India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday (Jan 9) said that one of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft was found with a loose bolt during inspection.

Indian aviation watchdog says one Boeing 737 Max aircraft found with loose bolt

A ‘loose bolt alert’ has been issued for Boeing 737 Max passenger aircraft fleet worldwide, prompting at least three airline operators in India to carry out checks in their 737 Max planes.

Bolt with missing nut: Boeing alerts global airlines after major flight safety issue found on 737

India is considering banning the use of perfumes by pilots and flight attendants. The Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which oversees the country’s aviation industry, recently proposed an update to its bylaws regarding alcohol consumption.

Here's why pilots and flight attendants in India might stop using perfumes

India's aviation regulator DGCA is mulling barring the use of perfumes by pilots. The body suspects that perfumes could lead to false-positives during breath analyser tests. Molly Gambhir brings you.

Gravitas: DGCA mulling barring use of perfumes for pilots

After the revelation of certain to legal documents, Indian low-cost airline Akasa Air has sued the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of causing it “significant financial and operational hardship” by failing to take action to prevent pilots from quitting suddenly, which in turn interfered with flight schedules.

Indian airline Akasa Air charges the DGCA for “inaction” amid pilot shortages

India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the country’s aviation regulator, has taken proactive steps to address concerns surrounding engine failures in IndiGo flights, seeking answers from engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney, as confirmed by the country’s civil aviation ministry on Thursday.

DGCA seeks answers from Pratt & Whitney over engine failures in India’s IndiGo

In a significant development aimed at keeping Go First, the troubled Indian airline, afloat, the company's lenders have granted approval for interim funding of around Rs 400 crore, according to Moneycontrol, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Go First receives Rs 400 crore interim funding from lenders, DGCA approval awaited

An IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Mumbai was diverted to Udaipur and the pilot changed before it finally completed the original intended landing. The flight 6E 2441 departed from Lucknow airport at 11:10 am and was scheduled to land in Mumbai at 1:15 pm.

Passengers aboard IndiGo flight get pilot changed after failed landing attempts: Report

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), while speaking to news agency ANI on Wednesday afternoon, said that a Delhi-Sydney Air India flight was caught in severe mid-air turbulence on Tuesday because of which seven passengers were injured.

Air India Delhi-Sydney flight gets caught in severe turbulence; passengers injured

Air India has made the headlines once again, this time for a pilot treating the cockpit as his living room and 'entertaining' a female friend. The incident happened on international flight AI 915 from Dubai to Delhi on February 27th.

Air India pilot invites female guest into cockpit; India's aviation regulator launches investigation

A Nigerian passenger onboard a Delhi-Doha IndiGo flight died after a medical emergency, even as the airline made an emergency landing in Karachi to save him. The airline informed that the passenger had fallen ill, forcing the crew of flight 6E-1736 to make a quick call to drop anchor in the southern Pakistani city.

Nigerian man dies aboard Delhi-Doha IndiGo flight, aircraft makes emergency landing in Karachi

A new variant of an aircraft made by India's Government-run defence-aerospace firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has received approval for carrying out commercial flights for civilians.

Made-in-India 19-seater plane 'Hindustan 228-201 LW' gets DGCA nod for civilian flight ops

An Air India flight that took off from Newark in New Jersey, United States, for Delhi was diverted to Sweden capital Stockholm on Wednesday (February 22) following an oil leak incident.

Why an Air India Newark-Delhi flight was diverted to Stockholm

At a time when Indian airlines are already facing scrutiny, other instances have come to light. On Monday, Go First, a domestic airline left at least 50 passengers waiting on a shuttle on the tarmac from boarding for their Bengaluru-Delhi flight.

Go First’s Bengaluru-Delhi flight took off leaving 55 passengers behind, DGCA seeks investigation

Shankar Mishra has made headlines for all the wrong reasons. He allegedly urinated on an elderly woman co-passenger aboard a New York-New Delhi Air India flight and has drawn a lot of flak.

Air India 'pee-gate': Who is Shankar Mishra, the man accused of urinating on an elderly co-passenger

In a shockingly bizarre incident, a man allegedly unzipped his pants and urinated on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight. The man was drunk when he exposed himself to the woman co-passenger, a senior citizen who was seated on the aisle side in business class of the Air India flight from New York to Delhi.

Pathetic! Drunk man urinates on woman in New York-Delhi Air India flight; banned for a month

In a viral video of an incident that took place aboard an Istanbul-Delhi Indigo flight, an air hostess can be seen having a heated exchange with a passenger. Though the war of words happened some time back, it was only after a Twitter user, Gurpreet Singh Hans, shared video clips of the ugly spat that it went viral on social media.

WATCH| Indigo airhostess and passenger in war of words on Istanbul-Delhi flight, video goes viral

Survey: 66% of Indian pilots fall asleep in cockpit without alerting crew Why are pilots feeling fatigued? Will DGCA India take timely action?

WION WIDEANGLE | Pilot Fatigue: Inside the cockpit

Taking a welcome step toward inclusivity and breaking the glass ceiling, India's civil aviation regulatory body, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday, for the first time, issued medical guidelines that will allow transgenders and non-binary individuals to fly aeroplanes in the country.

India's aviation body to allow transgender pilots to fly planes; issues guidelines

Indian airlines and their rotten luck with accidents and technical problems doesn’t seem to end. Reportedly, on Tuesday, a Go First airline car nearly collided with the nose wheel of an IndiGo A320neo aircraft at Delhi’s Terminal T-2 Indira Gandhi Airport.

Watch: A rival airline car nearly collides with a stationary IndiGo plane

After a string of emergency plane landings, India's civil aviation regulatory body Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a two-month-long audit to find the reasons for the unusual malfunction problems persisting in Indian planes.

India's aviation regulatory body initiates two-month audit as homegrown airlines continue to report snags

With the increasing number of snags in passenger aircraft, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a special audit of scheduled flight operators to ascertain whether the airlines are adhering to the laid-down standards.

Indian aviation regulator DGCA begins Airline audit

Airlines in India are reporting multiple technical malfunction incidents over the last few weeks. Indian aviation regulator DGCA has conducted spot checks and found insufficient engineering staff certifying planes.

Technical snags: DGCA finds insufficient engineering staff certifying planes

The Indian airspace appears to be cursed at the moment. As many as three aircraft of International carriers made emergency landings on the tarmac at different airports across the country in the last 48 hours.

Three international airlines make emergency landing in India while another Indian aircraft lands in Karachi

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