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DGCA suspends alcohol tests for aviation sector including pilots due to Covid-19 spread

The aviation regulator decision comes after SpiceJet said one of its pilots who did not fly any international flight in March had tested positive for the virus.

DGCA extends pilots’ licences nearing expiry by 90 days in view of coronavirus

DGCA has also extended the validity of medical assessment certificates, aircraft rating certificates, skill test certificates due to the lockdown.

BSF Air Wing aims to soar higher with a mix of defence and civilian regulations

Aircraft Amendment Bill passed by Lok Sabha proposes to take BSF — the only central police force to have an air wing — out of DGCA ambit.

Bill passed by LS aims to make aircraft operations more secure, in line with global norms

The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020, provides for statutory backing to three key bodies, and greater fines among other provisions.

Lok Sabha passes Aircraft (Amendment) Bill to give statutory status to DGCA

The Bill also seeks to give the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and the Aircraft Accidents Investigation Bureau (AAIB) statutory status for which Centre can make rules.

DGCA suspends IndiGo pilot for 3 months for intimidating wheelchair-bound passenger

The airline has informed Ministry of Civil Aviation that the pilot has been off-rostered pending full enquiry over this matter.

DGCA asks airlines to follow Vishakha guidelines after several sexual harassment complaints

In a letter to airline CEOs, the DGCA said it has received numerous complaints from women working as pilots, cabin crew and other areas regarding sexual harassment by senior colleagues.

By flying drones ‘illegally’, UP, Delhi & Punjab police are breaking the law to enforce law

Only some agencies such as NTRO, Aviation Research Centre and central intelligence agencies are not required to take permission to fly drones.

DGCA extends IndiGo’s deadline to replace all unmodified Pratt & Whitney engines on A320neo

The DGCA had earlier warned IndiGo it would ground its A320neo fleet if the Pratt & Whitney engines were not replaced by 31 January. The deadline has been extended till 31 May.

Boeing executives called DGCA ‘fools’ during 737Max’s approval process in 2017

The revelation surfaced in a new batch of documents detailing internal communications of Boeing officials, which were provided to the US aviation regulator and US Congress last month.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.