Mumbai: The number of Commercial Pilot Licences (CPLs) issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) jumped 39 per cent year-on-year to 1,622 in 2023, with women’s share going up 22.5 per cent, an official release said on Monday. The DGCA had issued 1,165 CPLs during the year ended December 31, 2022, as per […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Boeing recommends airlines to inspect 737 MAX airplanes for possible loose hardware
New Delhi: Boeing has recommended airlines to conduct an inspection of their B737 Max fleet, after an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine maintenance. In a statement on Friday, Boeing said the issue identified on the particular airplane has been remedied. In India three airlines — Akasa Air, SpiceJet […]
Watch: Scrapped aeroplane gets stuck under Bihar bridge
In an unusual incident, a decommissioned aeroplane being transported by a truck encountered difficulties and got stuck under the Piprakothi bridge in Motihari, Bihar on Friday. The incident occurred when the transportation process went awry, leading to the oversized cargo getting stuck under the Piprakothi bridge and disrupting the normal flow of traffic in the […]
Measures being put in place to deal with fog impacting flight operations, says Scindia
New Delhi : Amid dense fog disrupting flight operations at the Delhi airport in the last few days, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said the ministry is coordinating with the airport and airlines, and putting in place measures to deal with the issue. Terming the fog issue as a ‘transitory phenomenon’, the minister […]
Mangaluru International Airport gets hoax bomb email
Mangaluru: Based on a complaint by Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), a case against hoax bomb email was registered with the permission of court at Bajpe police station on Thursday. Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Anupam Agarwal informed that on Tuesday at 11:59 pm an email received from xonocikonoci10@beeble.com warned of explosives being placed inside an aircraft […]
Gujarat CID grills 20 passengers of Nicaragua-bound flight sent back by France
Ahmedabad: At least 20 passengers from Gujarat who were on the Nicaragua-bound flight which was sent back mid-route from France have been quizzed by police in a bid to unearth a suspected illegal immigration network operating from the state, a senior official said on Friday. The Nicaragua-bound aircraft, an Airbus A340 carrying 276 passengers, was […]
‘State-of-the-art’ Ayodhya airport set for takeoff
Ayodhya: Endowed with modern amenities and decorated with the themes from the life of Lord Ram, the soon-to-open international airport here is expected to give a fillip to the local economy and religious tourism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to inaugurate the Shri Ram International Airport and the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station on December […]
Ayodhya airport inauguration will be ‘historic day’ for India, says Scindia
New Delhi: Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said tomorrow will be a historic day for the country with the inauguration of the Ayodhya airport, which will be expanded hugely in the second phase by augmenting overall area and increasing the runway length. The Ayodhya airport, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra […]
Ayodhya airport to be named after Maharishi Valmiki, suggests report
Ahead of Ram Temple inauguration in Ayodhya, which is set to take place on January 22, 2024, reports say that Uttar Pradesh government is planning to name the new international airport in the city as ‘Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham’. According to the sources, the airport will be named after Maharishi Valmiki, who wrote […]
Chinese airlines resume operating 737 MAX planes: Boeing
All civil airlines in China have resumed operating their 737 MAX planes, according to a social media post by the US aircraft manufacturer on Friday morning. The post, issued by Liu Qing, the CEO of Boeing China, also said the company has delivered new planes to Chinese clients, a positive sign of the industry’s recovery […]
Boeing urges 737 MAX inspections for possible loose bolt: FAA
Washington: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday airplane maker Boeing is urging airlines to inspect newer 737 MAX airplanes for a possible loose bolt in the rudder control system. The FAA said it was “closely monitoring” Boeing 737 MAX targeted inspections and will consider additional action based on any further discovery of loose […]
25 Indians from grounded plane seeking asylum in France freed: Reports
Paris: Twenty-five Indian passengers who had stayed behind seeking asylum in France after their flight from the UAE was grounded last week over suspicion of human trafficking before being allowed to take off for India have now been freed, according to local French media reports on Wednesday. These 25 passengers were not on the flight […]