A SpiceJet flight from Dubai to Madurai was delayed after the Boeing B737 Max aircraft’s nose wheel malfunctioned on Monday. This is the ninth incident of technical malfunction on a SpiceJet aircraft in 24 days. On July 6, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet following eight incidents of […]
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Case of cheating and fraud registered against SpiceJet chairman, MD
A case of cheating and fraud has been registered against SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh and others for allegedly cheating a Gurugram resident by delivering fake share certificates to him. The complainant Amit Arora, a resident of The Magnolias, Golf Links, Golf Course Road, Gurugram started in his police complaint that Singh had […]
DGCA notice to SpiceJet for failure to offer ‘safe’ flights
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to SpiceJet for its failure to offer “safe, efficient and reliable” air services following eight technical malfunction incidents involving the airline’s planes in the last 18 days. The DGCA also reminded the airline that its permit to operate commercial flights in the […]
DGCA issues show cause notice to SpiceJet after 8 incidents in last 18 days
Aviation regulator DGCA on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to SpiceJet following eight technical malfunction incidents in the last 18 days. “The review (of incidents) transpires that poor internal safety oversight and inadequate maintenance actions (as most of the incidents are related to either component failure or system related failure) have resulted in degradation […]
SpiceJet failed to establish safe air service, safety margin degraded: DGCA
Holding that SpiceJet Ltd has failed to establish a safe air service due to degradation of safety margin in wake of several incidents since April 1, regulator, the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA), issued a show cause notice to the airline. Tweeting the show cause notice, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia said: “Passenger […]
SpiceJet’s Delhi-Dubai flight diverted to Karachi due to fuel indicator malfunction
SpiceJet’s Delhi-Dubai flight was diverted to Karachi on Tuesday as the fuel indicator started malfunctioning, officials of the aviation regulator DGCA said. This is the sixth such incident on SpiceJet aircraft in the last 17 days. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating all the six incidents. The Boeing 737 Max aircraft that […]
SpiceJet’s Q400 plane conducts priority landing in Mumbai after windshield cracks mid-air
A Q400 plane of SpiceJet on Tuesday conducted a priority landing at the Mumbai airport after its windshield cracked at 23,000 feet altitude, according to officials of aviation regulator DGCA. This is at least the seventh incident of technical malfunction happening on SpiceJet aircraft in the last 17 days. Earlier in the day, SpiceJet’s Delhi-Dubai […]
Spicejet flight returns to airport after crew notices smoke in plane
A Delhi-Jabalpur SpiceJet aircraft (SG-2962) had to return to the Delhi airport on Saturday morning after the cabin crew noticed smoke inside the plane when the aircraft was flying at a height of 5,000ft. A SpiceJet spokesperson said all passengers have deboarded the plane safely at Delhi airport. This is at least the fifth air […]
Hundreds of IndiGo Airline passengers in jam due to flight delays
With over 50 per cent of its flights not operating on time, hundreds of passengers of IndiGo Airlines across the country faced a tough time on Saturday. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, IndiGo Airlines operated only 45.2 per cent of its flights on time on Saturday. Curiously, the number of grievances received by […]
55% IndiGo domestic flights delayed as crew call sick on AI recruitment day; DGCA to probe
Fifty-five per cent of IndiGo’s domestic flights were delayed on Saturday as a significant number of cabin crew members took sick leave, with sources in the industry saying they ostensibly went for an Air India recruitment drive. When asked about this matter, DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI on Sunday, “We are looking into this.” […]
SpiceJet’s Delhi-Jabalpur flight returns after crew notices smoke in cabin mid-air
SpiceJet said its flight heading to Jabalpur returned to Delhi on Saturday after the crew members observed smoke in the cabin at around 5,000-feet altitude. This is fifth such incident on SpiceJet aircraft in two weeks. Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation is investigating all the five incidents. On June 19, an engine on […]
Dubai-BBSR direct flights soon: CM
Direct flights from Dubai to Bhubaneswar would be operated very soon, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while addressing the Odia diaspora in Dubai on Wednesday. The CM’s Private Secretary VK Pandian, present during the programme, informed that the Odisha Government has already proceeded with a viability gap funding plan for the Dubai-Bhubaneswar flight operations. Around […]