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DGCA allows IndiGo CEO Elbers, COO Porqueras one-time 24-hour extension to respond to show-cause notices on flight disruptions

December 08, 2025 7:02 am

Sources indicated that stringent action could be in the offing for India’s largest airline and its top executives in view of the disruption due to which scores of flights have been cancelled on a daily basis this week, leaving thousands of passengers stranded at airports across India.

Friday’s action by the DGCA follows a series of fines imposed by the regulator on the fledgling airline in recent months, including those pertaining to lapses in pilot training.

DGCA suspends 2 senior Akasa Air officials over lapses in pilot training

December 28, 2024 10:16 pm

Friday’s action by the DGCA follows a series of fines imposed by the regulator on the fledgling airline in recent months, including those pertaining to lapses in pilot training.

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Technical faults cause of 41% flight cancellations in Sept: DGCA

October 15, 2024 8:19 pm

Weather-related disruptions followed closely, accounting for 17.8 per cent of cancellations.

DGCA takes SpiceJet off ‘enhanced surveillance’ after recent fund infusion

October 16, 2024 8:13 am

Enhanced surveillance entails an increase in the spot checks and night surveillance of the airline’s operations to ensure operational safety.

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DGCA takes up IndiGo incidents with P&W; engine maker's service bulletin on second phase recall in 60 days

September 14, 2023 5:43 pm

In the note, DGCA said that 11 engines of the IndiGo fleet were impacted and out of these, six were part of the current P&W AOG (Aircraft on Ground) and only five were operating engines, which were removed before September 15.

Go First extends suspension of flight operations till May 26

May 18, 2023 9:48 am

Go First, which is undergoing insolvency resolution proceedings, stopped flying from May 3.

Delhi-Dubai flight incident: DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India; suspends pilot's licence for 3 months

May 12, 2023 9:59 pm

This is the third time since January 20 that DGCA has penalised Air India in connection with lapses related to certain incidents.

Air India pilot allows friend into cockpit during flight; DGCA initiates probe

April 21, 2023 5:00 pm

The incident is said to have happened on February 27 and a complaint was filed by a cabin member of that Dubai-Delhi flight to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Jet Airways granted air operator certificate, can resume commercial flight operations: DGCA

May 20, 2022 10:02 pm

With DGCA officials onboard, the airline had successfully operated five proving flights on May 15 and 17.

Plane crash in China: DGCA puts Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on 'enhanced surveillance'

March 22, 2022 12:33 am

Currently, budget airlines Air India Express and SpiceJet, in addition to full-service carrier Vistara flt the Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets. While most of these are the older generations 737 planes, SpiceJet operates some new generation 737MAX planes as well.