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IndiGo fined Rs 30 lakh for tail strikes. What they are & why they cause problems

A tail strike occurs when an aircraft's tail makes contact with runway during take-off or landing. IndiGo saw 4 tail strikes in 6 months, resulting in fine last week from DGCA.

DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on Indigo after special audit finds ‘deficiencies’

The special audit was carried out on the airline following a series of tail strike incidents on A321 aircraft this year.

DGCA removes SpiceJet from enhanced surveillance, says CNBC report

The aviation regulator's decision came at a time when the airline was in the process of settling dues with various lessors who were seeking repossession of its aircraft.

Cash-strapped Go First can now resume flight operations, says DGCA. But conditions apply 

Go First had stopped flight operations in May. DGCA says it can now resume but after fulfilling conditions like getting its flight schedule approved & making interim funding available.

Sensitise pilots, cabin crew members on unauthorised cockpit entry, says DGCA

The advisory also says unauthorised cockpit entry is likely to distract the attention of airline crew, jeopardize the safety of aircraft operations.

DGCA stalls requests by lessors to repossess Go First planes due to asset freeze

Go First was granted bankruptcy protection on 10 May and the lessors argue that it has no rights over planes as the leases were terminated by leasing firms.

DGCA show-causes cash-strapped Go First, stops sale of air tickets with immediate effect

Go First has been given 15 days to reply to the notice, following which a decision on the continuation of their Air Operators Certificate (AOC) would be taken.

Go First says can use funds from govt’s emergency credit line scheme to pay its 7,000 employees

Wadia Group-owned Go First said in petition to NCLT that it owes Rs 11,463 cr to creditors & that its assets 'are not sufficient to meet its liabilities'.

Go First suspends flight bookings till 15 May, DGCA orders timely refunds for passengers

DGCA says it examined Go First's response & is committed to minimising passenger inconvenience in view of abrupt decision to suspend scheduled operations without prior intimation.

Go First files for insolvency, blames ‘failing engines’ supplied by Pratt & Whitney

Go First says its promoters have infused Rs 6,500 crore in airline since its inception & it has sought compensation of Rs 8,000 crore from engine maker Pratt & Whitney.

On Camera

Chinese don’t want Xi to fall for Trump’s G2 gimmicks—’intentional malice’, potential trap

The central theme emerging from Chinese online discourse is that while Trump may now acknowledge China’s strength and treat it as an equal, this recognition is driven more by fear and strategic anxiety than by genuine intent for collaboration.

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.