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Pilots' body slams DGCA's 'dangerous' breather to IndiGo

Pilots' body Airlines' Pilots Association (ALPA) India on Friday took 'strong' objection to safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)'s 'selective and unsafe' relief to domestic......

Pilots blame IndiGo's manpower policy for flight delays

Pilots' body the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has alleged that IndiGo, despite getting a two-year preparatory window before the full implementation of new flight duty and rest period norms for......

After IndiGo chaos, DGCA withdraws flight duty norms

Aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, on Friday eased the flight duty norms by allowing substitution of leaves with a weekly rest period amid massive operational disruptions......

DGCA chief urges pilots to help stabilise flight ops

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)'s chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai on Friday requested the cooperation of all pilots to ensure smooth flight operations amid massive IndiGo......

DGCA forms panel to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

Aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation has set up a four-member committee to carry out a comprehensive review and assessment of the circumstances that led to the massive flight......

Flight duty norms revised; pilots to get weekly rest time of 48 hours

In a major relief for pilots in dealing with fatigue, aviation watchdog DGCA on Monday came out with revised norms that increase their weekly rest time to 48 hours and limit the number of landings......

Air India pilots' group flags fatigue concerns over new rostering system

An Air India pilots' grouping has raised fatigue concerns in the wake of flight crew rosters generated using a new rostering tool, saying that extended waiting periods between duty time will......

Flight schedule to normalise in 2-3 days: Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan

High pilot utilisation, combined with a portion of pilots taking sick leave at the end of March has resulted in the cancellations during the last couple of days, chief executive officer (CEO) of......

A-I pilot unions seek airline chairman's intervention to address their grievances

Air India's pilot unions on Monday alleged that working conditions are hostile at the airline and sought Tata group chairman N Chandrasekaran's intervention to resolve the issues. Photograph:......

Unions claim shortage of pilots at Air India

Two pilot unions at Air India have claimed that there is a shortage of pilots to operate the airline's long-haul and ultra-long haul flights. Photograph: PTI Photo The concerns raised by the......

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