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Inside story of why DGCA is conducting a safety audit of Indigo’s A320neo Airbus planes

Since 2017, Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320neos have faced emergency landings, smoke-filled cabins and many questions about passenger safety.

IndiGo gets show-cause notice from DGCA over Pratt & Whitney engine issue

The aviation regulator issued the show-cause notice to IndiGo's operations and engineering officials, and also conducted a safety audit.

DGCA asks airlines to increase availability of flights to control rising airfares

With Jet Airways grounding its fleet of 119 aircraft fleet and Spice Jet pulling out its 737 Max, airfares have been rising across India for past few weeks.

Cash crunch grounds two-thirds of under-debt Jet Airways fleet

The private air carrier needs Rs 850 crore to help recover its debt.

Jet Airways flight safety at risk, says employee union waiting for 3 months of salaries

Jet Airways' has cancelled flights as it has been grappling with financial woes & it has been looking at ways to raise fresh funds

Civil aviation body to discuss rising fares with airlines as Jet Airways cancels flights

Air fares have been rising after cash-strapped Jet Airways cancelled a number of flights over the last few weeks due to non-payment of lease rentals.

Govt to chalk out contingency plan after ban on Boeing 737 fleet affects flight schedules

Many flights have been cancelled following the civil aviation ministry ordering Boeing 737 Max flights to be grounded or restricted from Indian airspace.

Modi govt position on Rafale papers in SC is going from bad to worse

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

All Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in India will be grounded by evening, says aviation body

The EU and several other countries have already banned the use of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in their airspace.

Why Ethiopian Airlines crash has put the spotlight on Boeing’s most modern jets

For the second time in 5 months, a Boeing 737 Max 8, the company's latest variant of its 737 jets, has crashed in 'spine-chillingly' similar accidents.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.