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The Centre appointed senior IAS officer Vir Vikram Yadav as the Director General of Civil Aviation as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle. The government also made 25 senior-level appointments across ministries, including postings in civil aviation, agriculture, finance, and home affairs

Gaps in supply chains, technology, skilled manpower, and capital pose formidable challenges to India’s domestic aircraft manufacturing

Wings India 2026 concluded at Begumpet Airport with over 70,000 visitors, 30+ aircraft displays, and aerobatic performances. The summit featured major deals, including Air India’s Boeing order, HAL helicopter supply, and Airbus A321XLR conversions, highlighting global collaboration and indigenous innovation.

HAL plans to raise civil aviation’s share of its revenue to 25% over the next decade. The company will focus on Dhruv-NG helicopters, Hindustan 228 aircraft, and the proposed production of Russian SJ-100 regional jets.

IndiGo has received a Rs 58.75 crore GST penalty for FY 2020–21 as the DGCA dismisses four flight inspectors amid escalating operational disruptions. With hundreds of cancellations nationwide, the regulator has deployed two oversight teams to monitor the airline’s operations and passenger handling

IndiGo cancelled 500 flights on Monday while planning to operate 1,802 services, the civil aviation ministry said. The airline has delivered half of the pending baggage and aims to clear the rest within 36 hours. DGCA has issued show-cause notices to top executives

Air India reported three technical glitches on its Boeing 787 fleet since July, prompting enhanced safety inspections ordered by the DGCA after a June accident. The minister said all aircraft were found satisfactory and that technical snags are routinely addressed under prescribed procedures

More than 157 lakh passengers have benefited from 3.27 lakh UDAN flights, the government informed Parliament. Maharashtra saw two new airports and 34 new routes added, while Rs 4,352 crore in VGF has been released to strengthen regional air connectivity nationwide

Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said India is opening a new airport every 50 days, marking rapid growth in aviation infrastructure. He also announced new aerodromes, flight-training units, an MRO ecosystem, and an aviation university coming up in Andhra Pradesh

Additionally, penalties of Rs 6 lakh and Rs 3 lakh have been imposed on the Director of Operations and the Director of Training at Air India, respectively. The pilot involved has been warned to exercise greater caution to avoid future incidents. The civil aviation regulator deemed it a serious safety issue that Air India operated a flight with a non-trainer line captain and a non-line-released first officer.

Prabhakar Reddy met the Union Minister in New Delhi on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday said the DGCA is meeting the indicative timelines for the issuance of pilot licences despite an increase in the number of applications.

The euphoria over the fast growth in the civil aviation sector is making national security increasingly foggy

EMS parlance, golden hour is the time period where access to definitive care within an hour of occurrence of life-threatening trauma can make all the difference between life and death.

Hyderabad: Telangana State is now exploring setting up water aerodromes at several irrigation projects in the State. One such has already been proposed at Nagarjuna Sagar, said Telangana Roads and Buildings Minister Vemula Prashanth Reddy. Speaking at the inaugural of the civil aviation industry event ‘Wings India 2022’ here at the Begumpet airport on Friday, […]

Hyderabad: With the Ministry of Civil Aviation notifying new Drone Rules, experts from the sector feel that India is on way to becoming the Drone Hub by 2030 and has the potential to grab 25 per cent of global market. Speaking at a panel discussion titled Making India a Global Drone Hub by 2023: Issues […]

The lower caps were imposed to help the airlines that have been struggling financially due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions.

"However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on case to case basis."

Decks cleared for implementation of ‘Medicine from the Sky’ project

According to the ministry, some operational flexibilities will be extended to airlines under the UDAN 4.1 to ensure suitable operation models to connect smaller cities/ airstrips.