Air India faces criticism from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for allegedly violating flight time regulations by extending pilot duty hours.

Air India is once again in the eye of a storm. This time it is for violating flight time regulations - the 10-hour pilot flight time limit stipulated under the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR). The ...

The DGCA has often flagged concerns about Air India pilots breaching the limits of their flight-duty periods, and the audit report said an AI-787 Milan-New Delhi flight last month exceeded the limit ...

DGCA's Annual Audit Puts Spotlight on Air India and India's Aviation Safety The DGCA's latest audit findings have highlighted operational compliance concerns among Indian airlines, with Air India ...

India's aviation regulator said on Wednesday it had found 263 safety-related lapses at the country's airlines, including 23 at the largest carrier IndiGo and 51 at the second largest Air India, as ...

DGCA takes action against Air India after an aircraft was found with an overdue emergency slide inspection. The plane has now been grounded.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated enforcement action against Air India for overdue emergency slide inspections on its aircraft. The aircraft was grounded, and responsible ...

With this, the two airlines have complied with the directives of the DGCA issued on July 14, 2025,” Air India said in a statement. The airline said no issues were found with the locking mechanism of ...

The DGCA ordered the investigation after the decoding of the Black Box from the crashed Air India plane indicated issues involving the fuel switch.

The DGCA’s Tariff Monitoring Unit (TMU) continues to monitor fares on select routes to prevent excessive pricing. Although no punitive action has been publicly announced against any airline for fare ...

DGCA Eases Rules At IAF Airports; Window Shade Rule Dropped, Photography Ban Continues DGCA imposed the rule mandatory in May at defence airfields to prevent unintentional capture of sensitive ...