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Indian skies are safe, finding a solution for hoax bomb threats: Civil Aviation officials
Asangba Chuba Ao, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has said that the aviation sec…
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A Frontier Airlines jet caught fire after the pilots smelled smoke in the cockpit, and regulators are investigating
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 made an emergency landing in Las Vegas after the pilots smelled smo…
Pete Syme
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Aviation regulator raises weekly rest periods for flight crew to 48 hours
Aviation safety regulator DGCA on Monday came out with revised Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) …
PTI
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Nepal just suffered another fatal plane crash. Its aviation safety record is so poor that all its airlines are banned from flying to most of Europe.
A Saurya Airlines flight due to travel to Pokhara crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu, killing 18 o…
Nora Redmond
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Indian aviation regulator suspends Air India's Chief of Flight Safety
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended Air India's Chief of Flight Safety for a mo…
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FAA chief says Boeing and SpaceX should be treated the same after Elon Musk accuses regulator of playing favorites
Elon Musk attacked the regulator for fining his rocket company "for trivia" and said it should focu…
Tom Carter
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DGCA places Spicejet under enhanced surveillance after conducting special audit
A senior DGCA official said that based on reports of cancellation of flights and financial stress b…
ANI
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India's aviation watchdog slaps Rs 1.1 crore penalty on Air India for safety violations
The aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.…
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DGCA slaps ₹1.10 crore penalty on Air India for safety violations
Aviation watchdog DGCA has imposed a penalty of Rs 1.10 crore on Air India for safety violations wi…
PTI
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DGCA took 542 enforcement actions on Airlines in year 2023 to enhance safety standards
During the year 2023, DGCA intensified its safety oversight efforts and conducted a staggering 5745…
ANI
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DGCA revises regulations to boost seaplane operations under UDAN scheme
DGCA informed that these pivotal amendments will streamline infrastructure procedures, pilot traini…
ANI
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Aviation safety is built on the 'Swiss cheese' model – but the Japan Airlines crash shows the holes sometimes line up
A theory that air accidents are often the result of a series of smaller errors may explain why an A…
Taylor Rains,Tom Porter
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US transport security body seeks one-stop pact with India to end rescreening of passengers
"I think very tangible and very reachable between India and the United States is one-stop secur…
PTI
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DGCA allows scheduled commuter airlines to operate single-engine aircraft at night
Aviation safety regulator DGCA has allowed scheduled commuter airlines to operate their single engi…
PTI
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Indian aviation regulator asks airlines to frame deplaning guidelines in case of emergency
A circular has been issued to all airlines that specifically mentioned that emergency exits and sli…
ANI
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DGCA issues stricter breath analyser norms for air traffic controllers, others
Aviation regulator DGCA has mandated that at least 25 per cent of the air traffic controllers, airc…
PTI
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American Airlines pilots say there's been a 'significant spike' in safety problems
The Allied Pilots Association said incidents included tools being left in wheel wells, and collisio…
Pete Syme
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Boeing whistleblower said the company threatened him and other engineers to keep quiet about safety concerns
A Boeing whistleblower told a panel of lawmakers that the company has retaliated against his voicin…
Taylor Rains
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Another Boeing whistleblower has come forward, this time alleging safety lapses on the 777 and 787 widebodies
A veteran Boeing engineer said parts of the company's 787 and 777 jets were misaligned during assem…
Taylor Rains
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I used to work in airline safety. United's new video has good intentions, but I don't think it will make passengers any less distracted.
United's new safety video aims to keep people focused on the content rather than their phones, but …