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2 SpiceJet pilots who overshot Mumbai runway banned from flying for a year

Two pilots of the SpiceJet flight to Mumbai that overshot the runway with 160 passengers and was stuck in the ground for four days have been banned from flying for the next one year.

Updated on Jul 29, 2019, 8:20 PM IST

Aviation watchdog’s report points to lapses in July 9 SpiceJet mishap

Rohit Pandey had to be taken out after cutting the doors. The report said the landing gear door didn’t have a pin, which may have prevented it from retracting.

Updated on Jul 27, 2019, 3:47 PM IST

Eye on safety, DGCA revises rules to select flying instructors for helicopters

An official examines the site where a chartered plane crashed in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar on June 28, 2018.

Published on Jul 22, 2019, 2:28 PM IST

2 SpiceJet pilots who veered off runway at Kolkata airport suspended

India’s aviation watchdog on Tuesday ordered suspension of three pilots of SpiceJet and Air India for violation of safety norms.

Updated on Jul 16, 2019, 8:53 PM IST

20 pilots suspended in July over aircraft accidents, norms violation: DGCA

DGCA has not only come up with an air safety circular, but also sent showcase notices to SpiceJet, IndiGo, Calicut, Ahmedabad and Chennai after a safety audit.

Published on Jul 16, 2019, 7:23 AM IST

Six major airports told to deploy disabled aircraft removal kits

A SpiceJet aircraft affected air traffic for four days after it overshot the runway while landing in Mumbai.

Published on Jul 15, 2019, 11:56 PM IST

DGCA launches investigation as airlines’ buses collide at Delhi airport; four injured

Four passengers suffered minor injuries after buses of IndiGo and SpiceJet airlines collided at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport’s (IGIA’s) Terminal-2 (T-2) on Saturday evening.

Published on Jul 14, 2019, 4:52 AM IST

Safety lapses found in IndiGo, DGCA issues notice to 4 executives: Report

Four senior executives of IndiGo airline were issued show cause notices Friday by the DGCA.

Updated on Jul 12, 2019, 6:32 PM IST

DGCA suspends two AirAsia pilots’ licenses

A civil aviation ministry official said the DGCA was unsatisfied with the reply and issued the suspension order on Thursday.

Updated on Jul 11, 2019, 10:59 PM IST

SpiceJet worker killed while fixing plane

Rohit Virendra Pandey, the SpiceJet technician who was killed after the landing gear door of the aircraft he was working on got shut at the Kolkata airport, Wednesday, July 10, 2019.

Updated on Jul 10, 2019, 11:20 PM IST

DGCA notices to Ahmedabad, Chennai airports over safety

RESA is a specific area at both the ends of the runway which is kept clean of all non-frangible objects so as to limit consequences if a plane overshoots or undershoots the runway during landing or take off.

Published on Jul 9, 2019, 11:10 PM IST

Airlines must stock fuel for an alternate landing: DGCA

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has once again emphasised its regulations on flights operating on minimum fuel in which pilots sought emergency landings.

Published on Jul 8, 2019, 2:42 AM IST

Carry excess fuel, DGCA tells airlines

In a few cases, DGCA found that after landing, the fuel available was less than the “planned final reserve fuel”.

Updated on Jul 6, 2019, 12:05 AM IST

3 days on, SpiceJet aircraft still stuck at Mumbai airport

A team from Air India is heading the operations to tow away the SpiceJet aircraft which overshot the runway on Monday.

Updated on Jul 5, 2019, 12:27 AM IST

DGCA show-causes four SpiceJet officials

SpiceJet SG 6237 overshot runway while landing at Mumbai Airport on Tuesday.

Updated on Jul 4, 2019, 11:29 PM IST

Lucky escape for 128 passengers as IndiGo plane makes hard landing

IndiGo Airlines is believed to have instituted an internal inquiry into the incident. It had also reported the incident to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Published on Jul 4, 2019, 9:27 PM IST

‘Take precautions while planning operations during monsoons’: DGCA tells airlines in second advisory

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued another safety direction to airlines asking them to take precautions during monsoons after at least two planes overshot runways while landing in bad weather conditions.

Updated on Jul 3, 2019, 12:45 PM IST

DGCA issues safety directions after incidents of planes overshooting runways

On July 1, a SpiceJet flight from Jaipur overshot the main runway after landing at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rains. On June 30, another SpiceJet plane from Bhopal veered off the runway at Surat airport due to heavy rainfall and wind.

Published on Jul 2, 2019, 7:49 PM IST

Airlines allowed to use vacant slots at Mumbai airport till September

Civil aviation ministry allowed IndiGo, SpiceJet and Vistara to take up vacant slots on an interim basis for three months.(ABHIJIT BHATLEKAR/MINT)

Updated on Jul 1, 2019, 8:27 AM IST

Air traffic control responsible for 2016 near mid-air collision over Delhi

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found serious lapses on the part of air traffic controllers in Delhi while investigating a case of a near miss between IndiGo and KLM flights over the airspace in the national capital in 2016.

Updated on Jun 27, 2019, 2:21 PM IST

Ghatkopar aircraft crash: A year on, probe report yet to be released

AAIB officials examine the site where a chartered plane crashed in Mumbai's Ghatkopar on Juen 28, 2018.

Published on Jun 27, 2019, 2:05 PM IST

DGCA asks Indian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace

Amid rising geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, India’s aviation regulator DGCA Saturday said Indian airlines have decided to avoid the “affected part of the Iranian airspace” and reroute their flight “suitably”.

Updated on May 25, 2020, 9:47 AM IST

Indian carriers brace for turbulence as tension soars in Persian Gulf

Military conflict zones pose serious risks to civilian air traffic, with the case of the Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 serving as the most potent example.

Updated on Jun 22, 2019, 12:28 PM IST

DGCA draft proposal seeks to make ops of choppers safer

The country’s aviation regulator has come up with a draft proposal to improve safety standards in helicopter operations, after a spate of accidents in the recent past.

Published on Jun 16, 2019, 3:26 AM IST

Chopper services for Chardham yatra likely to start from Thursday

A helicopter for the Chardham Yatra, in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand.

Published on May 14, 2019, 4:22 PM IST

Age gap between pilots led to Air India Express plane ending up in open drain

The incident left three passengers with injuries and serious damage to the aircraft, especially the front landing gear that collapsed.

Updated on May 10, 2019, 7:31 AM IST

SpiceJet flight overshoots runway at Shirdi airport, plane stuck on the ground

Close shave for Spicejet passengers at Shirdi airport as Spicejet SG946 from Delhi to Shirdi overshot the runway on Monday. All the passengers are safe. The runway has been closed temporarily.

Published on Apr 30, 2019, 8:22 AM IST

Rahul tweets ‘engine trouble’ on flight, DGCA orders investigation

A DGCA team is inspecting the aircraft and collecting data from the recorder to ascertain the possible cause of the incident. The Hawker 850 XP chartered plane is owned by Forum 1 Aviation.

Published on Apr 26, 2019, 11:52 PM IST

Aviation regulator DGCA starts probe into Rahul Gandhi plane incident

The aircraft landed safely in Delhi at 1020 hours. There were ten person on board including two crew members, the official said.

Updated on Apr 26, 2019, 1:35 PM IST

As employees cry for help, lenders hope to save Jet Airways

A Jet Airways employee cries as they gather to make an appeal to save the airline after it announced temporary suspension of flight operations, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 18, 2019.

Updated on Apr 18, 2019, 10:29 PM IST

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