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2 Pawan Hans, 3 IndiGo pilots suspended in a day as DGCA cracks down on air safety breach

Ifrah Mufti -
According to the DGCA, 40 pilots were suspended for accidents between January & August this year, as compared to 12 last year.

Three IndiGo pilots, two engineers grounded by DGCA for not reporting PW engine vibrations

PTI -
The Pratt & Whitney engines, which power the A320neo aircraft of GoAir and IndiGo, have been facing glitches mid-air and on-ground since their induction in 2016.

DGCA to counsel airline crew as mid-flight TikTok videos flood the web

Ifrah Mufti -
A TikTok video of a SpiceJet crew member ‘modelling’ down an aircraft aisle went viral Monday.

Passengers claim IndiGo made them to wait 6 hours inside a plane at Mumbai, DGCA to probe

PTI -
Incessant rains in Mumbai disrupted IndiGo's flight operations Wednesday night, leading to multiple cancellation and delays.

DGCA calls urgent meeting with Indigo, GoAir to review Airbus Neo aircraft

PTI -
Both IndiGo and GoAir have been facing issues on-ground and mid-air from glitches in the Airbus Neo aircraft's Pratt & Whitney engine.

DGCA directs passengers to not carry Apple 15-inch Macbook Pro laptops on flights

PTI -
The order comes after Apple issued a notice in June regarding a fire hazard posed by Macbook Pro laptops due to an overheating of batteries.

3 killed after helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand, DGCA to conduct preliminary probe

PTI -
The helicopter, which was on a relief & rescue sortie in the rain-hit Uttarkashi district, crashed after getting entangled in cables.

India’s DGCA, snubbed globally, is a cosy club of IAS officers with no aviation expertise

Ifrah Mufti -
In the past decade, India's civil aviation watchdog DGCA has only had IAS officers heading it, none of whom have had real domain expertise. 

These are the reasons why Indian planes are skidding off runways, says DGCA audit

Ifrah Mufti -
The DGCA audit report comes just a month after five Indian aircraft veered off runways within a span of three days.

IndiGo executives issued show cause notices after audit finds safety lapses

PTI -
Four of IndiGo's top executives were issued notices by the DGCA, which is carrying out a special audit in view of the multiple landing incidents.
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