New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Following the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash on Wednesday morning, former Flight Operations Inspector of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Prashant Dhalla, said that aircraft accidents can occur due to multiple reasons and that it would be premature to draw conclusions before the investigation is completed. He however, pointed out that the Learjet 45 is considered a safe aircraft, and the pilots were very senior. Dh…
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New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar, along with five others, died in a plane crash near Baramati on Wednesday morning. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) confirmed that all six passengers onboard perished in deadly crashlanding.Political leaders across parties expressed shock and grief at the untimely demise of the senior leader.Union Minister Chirag Paswan posted on X, “The news of the untimely demise of four individuals, including…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Wednesday expressed grief over the passing of Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Baramati.Taking to the social media platform X, Gautam Adani recalled meeting with the NCP leader just a month ago in Baramati and reminisced about his commitment to building up the nation and the state.“Deeply saddened by the passing of Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister, Ajit Pawar. Just a month ago, we stood toget…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Bollywood star Ajay Devgn has mourned the tragic demise of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and said that he is “shocked and saddened”. Ajay took to X, formerly called Twitter, where he wrote: “Shocked and saddened by the tragic passing of Hon. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar ji. My heartfelt condolences to his family, loved ones and all those affected by this immense loss. Om Shanti.”Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar and five others died in a plane cr…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The plane in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was travelling has been identified as a Learjet 45 (registration VT-SSK), a small aircraft commonly used for VIP travel. The aircraft operated by VSR Ventures Pvt. Ltd. crash-landed near Baramati on Wednesday. Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar was onboard along with four others.The aircraft was carrying five people: Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, a personal security officer (PSO), an attendant, and two …
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah departed for Baramati on Wednesday following the tragic plane crash in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and five others were killed. Ajit Pawar’s wife and Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar, their son Parth Pawar, and NCP(SP) MP Supriya Sule will depart for Mumbai soon.Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde will arrive in Baramati later in the day. The state government has also cancelled all the official events in vie…
Baramati, Jan 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar and five others died in a plane crash near Baramati on Wednesday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has confirmed that all six passengers on board are dead.The plane crashed while landing near Baramati. Visuals from the spot show fire and smoke, mangled remains of the plane, and ambulances rushing the injured to nearby hospitals. There were people at the wreckage site trying to extend help in every …
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Low-cost carrier IndiGo has informed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that it does not plan to cancel any flights after February 10, the date from which the airline has to implement the new flight duty time limitation (FDTL) rules, as it now has the required number of pilots. The DGCA had deferred the implementation of the FDTL rules for IndiGo on December 6, amid the chaotic disruption of flights that had left passengers stranded at airports across the c…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a penalty of Rs 22.20 crore on airline IndiGo for large-scale flight disruptions witnessed in December 2025, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Saturday.According to the regulator, IndiGo cancelled 2,507 flights and delayed 1,852 flights between December 3 and 5, leaving more than three lakh passengers stranded at airports across the country.The disruptions caused widespread i…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday said that low-cost airline IndiGo has claimed to have fully processed and cleared all refunds for cancellations of its flights between December 3-5 last year.According to the aviation watchdog, the airline informed that all refunds for Indigo flight cancellations during the period of December 3-5, 2025, have been fully processed and cleared to the original source of payment.“In addition, passengers whose flight…