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Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said recent incidents involving the airline are proportionate to its scale, with over 1,200 daily flights. The carrier plans to let cabin crew issue e-vouchers to address service lapses while boosting transparency and customer trust

A light plane crashed in Kazakhstan’s Akmola region on Monday, killing its pilot and passenger, authorities said. The Aerostar R40F did not catch fire, and investigators are on site. Separately, a small plane in Montana skidded during landing into parked aircraft, causing a fire; all four aboard escaped with minor injuries.

Pakistan’s Airports Authority says it lost Rs 4.1 billion in overflying revenue after closing its airspace to Indian airlines following the Pahalgam attack. The ban, still in force, has also seen Indian carriers block Pakistani flights from their skies.

DGCA will rank flying schools in India from October 2025 to improve pilot training quality and safety. Rankings will be updated twice a year to help aspiring pilots choose credible institutions and ensure training standards are maintained

This timeline outlines the most significant aviation disasters in India, spanning from 1978 to 2020—ranging from the Air India Flight 855 crash in the Arabian Sea to the Kozhikode runway overrun

An aviation community on social media platform Reddit has come forward and asked its members to stop sharing real-time data on defense aircraft in the backdrop of the Pahalgam attack.

The TATA Group company CEO says interior refit of the single-aisle fleet, serving domestic and short-haul international destinations, is underway and will be completed by mid-2025

From January 1, 2025, Jharsuguda will have direct flight connections to Hyderabad, with further expansion starting February 1 to include seamless connectivity between Jharsuguda, Raipur, Lucknow (LKO), and Hyderabad (HYD). This strategic growth increases Star Air's total destinations to 24, representing a significant milestone in its mission to strengthen regional connectivity nationwide, making travel more accessible, convenient, and affordable for passengers, according to a press release.

Indian aviation must navigate the issues of pilot shortages and high fuel costs while ensuring robust safety standards

The sanctioned entities include Lockheed Martin Missile System Integration Lab, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, according to the statement

Directorate General of Civil Aviation has dismissed recent media reports suggesting that a staff shortage is causing delays in issuance of pilot licences

Boeing has said that significant skilling of people to meet demand, rationalisation of fuel taxes and continued infrastructure investments will keep the growth going

Credit rating agency ICRA predicts the domestic air passenger traffic to grow at 8-13 per cent in FY24 to touch 150-155 million

DGCA might not hold radio communication skill tests, also known as Radio Telephony exam, for pilots in 2024, according to sources

DGCA has set up a four-member committee to provide suggestions for achieving gender equality in the aviation sector in India

DGCA has placed 166 passengers in the 'no fly list' from 2021 till date, Union minister of state for civil aviation General V K Singh (Retd) told the Rajya Sabha

The overall strength of this unit deployed to secure civil airports against terrorist, hijack and sabotage threats is now about 37,000 men and women

A senior AAI official claims that the average time to frisk a passenger will be cut in half from 30 seconds to 15 seconds, with the millimetre-wave technology-based full-body scanners.

This is the largest ever aircraft order placed by any airline with Airbus, IndiGo said in a statement

A string of technical glitches involving budget carrier SpiceJet has raised concerns over air safety. Added to this were the frequent delays and instances of technical malfunctions reported by IndiGo and Vistara. The show-cause notice issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to SpiceJet after its planes were involved in eight incidents of […]