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NEW DELHI: India will by Saturday implement relaxed flight duty time rules for pilots to ensure the cockpit crew operating flights are not fatigued. DGCA on Wednesday said the seven remaining clauses of revised flight duty time limitations (FDTL) would be implemented from Nov 1. Fifteen clauses of the relaxed rules were implemented on July…
NEW DELHI: India will by Saturday (Nov 1) implement relaxed flight duty time rules for pilots to ensure that the cockpit crew operating flights are not fatigued, giving an impetus to flight safety. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Wednesday said the seven remaining clauses of the revised “flight duty time limitations” (FDTL) will…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has relaxed certain night-duty limits for pilots as airlines prepare to implement new rest rules from November 1.The DGCA has allowed pilots to make up to three landings if their duty hours fall between 12.00 am and 1.55 am or between 5.00 am and 6.00 am.Earlier, the regulator…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked Air India to reinspect the ram air turbine (RAT) for storage on all aircraft whose power conditioning module (PCM) was replaced in the recent past. PCM provides power for other modules that support the operation of multiple aircraft systems. RAT deployment happens when the…
NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Monday urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the electrical systems in all Boeing 787 aircraft operating in India, following a recent incident involving an Air India flight to Birmingham.On Friday, Air India flight AI-117, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner…
Air India (For representational purposes only) NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a pilots’ body, on Sunday called for a thorough inspection of the electrical systems of all Boeing 787 planes operating in India “in the interest of air safety.”The FIP’s appeal to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) comes a day…
