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March 30, 2026, 06:58 PM - 2 min read
Govt tells Rajya Sabha 99 aircraft were grounded till March 25 due to defects and delays; airlines face losses amid West Asia crisis and airspace disruptions.
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March 29, 2026, 07:21 PM - 3 min read
On March 18, the civil aviation ministry announced that directions have been issued to the DGCA to direct airlines to allocate a minimum of 60 per cent of seats for selection on any flight free of charge to ensure fair access for passengers. The move also mandates airlines to maintain a transparent seat allocation policy, according to aviation watchdog DGCA.
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March 29, 2026, 03:39 PM - 3 min read
The Centre is exploring steps, including ATF tax cuts, to ease pressure on airlines hit by rising fuel costs and airspace curbs amid the West Asia conflict.
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March 23, 2026, 04:15 PM - 3 min read
India recorded 23 aircraft and helicopter accidents in the past five years, with six incidents reported in 2025 alone, the government said.
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March 9, 2026, 03:42 PM - 4 min read
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the probe report into the fatal Air India AI171 crash is progressing well and that it will be released “very soon”.
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March 6, 2026, 07:53 PM - 3 min read
With the aerodrome license in place, the airport is expected to be operational soon.The airport is being developed by Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd (YIAPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zurich Airport International AG, under the Public-Private Partnership model. The concession period is for 40 years, which started on October 1, 2021.
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March 1, 2026, 04:46 PM - 4 min read
Escalating US-Israel strikes on Iran, including the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have shut down key Middle East airspaces, triggering a wave of cancellations for India-Europe flights. Tour operators report sharp drops in bookings and urge calm as airlines offer re-routes and refunds.
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February 26, 2026, 08:43 PM - 3 min read
The DGCA has allowed passengers to cancel or amend tickets within 48 hours of booking without extra fees, while name corrections within 24 hours are also exempted, subject to conditions for domestic and international flights.
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February 25, 2026, 05:34 PM - 3 min read
AAIB and DGCA teams examined the Chatra crash site, collecting key evidence after a Ranchi-Delhi air ambulance went down, killing seven.
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February 10, 2026, 08:48 PM - 3 min read
IndiGo, which saw its domestic market share slump to 59.6 per cent in December from 63.6 per cent in November, operates around 2,200 flights daily.On January 20, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said sustained regulatory oversight as well as corrective measures have helped stabilise operations at IndiGo, and the airline now has an adequate number of pilots to ensure compliance with the new flight duty norms without disruptions.
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February 5, 2026, 08:38 AM - 2 min read
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has initiated a probe into an incident of an Air India-operated Boeing 787-8 aircraft suffering a fuel control switch malfunction at London’s Heathrow Airport on February 1
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February 2, 2026, 09:40 PM - 3 min read
Air India has grounded a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after a pilot reported the left fuel control switch repeatedly moved from ‘run’ to ‘cutoff’ during engine start-up.
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