Pilot bodies have alleged deep-rooted corruption in the DGCA and the Ministry of Civil Aviation before the parliamentary panel that met to discuss the operational meltdown at IndiGo since early December
Four Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs) have been sacked from their post at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) amid the ongoing IndiGo flight cancellations crisis.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday ordered immediate on-site inspections at eleven airports across the country after widespread passenger inconvenience caused by large-scale disruptions in IndiGo’s operations.
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Although the regulator has no plans to ban the use of power banks on flights, some restrictions might be brought to avoid such accidents, PTI quoted an official as saying.
Flight AI2455 landed safely in Chennai at 10.39 pm after circling the airport for 43 minutes to burn extra fuel and reduce the weight of the aircraft, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.
Air India faces intense scrutiny following the June 12 crash of its London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad, which killed 241 of 242 people aboard and at least 30 more on the ground.
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