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‘Weight Ends’: DGCA ends gender bias, restores uniform Body Mass Index for crew

India’s aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is finally tweaking its four-year-old Body Mass Index (BMI) norms that were widely seen as discriminatory, making them uniform for cockpit and cabin crew, irrespective of gender.

Published on Nov 29, 2018, 8:11 AM IST

Delhi’s artificial rain plan to combat pollution might fail due to ‘unfavourable conditions’

The scientists at IIT Kanpur have made all preparations to induce artificial rain in the national capital to mitigate the hazardous health situation caused by the pollution crisis.

Updated on Nov 27, 2018, 6:10 PM IST

Air India pilot Arvind Kathpalia to lose airport access

The civil aviation ministry has started the process of revoking Kathpalia’s airport entry pass.

Updated on Nov 22, 2018, 7:46 AM IST

AI pilot removed from board after failing alcohol test

Photo for representation only.

Updated on Nov 21, 2018, 12:20 AM IST

Senior Air India pilot who failed alcohol test back as executive director

Updated on Nov 20, 2018, 10:53 PM IST

‘Drones’ the way UP police maintain law and order

Some entrepreneurs have based their start-up ideas on the capabilities of drones and are working on models to supply food, tools and emergency medicines.

Published on Nov 20, 2018, 3:27 PM IST

Air India top pilot failed pre-flight alcohol test, grounded: Official

Breath Alcohol Analyser Device. National carrier Air India grounded its Director (Operations) Captain A K Kathpalia on Sunday after he allegedly failed in a pre-flight alcohol test, a senior airline official said.

Updated on Nov 11, 2018, 6:22 PM IST

IndiGo, GoAir directed to address issues with P&W engines on their A320 neo planes by aviation watchdog

Aviation watchdog DGCA has directed IndiGo and GoAir to address issues regarding 15 of the Pratt & Whitney engines powering their A320 neo planes

Updated on Nov 9, 2018, 11:54 PM IST

20 cities will need second airport by 2030, says civil aviation ministry study

India’s airports currently handle 183.90 million passengers a year, according to the 2017-18 data released by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

Updated on Nov 1, 2018, 11:17 PM IST

Air services from Pithoragarh airport in Uttarakhand likely to start before Diwali

Pilgrims boarding a helicopter at Naini Saini airport in Pithoragarh. The DGCA has given conditional approval for flying a 9-seater aircraft from the airport before Diwali.

Published on Oct 31, 2018, 3:51 PM IST

HT Special: Flying drones in Pune? From Dec 1 police will decide where, when and how

In view of sensitive military establishments located in Pune, the Pune police are taking necessary steps on the use of drones in the city.

Updated on Oct 28, 2018, 4:54 PM IST

Baijayant Panda gets DGCA relief in Chilika copter row

Former BJD lawmaker Baijayant Panda.

Updated on Oct 26, 2018, 11:10 PM IST

It’s time to get serious about the rights of air travellers

Passengers stand on the tarmac after an emergency landing, due to lost cabin pressure, on a Jet Airways flight, in Mumbai, September 20

Updated on Sep 24, 2018, 11:55 AM IST

After cabin pressure crisis, Jet passenger demands ₹30 lakh compensation, 100 vouchers

Oxygen masks are seen deployed after a loss of cabin pressure, on a Jet Airways flight, from Mumbai, in this still image obtained from social media.

Updated on Sep 21, 2018, 7:43 AM IST

5 Jet Airways passengers taken to hospital with hearing problems after cabin pressure drops

A Jet Airways passenger aircraft had to turn back mid-air after cabin pressure dropped, leading to passengers experiencing headaches and suffering nose bleeds.

Updated on Sep 20, 2018, 2:09 PM IST

Flyers bled as Jet Airways pilots forgot to maintain cabin pressure, crew grounded

A screengrab of a video posted by a passenger shows oxygen masks were deployed inside the Jet Airways flight after cabin pressure dropped.

Updated on Sep 20, 2018, 12:25 PM IST

Luxury hotel, mall among 176 obstacles in flight path at Delhi airport

A passenger aircraft seen flying over new ATC Tower at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.

Updated on Sep 14, 2018, 9:45 AM IST

India to manufacture two-seater aircraft, first flight expected by 2019

The Hansa-NG can also be used for bird reconnaissance at airfields, cadet training, coastal surveillance and hobby flying.

Published on Sep 7, 2018, 5:49 PM IST

DGCA threatens airlines with fine if they drop toilet waste mid-air

In October 2016, former Lt Gen Satwant Singh Dahiya, who resides near the Delhi airport, had moved the NGT alleging human excreta was being dumped on his terrace and neighbourhood from the aircraft during landing.

Updated on Sep 2, 2018, 8:21 AM IST

Mistake by crew, glitch hit Rahul Gandhi’s flight in April: DGCA report

According to a complaint filed by Congress functionary Kaushik Vidyarthee, the special flight that took off from Delhi had developed “unexplained technical failures”.

Updated on Aug 31, 2018, 11:18 PM IST

Flying drones will be legal from December 1, ban on use for delivery

Operators will be able to apply for permissions and get instant approvals through a portal (Digital Sky Platform) for the use of drones for photography and recreational purposes.

Updated on Aug 28, 2018, 6:16 PM IST

Kerala floods: Suresh Prabhu says DGCA monitoring airfares but no micro-management of airlines

Kochi's International airport apron flooded in Kerala on August 15.

Updated on Aug 20, 2018, 7:21 PM IST

DGCA asks airlines to operate more flights to Kerala, cap fares as state reels under floods

The worst floods and landslides in a century in Kerala have taken the lives of over 300 people so far, with 2.11 lakh people in 14 districts badly hit.

Updated on Aug 17, 2018, 11:41 PM IST

Airlines in India are not charging exorbitant air fares, DGCA tells Delhi high court

The Chatrapati International Airport in Mumbai

Updated on Aug 17, 2018, 6:35 PM IST

DGCA to conduct financial audit of turbulence-hit Jet Airways

Jet Airways aircraft stand on tarmac at the domestic airport terminal in Mumbai

Updated on Aug 12, 2018, 7:47 PM IST

Drone sighting forces runway shutdown at Delhi airport

One of the three runways at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport was closed for over an hour on Thursday after the pilot of a Chennai-bound flight spotted an unidentified flying object and alerted air traffic control.

Published on Aug 10, 2018, 3:40 AM IST

Suresh Prabhu seeks report on British Airways offloading Indian family

The British Airways has said it takes such incidents “extremely seriously” and has initiated a “full investigation” into the matter.

Updated on Aug 9, 2018, 7:04 PM IST

NGT raps aviation head for failing to prevent airlines from cleaning toilets mid-air

On October 2016, a Delhi resident, Lt Gen (retd) Satwant Singh Dahiya, had filed a case alleging that houses in his neighbourhood were damaged by faeces dumped by airlines from planes at night.

Published on Aug 3, 2018, 5:53 PM IST

Stop constructing high-rise buildings around Delhi’s IGI airport: HC

Construction of high-rise buildings is not permitted within a radius of 20 km from the airport without permission from concerned authorities.

Updated on Jul 31, 2018, 3:22 PM IST

Alarm triggers Chennai-bound Jet flight to descend 200 feet after takeoff

A Jet Airways plane parked at New Delhi’s IGI airport (Photo for representational purpose)

Updated on Jul 26, 2018, 10:41 AM IST

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