NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is doing a “deep dive” on the twin in-flight shutdowns experienced by Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines on two IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft while operating domestic flights on Tuesday. Now these two aircraft are also grounded, joining the about 40 IndiGo already cooling their heals for … Read more
NEW DELHI: Friday was a day of double troubles with two aircraft — one each of IndiGo and Air India — safely returning minutes after take off to the origin airport due to engine snags. While IndiGo’s was a domestic Patna-Delhi flight, AI aircraft was headed from Mumbai to London. IndiGo’s Airbus A320 landed back … Read more
NEW DELHI: The licence of the pilot in command (PIC) of the Delhi-Dubai flight of February 27, 2023, who invited a female friend into the flight deck has been suspended for three months. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has fined Air India Rs 30 lakh in this case for not taking prompt action. The … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for the drunk-urination incident onboard its flight from New York to Delhi in which the airline violated its norms on handling unruly passenger behaviour onboard flights. The pilot-in-command’s license has been suspended for a … Read more