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April 24, 2026 4:52 PM

Ram Mohan Naidu unveils second phase of FTO Rankings; India eyes 30,000 pilots amid aviation boom

Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has released the second phase of rankings for Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)-approved Flying Training Organisations (FTOs), marking a key step towards strengthening India’s pilot training ecosystem. The rankings, compiled by the DGCA under the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), aim to improve transparency, enhance safety standards, and promote accountability across flying training institutes. The first phase of the ranking framework ...

February 24, 2026 8:30 AM

Air ambulance Beechcraft C90 crashes in Jharkhand’s Chatra district; seven on board: DGCA

A Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft (VT-AJV) operating a medical evacuation flight from Ranchi to Delhi crashed in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district in Jharkhand on Sunday night, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said. According to the DGCA statement, there were seven persons on board, including two crew members. The aircraft had departed from Ranchi at 19:11 IST. After establishing contact with Kolkata, it requested deviation due to weather conditions. At 19:34...

December 31, 2025 4:30 PM

IndiGo says ‘fully cooperating’ with DGCA panel after mass flight cancellations

IndiGo has said it is fully cooperating with a committee set up by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and has provided all information sought, following widespread operational disruptions earlier this month that led to thousands of flight cancellations. The airline had cancelled a large number of flights between December 3 and 5, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded across the country. The disruptions were attributed to shortcomings in pilot roster planning and inadequ...

December 12, 2025 4:38 PM

DGCA sacks four flight operations inspectors amid IndiGo flight crisis

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday dismissed four Flight Operations Inspectors (FOIs) in connection with the recent IndiGo flight cancellation crisis. According to a notice issued by the DGCA, the inspectors relieved from their duties are Rish Raj Chatterjee, Seema Jhamnani, Anil Kumar Pokhariyal and Priyam Kaushik. The notice said, “Consequent upon approval of the Competent Authority, the following FOIs under various categories, on a contract basis, are hereby reliev...

December 9, 2025 10:24 PM

Aviation ministry orders 10% cut in Indigo’s flight operations

The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday issued an order cutting IndiGo’s flight operations by 10 per cent after the crisis-hit airline cancelled hundreds of flights due to an acute pilot shortage under the new flight duty limitation rules. The directive came hours after the aviation regulator DGCA instructed the airline to trim its operations by 5 per cent earlier in the day. Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu said: “The Ministry considers it necessary to curtail IndiGo’s...

December 9, 2025 2:26 PM

DGCA Orders IndiGo to Cut Flights by 5% Amid Winter Schedule Failures, Government Flags Safety and Accountability

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday ordered IndiGo to reduce its flight operations by 5%, after the airline cancelled more than 2,000 flights last week due to poor pilot roster planning. The carrier has been directed to submit a revised schedule by 5 pm on December 10. According to the notice issued to IndiGo, the DGCA had cleared 15,014 weekly departures – a total of 64,346 flights for November – under the winter schedule. IndiGo, however, operated only 59,438 flig...

December 8, 2025 5:17 PM

DGCA takes action over 19 safety violations against airlines in 2025 so far

India’s aviation regulator has initiated action in 19 cases of safety-related violations by airlines in 2025 to date, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol shared detailed data on airline non-compliance, safety budgets, and staffing gaps across key aviation bodies. The information was provided in response to a question raised in the Lok Sabha. Mohol said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) h...

December 4, 2025 11:18 AM

IndiGo flight chaos: Pilot shortage triggers massive delays, cancellations

Lakhs of air passengers across India were left stranded as the country’s largest airline, IndiGo, faced massive flight delays and cancellations over the past week, largely due to an acute pilot shortage. On Wednesday alone, over 200 flights were cancelled, with delays stretching up to 10 hours at several airports. Government data revealed that on December 2, IndiGo’s on-time performance plunged to just 35 percent, the lowest among all Indian airlines. With the carrier flying nearly a millio...

July 30, 2025 5:47 PM

DGCA audit flags findings across airlines; Alliance Air, Air India among top operators under scrutiny

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has released its latest audit findings of scheduled Indian airlines, offering insights into operational and safety compliance as part of its Annual Surveillance Plan (ASP) under the Safety Oversight Programme. Air India, the country's flag carrier, has come under scrutiny after the audit report recorded 51 findings against the airline - the second-highest among all scheduled operators - trailing only Alliance Air, which registered 57 findings. T...

June 18, 2025 10:01 AM

DGCA reviews operations of Air India and Air India Express

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday held a high-level review meeting with senior officials of Air India and Air India Express to assess the operational health and regulatory compliance of both airlines, which collectively operate over 1,000 flights daily. The review focused on maintenance-related delays, recent airspace restrictions, and passenger facilitation practices. DGCA flagged concerns over delays linked to engineering and ground handling issues at Air India, urgi...