New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday extended the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official Mudavath Devula and private company executive Bharat Mathur by two days in connection with a bribery case involving alleged payment of Rs 2.5 lakh for regulatory approvals. The accused were produced before the Rouse Avenue Court upon completion of their earlier three-day CBI remand.The probe agency had sought five days of furthe…
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New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Deputy Director General at the Airworthiness Directorate of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) Headquarters in New Delhi along with a representative of a private company in a bribery case of Rs 2.5 lakh resulting in the seizure of the entire amount, an official said on Sunday. “Mudavath Devula, Deputy Director General at the Airworthiness Directorate of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Hea…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran told Air India staff on Friday that the airline is facing a challenging period and urged employees to focus on execution and cost discipline.“While our future is bright and we have laid a solid foundation for our ambition, we are going through a challenging time,” Chandrasekaran said, adding that the key “is staying focused on execution.””Our focus should be on what is within our control, where we can improve, be precise on cost…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The government has granted special permission to foreign carriers such as Emirates, Kuwait Airways, and Jazeera Airways to operate passenger aircraft for all-cargo services to ensure seamless continuity of critical cargo movement despite the ongoing disruptions due to the Iran war, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday.The Indian aviation sector is currently navigating a serious operational and financial situation triggered by the …
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Flight operations between India and West Asia have been severely disrupted since the outbreak of conflict in the region, with over 10,000 flights operated by Indian carriers cancelled so far, a senior government official said on Tuesday.According to Asangba Chuba Ao, Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Indian airlines that earlier operated around 300 to 350 daily flights to West Asia are now operating only 80 to 90 flights per day.The sharp decline highli…
Ahmedabad, April 4 (IANS) Families of those killed in the Air India Flight AI‑171 crash have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pressing for the immediate release of the aircraft’s Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) data as they seek clarity on the cause of the accident. The appeal is associated with the ongoing frustration with the pace of the investigation and the level of communication from authorities and the airline.In their letter, families described acce…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the government has appointed Vir Vikram Yadav as the new Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), replacing Faiz Ahmed Kidwai.Yadav, who is currently serving as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, will now head India’s aviation regulator at a time when the sector is expanding rapidly.With rising air traffic, growing airline fleets and increased focus on safety,…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) India has enough aviation turbine fuel (ATF) for the next 60 days and there is no immediate risk of disruption, Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu told the Rajya Sabha on Monday amid concerns over the ongoing West Asia conflict.Responding to questions in the Rajya Sabha, Naidu assured that the country’s aviation fuel supply remains stable despite the oil crisis triggered by the West Asia war.“India currently has adequate ATF reserves and does not fore…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Pilot body Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to suspend commercial operations into high‑risk conflict zones in West Asia and to mandate disclosure and verification of valid insurance coverage for crew.ALPA urged the regulator to continue suspension until completion of a centralised, authoritative risk assessment.It wanted binding directives to be imposed aligned with international best pra…
New Delhi/Noida, March 28 (IANS) The Phase-1 of the Noida International Airport, to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, is set to boost connectivity and ease Delhi-NCR travel, along with driving economic growth in the state.A major infrastructure project developed at an estimated cost of Rs 11,200 crore, the airport is developed and operated by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG, in partnershi…