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Ethiopia volcano eruption: DGCA asks airlines to strictly avoid volcanic ash-affected areas, altitudes

November 25, 2025 7:18 am

Volcanic ash can damage aircraft engines, and even cause them to fail. It has extremely abrasive particles that can also damage other parts of the aircraft's fuselage and cause sensor failures as well.

Flight disruptions due to Hayli Gubbi volcano eruption in Ethiopia: All you need to know

November 24, 2025 11:34 pm

DGCA has asked airlines to strictly avoid published volcanic ash–affected areas and flight levels, adjust flight planning, routing, and fuel considerations based on the latest advisories.

Aviation watchdog DGCA flags lapses at Akasa Air; airline says it submits comprehensive responses

October 28, 2025 10:47 pm

The observations have been made by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after a comprehensive review of surveillance data of the airline for the April-September period.

The DGCA is mandated by MoCA to keep a watch on airfares, especially during the festival season, and take appropriate measures in case of a surge in prices.

DGCA moves to prevent airfare spike in festive season, carriers to add over 1,700 flights

October 05, 2025 8:07 pm

The DGCA is mandated by the Civil Aviation Ministry to keep a watch on airfares, especially during the festival season, and take appropriate measures in case of a surge in prices.

The Navi Mumbai airport has been under construction for several years, aiming to ease congestion at Mumbai’s existing airport and strengthen regional and international connectivity.

Ahead of inauguration, Navi Mumbai International Airport receives DGCA’s Aerodrome Licence to commence operations

September 30, 2025 4:58 pm

With this, the Navi Mumbai International Airport is a step closer to welcoming commercial flights as it aims to ease congestion at Mumbai’s existing airport.

Among other issues, the panel’s report also flagged the shortage of air traffic controllers (ATCOs), and fatigue among the controllers.

Personnel shortage 'existential threat' to aviation safety: House panel bats for full autonomy to DGCA

August 21, 2025 5:24 am

Other recommendations by the standing committee include mandating a detailed root-cause analysis for every runway incursion and other recurring high-risk events, and establishing focused remedial programmes.

DGCA rejects KC Venugopal’s claim, says Air India flight’s go-around at Chennai airport not due to presence on another plane on runway

August 12, 2025 4:35 am

Air India said that the pilots of the Thiruvananthapuram-Delhi flight followed protocols and the first landing attempt had to be aborted due to suspected foreign debris presence on the runway.

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DGCA finds 263 safety lapses in audits of various airlines; assures flyers that higher lapse count ‘entirely normal’ for large carriers

July 31, 2025 8:52 am

Some of the audits happened close to the tragic crash of Air India flight AI 171 in Ahmedabad on June 12, but were not related to the disaster in which 260 persons perished.

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Aviation watchdog DGCA issues 4 show cause notices to Air India for various violations

July 24, 2025 7:27 pm

Aviation watchdog DGCA issues 4 show cause notices to Air India for various violations

Cargo truck hits Akasa Air aircraft at Mumbai airport, inspection underway

July 15, 2025 7:52 am

This accident, as said by Akasa Air, occurred when the aircraft was at Bay A-7 and a cargo truck operated by BWFS (Bird Worldwide Flight Services) made contact with the right wing of the aircraft while it was undergoing unloading procedures.