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High airfare plaints: Airlines refuse to share data; DGCA examining issue
In the first week of January, the first meeting between DGCA and Federation of Indian Airlines was held over data sharing. On March 3, DGCA held another meeting with airlines, requesting them to share fare data
24 March,2025 11:06 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Govt to issue show cause notice to AI on wheelchair non-availability: Minister
Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu aviation regulator DGCA has spoken separately to the family of the passenger and the airlines and is looking into the CCTV footage
17 March,2025 08:03 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Adani visits Navi Mumbai airport site as inauguration nears
The Navi Mumbai airport took a monumental step toward becoming operational with its first commercial flight validation test in December 2024
16 March,2025 05:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
DGCA, AAI officials visit Navi Mumbai airport as commercial operations near
During the visit, the airport operator demonstrated its operational readiness by conducting a mock check-in process for the officials, issuing dummy boarding passes and baggage tags
26 February,2025 06:47 PM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Airline pilots call for regulation of exorbitant training costs in India
ALPA India raises concerns over exorbitant training costs charged by airlines, calling for government intervention to prevent financial exploitation of aspiring pilots.
24 February,2025 03:42 PM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
DGCA steps in to regulate soaring Prayagraj airfares
Warns airlines to ‘rationalise rates’, approves 81 more flights to city to check surge; A one-way ticket from Mumbai to Prayagraj’s Bamrauli Airport costs at least Rs 30,000, and from other metro cities the fare is currently around Rs 50,000 or more
29 January,2025 08:06 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Prayagraj airport sees major expansion, 132 flights operating during Mahakumbh
The Ministry of Civil Aviation said that Prayagraj airport has transformed into a modern gateway to the city of devotion, culture, and the grand Mahakumbh Mahotsav
27 January,2025 08:50 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
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Explained: Why India is facing pilot shortage
Sources tell mid-day shortage of certified instructors is main reason behind 17 percent drop in number of licences issued. Apart from this, the DGCA is not even transparent about the number of CFIs at flight schools. They should make a dashboard, which updates every month with the current number of Instructors and CFIs with each flight school
10 January,2025 10:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Flight operations from Amritsar, Guwahati, Chandigarh affected due to dense fog
The DGCA officials said that flight to/from Delhi, Guwahati, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Leh, Khajuraho, Srinagar, Lucknow were disrupted due to dense fog.
03 January,2025 06:14 PM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Over half of GoAir’s grounded fleet already out of India
After the airline ceased operations, Delhi HC had, in April 2024, directed DGCA to de-register its aircraft and facilitate transfer
03 January,2025 07:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari