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DGCA has suspended 74 pilots in 8 months, nearly half of them for failing alcohol test

41 pilots were grounded for accidents endangering safety of aircraft and passengers, and 33 suspended for failing breathalyser test.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Camera

India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.