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Representative image (AI) NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has made it mandatory for pilots and air traffic controllers to report GPS spoofing within 10 minutes of encountering the same. Issuing a new “reporting protocol” after the Delhi Airport has started witnessing this phenomenon for the first time in recent weeks, the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday said that no one can blame the pilot-in-command of the Air India Boeing Dreamliner that crashed moments after taking off in Ahmedabad and killing 260 people. The apex court told the 91-year-old father that his son, Sumeet Sabharwal, is not to be blamed and “you should not carry…
NEW DELHI: Facing regulatory heat for two pilots operating a flight each last month despite not meeting mandatory licence requirements, Air India on Saturday (Nov 1) sent all its cockpit crew members a “final reminder for pilot responsibility towards ensuring regulatory compliance prior or post undertaking any rostered duty.” It has warned failure to do…
Scheduling and rostering lapses at Air India continue five months after being reprimanded by the regulator on this issue. In the latest instance, a co-pilot and a senior captain have been taken off flying duty after the airline found they operated a flight each last month with a lapsed English Language Proficiency (ELP) licence in…
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…
An American Airlines flight was forced to return to Omaha Airport on Monday after the pilots mistakenly believed passengers were trying to break into the cockpit, reports New York Post. The flight had departed for Los Angeles but made an emergency landing less than 40 minutes into the journey. The plane was only about 40…
KULLU: A 27-year-old Canadian paraglider died after crash-landing into the Dhauladhar mountains in Himachal Pradesh last week, while two foreign pilots were rescued from the upper reaches of Kangra and Kullu districts on Monday. In keeping with her wishes, Megan Elizabeth from Canada was cremated in Bir as per Hindu rituals on Tuesday.All three paragliders…
Picture source: X/Indian Air Force LONDON: In a historic reversal of colonial times, two top guns from the Indian Air Force will soon be training Royal Air Force fighter pilots in the UK.The two IAF instructors will train RAF aircrew officers who are completing flying training at No. 4 Flying Training School in RAF Valley…
Spirit Airlines announced on Thursday its decision to furlough 365 pilots and downgrade the status of up to 170 pilots in the first quarter of 2026, as part of a broader workforce reduction strategy amid ongoing restructuring efforts.The ultra-low-cost carrier, which filed for bankruptcy for the second time in a year this past August, informed…
NEW DELHI: The father of Air India pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was the main pilot of the ill-fated flight that crashed in Ahmedabad, on Thursday approached the Supreme Court seeking a retired judge–monitored probe into the tragedy. He urged that the investigation be fair, transparent, and technically sound.In June, Air India flight AI171, a…
