits lightning pole at Delhi airport; DGCA begins probe

The plane was scheduled to depart from Delhi at 9.20 am, officials noted

India allows over 3,200 international flights per week from Mar 27

As per the approved schedule, IndiGo will operate 505 departures per week, followed by Air India at 361, Air India Express 340, SpiceJet at 130, GoAir (GoFirst now) at 74 and Vistara at 56

Domestic air traffic up 20% sequentially to 7.69 million in February

Airlines saw a sharp rebound in traffic with the decline of Covid cases and easing of restrictions

DGCA puts Boeing 737 on 'enhanced surveillance' after China plane crash

Four Indian carriers -- SpiceJet, Vistara, Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express -- have Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets

Downers in aviation drug test protocols: Pilots oppose new narco rules

Surprisingly, the DGCA has mandated that only 10 per cent of an airline's staff need to be checked for psychoactive substance use in a year

Working with authorities to get air operator certificate re-validated: Jet

According to a company statement, the restart activities are 'progressing well'

SpiceJet to launch 60 new domestic flights this summer

The summer schedule starts from March 27 and ends on October 29

Alliance Air's aircraft overshoots runway in Jabalpur; DGCA begins probe

The Delhi-Jabalpur flight was operated using an ATR-72 aircraft, officials said

Airlines increase weekly domestic flights by 10.1% for summer 2022: DGCA

Indian carriers have increased their domestic services by 10.1% to 25,309 weekly flights in the upcoming summer schedule as compared to 22,980 last season, aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday.

Govt panel allows phase-3 trial of Covovax as booster dose in adults

An expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended permission for conducting a phase-3 clinical trial of Covid vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in adults, official sources said

Suspension of scheduled international passenger flights extended: DGCA

Scheduled international passenger flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, following the outbreak of the coronavirus

International flights to remain suspended till further orders, says DGCA

The DGCA further said that the flights under bubble arrangement will be not be affected.

Regular international flights likely to resume from March 15: Report

The ban on scheduled international passenger flights in India is in effect till February 28. Such flights have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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