Ahmedabad: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken action against two IndiGo pilots over a tail strike incident that occurred on June 15 at SVPI airport here. The DGCA has suspended the license of the captain for three months and the co-pilot for one month after conducting an investigation and evaluating their explanation. IndiGo's A321 aircraft, operating as flight 6E6595 from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad, suffered a tail strike during landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Interna...Read More

Bengaluru: Asteria Aerospace Limited, a full stack drone technology company, has received India’s first micro category drone type certification for its indigenously designed A200 drone from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Asteria’s A200 drone was found to be fully compliant with the Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems notified in January 2022. Asteria’s A200 drone has been developed for surveying and mapping applications in GIS, agriculture, construc...Read More

New Delhi, 26 October 2011 India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked foreign airlines, particularly those from the US and Europe, not to impose hefty charges on passengers for checking in a second bag and revert to the earlier practice of allowing two bags within a weight limit for free. The matter has been taken up by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) with the foreign carriers which have been imposing very high fee on the ...Read More