Category: Civil Aviation

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on SpiceJet for training its Boeing 737 Max aircraft’s pilots on a faulty simulator as it could have adversely impacted flight safety, sources said. The DGCA had last month barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Max aircraft after finding […]

SpiceJet on Friday said the announcement of its audited standalone and consolidated financial results for the quarter and financial year ended March 31 will get delayed because of a ransomware attack on its IT systems. In a regulatory filing, SpiceJet said it has postponed its board meeting on May 30 to consider and approve the […]

Airlines have been barred from selling “unserviceable”, or damaged, seats to passengers, civil aviation regulator DGCA has said, warning that strict action will be taken against carriers if they continue to do so. In a communique sent to all Indian carriers on Tuesday, the DGCA said some airlines were offering unserviceable seats to passengers on […]

SpiceJet said it faced a ransomware attack on Tuesday night causing a delay in the departure of its flights on Wednesday morning. “Certain SpiceJet systems faced an attempted ransomware attack last night that impacted and slowed down morning flight departures today (Wednesday),” a SpiceJet spokesperson said. The airline’s IT team has contained and rectified the […]

Jet Airways is ready to fly again after a gap of three years. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday granted Jet the air operators certificate. The airline plans to resume commercial flights from the July-September quarter. Once India’s biggest private carrier, Jet stopped flying in April 2019 after running out of cash, […]

An A320neo plane of Tata Group-run Air India returned to the Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources said on Friday. Air India spokesperson said the passengers were flown to the destination Bengaluru after a change of aircraft on Thursday. […]

Jet Airways will be able to take to the skies once again, after aviation regulator DGCA Friday granted it a revalidated Air Operator Certificate (AOC), allowing the airline to resume commercial flight operations. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Arun Kumar told PTI the AOC has been granted to the airline, which saw turbulent […]

Budget carrier IndiGo on Wednesday announced the appointment of Pieter Elbers as its chief executive officer. He will replace incumbent Ronojoy Dutta who has decided to retire on September 30. Elbers’ appointment, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will be effective from on or before October 1. The development comes months after Rakesh Gangwal, co-founder […]

Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday said it has suspended the licenses of two Alliance Air’s pilots whose actions led to their plane overshooting the runway while landing at the Jabalpur airport on March 12. In a statement, the regulator said the two pilots were operating an ATR-72 aircraft from Delhi to Jabalpur on March 12. […]

Aviation regulator DGCA Monday said it has issued a showcause notice to IndiGo after a fact-finding committee found the airline staff prima facie violated regulations in denying boarding to a specially-abled child at the Ranchi airport on May 7. The airline had on May 9 said the boy was denied boarding as he was “visibly […]

Tata Sons on Thursday announced the appointment of Campbell Wilson as the chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director of Air India. The Air India board approved the appointment of Wilson subject to requisite regulatory approvals. The appointment of another expat CEO comes after Mehmet Ilker Ayci, the former chairman of Turkish Airlines, turned down […]

Over 40 people were injured when a passenger plane of China’s Tibet Airlines with 122 people onboard veered off the runway and caught fire while taking off in the country’s southwest Chongqing city on Thursday. All 113 passengers and nine crew members aboard the flight from Chongqing to Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region have […]