The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a financial penalty of Rs 30 lakhs on IndiGo over tail strike incidents and the airline's alleged failure to fix certain systemic deficiencies. "Indigo Airlines experienced four tail strike incidents on A321 aircraft within a span of six months in the year 2023. The DGCA carried out a special audit of Indigo airlines, and reviewed their documentation and procedure on operations, training, engineering and FDM (Flight Data Monitoring) programme," said a press statement issued by the ministry of civil aviation.
#DGCA
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/dgca-levies-a-rs-30-lakh-fine-on-indigo-over-systemic-deficiencies-leading-to-tail-strikes/articleshow/102202162.cms

#DGCA #LakhFine.
https://www.news18.com/india/indigo-penalised-by-dgca-asked-to-pay-rs-1-lakh-fine-heres-why-8447953.html

After examining the tail strike of an IndiGo Airbus A321 (VT-IMW) during landing at Ahmedabad on June 15, 2023, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of this flight’s pilot-in-comand (PIC) for three month and the co-pilot’s for a month. The regulator had issued show cause to the pilots on this incident and has found “violation of the provisions of the relevant (rules)” by the crew that had led to the same.
#DGCA #Ahmedabad
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/dgca-suspends-indigo-pilots-licences-for-tail-strike-during-landing-at-ahmedabad/articleshow/102131707.cms

#DGCA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for cooperation in Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility. This MoU will focus on collaboration on unmanned aircraft and innovative air mobility between the… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1676513408211111937 #press

Following two back to back cases of Air India pilots-in-command inviting friends over to the flight deck, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Vikram Dev Dutt on Friday issued an advisory to airlines to check this practice. He has warned airlines of strict action in cases of violations. For instance, licences of all four pilots on these two AI pilots have been suspended for upto a year and the airline was fined in one case for not reporting the same in time.
#DGCA #cockpit
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/dgca-issues-advisory-against-allowing-unauthorised-entry-to-cockpit-warns-of-strict-action-for-violations/articleshow/101397001.cms

Aviation watchdog #DGCA will conduct a special audit of grounded airline #GoFirst's facilities in the national capital and Mumbai from July 4 to 6 before approving the revival plan for the resumption of flights, according to a senior official.
https://trib.al/hSzk8Dh #press

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (#DGCA) will conduct an audit of #GoFirst’s facilities in Mumbai and Delhi

(reports @ld_Neha )

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dgca-to-conduct-safety-audit-of-go-first-s-facilities-in-mumbai-and-delhi-after-insolvency-filing-and-ticket-sales-halt-101688123882992.html #press

#DGCA to conduct a special audit of #GoFirst from July 4 to 6 in #Delhi and #Mumbai following the Resolution Professional’s request for permission to start operations as soon as possible. | @jagritichandra reports #press

#DGCA suspended the licence of an #AirIndia pilot for a year, after he allowed a friend inside the cockpit of a Chandigarh-Leh flight, in violation of safety norms, earlier this month.

(@ld_neha reports)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/friend-in-cockpit-air-india-pilot-s-licence-suspended-for-a-year-101687463459388.html #press

#DGCA suspends pilot’s license for a year for allowing friend inside cockpit

(@ld_Neha reports)

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dgca-suspends-pilot-s-license-for-allowing-friend-in-cockpit-on-air-india-flight-from-chandigarh-to-leh-101687444376987.html?utm_source=twitter #press

#DGCA circular dated September 3, 2019 says, no person can enter the cockpit unless they are a crew member or an authorised person specified in the guidelines.

(Reports @ld_Neha)

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/air-india-pilot-de-rostered-for-allowing-friend-inside-cockpit-in-violation-of-safety-norms-faces-six-month-suspension-101686855736838.html #press

The Naini Saini airport in Pithoragarh, at an aerial distance of 50 km from the China border, can now be open for flight operations, connecting the remote, hilly area of Uttarakhand to the rest of the country
#DGCA #Uttarakhand #LAC
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/50km-from-china-border-airport-gets-dgca-nod/articleshow/100978615.cms

The earlier 33-point checklist has been rationalised and reduced to a 10-point checklist, DGCA said
#DGCA #Norms #Carriers #Ops #NewInternationalDestination
https://www.news18.com/india/dgca-eases-norms-for-indian-carriers-to-start-ops-on-new-international-destination-8059213.html

#DGCA has approved the night landing facility at Kalaburagi Airport in #Karnataka, an official release said

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/dgca-approves-night-landing-facility-at-karnatakas-kalaburagi-airport-101685424578082.html #press

The cash-strapped airline, which abruptly stopped operations on May 3, earlier submitted a response to #DGCA’s show cause notice dated May 8 without giving a timeline for the resumption of flights

(@ld_Neha reports)

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/dgca-asks-go-first-for-comprehensive-revival-plan-within-30-days-as-cash-strapped-airline-seeks-restructuring-after-sudden-operations-halt-101685013542189.html #press

The #DGCA has asked #GoFirst to submit a revival plan within 30 days, including fleet, pilots, maintenance arrangement and funding. This comes after the airline said that it would like to use the moratorium period to prepare such a plan, reports @jagritichandra #press

#DGCA will conduct an audit of cash-strapped #GoFirst Airways' preparedness to restart its operations, the company said

https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/aviation-regulator-dgca-to-audit-cash-strapped-go-first-for-service-restart-101684913462522.html #press

Aviation regulator #DGCA will conduct an audit of #GoFirst's preparedness before approving resumption of flights by the crisis-hit carrier, according to a communication.
https://trib.al/jNVzHH9 #press

#DGCA will conduct an audit of cash-strapped #GoFirst Airways' preparedness to restart its operations, the company said

https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/aviation-regulator-dgca-to-audit-cash-strapped-go-first-for-service-restart-101684913462522.html #press

#DGCA officials said that Go First has responded to their notice and expressed an intent to resume operations at the earliest

(@ld_Neha reports)

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cashstrapped-go-first-gives-no-timeline-for-flight-resumption-dgca-issues-show-cause-notice-101684852946250.html #press