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Over 83,000 passenger arrivals took place across country on August 27: MoCA

According to the ministry, over 870 flight arrivals took place across the country on August 27

Govt permits meals on flights, no-fly list for not to wear face mask

The government has permitted the airlines to serve pre-packed snacks, meals and beverages on domestic flights and hot meals on international flights, according to an official order. Moreover, any passenger who refuses to wear a face mask in a flight can be put on the no-fly list by the airline, said a senior official of the aviation regulator DGCA. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, in-flight meal service was not permitted on domestic flights since their resumption on May 25. On international flights, only pre-packed cold meals and snacks were being served depending on the flight duration since May this year. In an order issued on Thursday, the Civil Aviation Ministry said, "Airlines may serve pre-packed snacks/meals/pre-packed beverages on domestic flights depending on the duration of flight." Airlines and charter flight operators can "serve hot meals and limited beverages" on international flights "as per the standard practices", it added. The ministry said only single-use disposa

UN's ICAO to conduct another audit of India's air safety readiness

Global aviation watchdog's audit comes in the aftermath of Air India Express crash in Calicut which claimed 20 lives

Vijayan moves resolution to reconsider decision to lease Trivandrum airport

Last week, the central government cleared operation, management and development of airports in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram

DGCA starts safety audit of airports, airlines in a phased manner

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started safety audit of airports affected by the monsoons and of airlines in a phased manner, beginning with Air India and SpiceJet.

DGCA to implement e-governance project for approvals, licenses by year-end

The project is being implemented in four phases and is expected to be completed by the end of this year

DGCA starts special safety audit of Indian airlines, two weeks after crash

Aviation regulator orders safety audit of all airports in India that receive heavy rain in monsoon

Flyers test Covid positive; Hong Kong bans Air India flights till Aug-end

Passengers from India can arrive in Hong Kong only if they have a Covid-19 negative certificate from a test done 72 hours prior to the journey

Indians can fly with visa to UK, US, Canada, UAE under air bubble agreement

Indian flyers holding any kind of valid visa under the 'Air Bubbles' agreement can travel to the UK, the US, Canada and UAE, said the DGCA

Kozhikode crash: AI pilot unions seek meeting with Puri to discuss safety

The two unions said they are writing on behalf of pilots of Air India and its subsidiaries Air India Express and Alliance Air

2.1 mn travelled domestically by air in July, 82.3% lower than year-ago

Moreover, the occupancy rate or load factor for five out of six major Indian airlines was between 50 and 60 per cent in June, the DGCA stated

Here's why analysts choose IndiGo over SpiceJet for the long haul

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts say the Indian aviation sector holds promise from a long-term perspective and that the macro-economic factors remain conducive

Top AirAsia officials suspended after pilot alleges safety lapses

AirAsia India's head of operations, Manish Uppal, and head of safety, Mukesh Nema, were suspended for three months

Retired DGCA official had warned Air India management of accident risk

A K Chopra, who served as joint director general in the DGCA was appointed as safety adviser to the Air India chairman in November 2018

AI pilot unions demand removal of DGCA chief over Kozhikode crash comments

According to the Indian Commercial Pilots' Union (ICPA) and Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG), Kumar said during one of the televised interviews that the plane's "landing was not smooth"

Kozhikode crash: DGCA to conduct audit of airports that witness heavy rains

The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rains on Friday night

DGCA suspends two senior executives of AirAsia India over safety violations

Captain Gaurav Taneja, a popular Youtuber, tweeted on June 14 that he has been suspended by AirAsia India "for standing up for safe operations of an aircraft and its passengers"

6,063 Indians brought home Under Vande Bharat Mission on August 9: Puri

"I recommence Vande Bharat Mission updates with tribute to 18 people who died in Kozhikode accident," Puri tweeted

All issues red-flagged by DGCA in past addressed by Kozhikode airport: Puri

All issues such as excessive rubber deposits, water stagnation and cracks that were red-flagged by DGCA in the past were "addressed and rectified" by the Kozhikode airport, said Aviation Minister Puri

DGCA, airport authority ignored warnings on Kozhikode table top runway

The runway at Kozhikode, where the latest crash took place, doesn't have an adequate safety mechanism, especially in wet conditions with a tailwind