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Amravati Airport Gets Aviation Body's Nod, Flights To Operate By Month-End: D Fadnavis
The Amravati airport has received aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Alliance Air will operate flights from the facility to Mumbai by the end of the month, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
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Faiz Ahmed Kidwai Appointed As Aviation Body Chief In Bureaucratic Reshuffle
Senior IAS officer Faiz Ahmed Kidwai has been appointed the chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Friday.
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Air India's Chief Of Flight Safety Suspended By Regulator DGCA For A Month
Sending a tough message, the civil aviation regulator has suspended Air India's Chief of Flight Safety for a month after an inspection found lapses in the carrier's accident prevention protocol.
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Eknath Shinde's Helicopter Diverted To Mumbai Due To Bad Weather
A Maharashtra government helicopter carrying Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to Satara from Mumbai was on Thursday afternoon diverted due to bad weather to Juhu in the metropolis, where it landed safely, an official of aviation regulator DGCA said.
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"Safety Our Number 1,2,3 Priority": IndiGo Chief On Tail Strikes Row
IndiGo, under scrutiny by the country's civil aviation regulator over recent safety concerns, said today that it had a very strong safety record before the tail strikes that brought it to the notice of DGCA.
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Delhi High Court Permits Go First To Maintain Leased Aircraft
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday permitted crisis-hit Go First airline to carry out the maintenance of aircraft leased to it while allowing the lessors to inspect the planes periodically.
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"Air India Peeing Incident Was Most Embarrassing": Aviation Regulator Chief
The Air India urination incident was the most embarrassing period for Indian aviation, DGCA DG Arun Kumar told ANI.
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Women's Body Notice To Delhi Cops, Regulator, Air India On Peeing Incidents
Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, demanding arrests in the recent incidents of drunk men urinating on women on flights, issued a notice to the Delhi Police, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Air India today.
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SpiceJet flights To Be Reinstated Gradually, Says Regulator DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation will allow SpiceJet to reinstate flights in a "graded manner" once the airline shows it has sufficient engineering strength and the ability to stock up spares, the aviation regulator told Reuters.
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"No Need To Panic": Aviation Regulator Chief On Recent Flight Snags
Aviation watchdog DGCA's chief Arun Kumar today said technical snags faced by domestic carriers in recent weeks did not have potential to cause havoc and that even foreign airlines that came to India reported 15 technical snags in the last 16 days.
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Aviation Minister's Order To Airlines In Meet On Planes' Safety: Report
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held one-on-one meetings with chiefs of Indian carriers on Monday, asking them to ramp up safety of planes oversight, according to sources.
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IndiGo Probes Youth Congress's Protest In Flight Against Kerala Chief Minister: Report
IndiGo has begun investigating the incident on its Kannur-Trivandrum flight where two Youth Congress workers allegedly raised slogans against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, according to sources.
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India Puts Boeing 737 Fleets On "Enhanced Surveillance" After China Plane Crash
The DGCA has put the Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on "enhanced surveillance" after a China Eastern Airlines aircraft of the same make crashed on Monday killing 132 people, its chief Arun Kumar said.
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Mamata Banerjee's Flight Faces Mid-Air Turbulence, Report Sought: Official
The West Bengal government on Saturday sought a report from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's aircraft encountering mid-air turbulence while returning from Varanasi, a top bureaucrat said.
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Sack Aviation Watchdog Chief Over Kerala Crash Remarks, Say Pilot Unions
Two leading pilot unions of Air India on Tuesday said DGCA chief Arun Kumar must be immediately replaced with a suitable candidate with substantial knowledge of the aviation sector and operational experience as his comments on news channels reveal a total lack of technical know-how and an "amateurish view" of the Kozhikode plane crash.
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Amravati Airport Gets Aviation Body's Nod, Flights To Operate By Month-End: D Fadnavis
The Amravati airport has received aerodrome licence from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Alliance Air will operate flights from the facility to Mumbai by the end of the month, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
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Faiz Ahmed Kidwai Appointed As Aviation Body Chief In Bureaucratic Reshuffle
Senior IAS officer Faiz Ahmed Kidwai has been appointed the chief of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Friday.
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Air India's Chief Of Flight Safety Suspended By Regulator DGCA For A Month
Sending a tough message, the civil aviation regulator has suspended Air India's Chief of Flight Safety for a month after an inspection found lapses in the carrier's accident prevention protocol.
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Eknath Shinde's Helicopter Diverted To Mumbai Due To Bad Weather
A Maharashtra government helicopter carrying Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to Satara from Mumbai was on Thursday afternoon diverted due to bad weather to Juhu in the metropolis, where it landed safely, an official of aviation regulator DGCA said.
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"Safety Our Number 1,2,3 Priority": IndiGo Chief On Tail Strikes Row
IndiGo, under scrutiny by the country's civil aviation regulator over recent safety concerns, said today that it had a very strong safety record before the tail strikes that brought it to the notice of DGCA.
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Delhi High Court Permits Go First To Maintain Leased Aircraft
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday permitted crisis-hit Go First airline to carry out the maintenance of aircraft leased to it while allowing the lessors to inspect the planes periodically.
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"Air India Peeing Incident Was Most Embarrassing": Aviation Regulator Chief
The Air India urination incident was the most embarrassing period for Indian aviation, DGCA DG Arun Kumar told ANI.
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Women's Body Notice To Delhi Cops, Regulator, Air India On Peeing Incidents
Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, demanding arrests in the recent incidents of drunk men urinating on women on flights, issued a notice to the Delhi Police, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Air India today.
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SpiceJet flights To Be Reinstated Gradually, Says Regulator DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation will allow SpiceJet to reinstate flights in a "graded manner" once the airline shows it has sufficient engineering strength and the ability to stock up spares, the aviation regulator told Reuters.
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"No Need To Panic": Aviation Regulator Chief On Recent Flight Snags
Aviation watchdog DGCA's chief Arun Kumar today said technical snags faced by domestic carriers in recent weeks did not have potential to cause havoc and that even foreign airlines that came to India reported 15 technical snags in the last 16 days.
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Aviation Minister's Order To Airlines In Meet On Planes' Safety: Report
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia held one-on-one meetings with chiefs of Indian carriers on Monday, asking them to ramp up safety of planes oversight, according to sources.
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IndiGo Probes Youth Congress's Protest In Flight Against Kerala Chief Minister: Report
IndiGo has begun investigating the incident on its Kannur-Trivandrum flight where two Youth Congress workers allegedly raised slogans against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, according to sources.
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India Puts Boeing 737 Fleets On "Enhanced Surveillance" After China Plane Crash
The DGCA has put the Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on "enhanced surveillance" after a China Eastern Airlines aircraft of the same make crashed on Monday killing 132 people, its chief Arun Kumar said.
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Mamata Banerjee's Flight Faces Mid-Air Turbulence, Report Sought: Official
The West Bengal government on Saturday sought a report from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's aircraft encountering mid-air turbulence while returning from Varanasi, a top bureaucrat said.
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Sack Aviation Watchdog Chief Over Kerala Crash Remarks, Say Pilot Unions
Two leading pilot unions of Air India on Tuesday said DGCA chief Arun Kumar must be immediately replaced with a suitable candidate with substantial knowledge of the aviation sector and operational experience as his comments on news channels reveal a total lack of technical know-how and an "amateurish view" of the Kozhikode plane crash.
