'Kozhikode is only the first'

'We are going to have plane crashes left, right and centre.' IMAGE: Wreckage of the Air India Express flight which crashed at Kozhikode airport on the evening of August 7, 2020. Photograph: ANI......

Training of Gaganyaan astronauts in Russia put on hold

The training of Gaganyaan's four prospective astronauts in Russia has been put on hold as the facility where the exercise is being undertaken has been temporarily shut in the wake of coronavirus......

DGCA error forced Pak F-16s to intercept SpiceJet flight

The DGCA official who wrongly assigned the code of Antonov AN-32 -- an aircraft used by the IAF -- to the SpiceJet aircraft has been suspended, report Arindam Majumder and Aneesh Phadnis.......

DGCA grounds 11 IndiGO, GoAir aircraft over engine woes

Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Monday ordered IndiGo and GoAir to immediately ground 11 A320 neo planes powered with a certain series of Pratt & Whitney engines after......

DGCA to make drug test a must for pilots, crew members

According to DGCA's draft proposal, any violation will invite three years of suspension to permanent cancellation of licence. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has released a draft......

Travel portals, airlines are grappling with cancellations

The issues include not getting refunds on airline and hotel bookings, getting charged a service fee even if airlines have waived cancellation charges and so on. Illustration: Dominic......

IndiGo gets 4 more months to replace A320Neo engines

DGCA has also permitted the airline to deploy newly-inducted planes for capacity expansion. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given IndiGo time till May 31 to replace unmodified......

All 737 Max 8 planes in India grounded; SpiceJet to cancel around 35 flights Thursday

SpiceJet has been most affected by the grounding of 737 Max 8 aircraft as it has 12 of them in its fleet. All Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft being operated by Indian airlines have been grounded and......

What happened in Leicester City helicopter crash

IMAGE: General view of the screen showing the victims of the Leicester helicopter crash which included chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha before the match. Photograph: Ed Sykes/Reuters British......