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Go First airline, which has been grounded since early May, has announced a further extension of flight cancellations till July 30. The Go First airline has approximately 4,200 employees, and it reported total revenue from…

NEW DELHI: SpiceJet is no longer under the "enhanced surveillance" of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The regulator in Tuesday said the airline is being taken off that list after 51 spot checks of 23 aircraft, both Boeing…

PUNE: Airbus will offer drone pilot training courses in India, addressing the skilling requirements of a growing industry, its officials said on Tuesday.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)-approved course will commence from…

Air India has moved from its “taxi” phase and is now in “take-off” mode, the second phase of its comprehensive five-year transformation programme, said Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Campbell Wilson.In an interview with The…

Go First has informed the aviation regulator that they have suspended their sale of tickets till May 15, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Thursday. On Tuesday, Go First filed for insolvency resolution…

Acceding to a long-pending demand from Air India to allow it to use a common pool of pilots for different aircraft types, aviation regulator DGCA has allowed a small batch of its cockpit crew to interchange between Boeing 777 and 787…

For every three pilot in the country who finish flying training, there is one who is without a job and this is due to an “oversupply” which will be met in the years to come as airlines grow their fleet, according to Directorate General of…

NEW DELHI: Pilots, cabin crew and air traffic controllers(ATCOs) will have to undergo detailed clinical mental health assessment at an Indian Air Force (IAF) centre whenever a concern arises regarding their mental state that could affect…

MUMBAI: India registered a domestic passenger traffic growth of 96% in January 2023 as airlines flew 125 lakh passengers compared to 64 lakh flown in January 2022, the month when the Covid third wave had started hitting air travel.This…

NEW DELHI: Tata Group AirAsia India (now AIX Connect) has faced regulatory ire after an audit revealed improper pilot checks. Accordingly, the DGCAhas fined the low cost carrier Rs 20 lakh; withdrawn its head of training from his position…