CHENNAI: The electric aircraft developed by startup ePlane Company has received acceptance for type certification from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). This is the first Indian private company to get accepted under the new rules for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft issued last September. The DGCA issued airworthiness criteria for type certification…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a “warning letter” to Akasa over lapses in carriage of dangerous goods. During the annual surveillance inspection of Akasa at Ahmedabad on Dec 12, 2024, the regulator found “significant non-compliances”. According to the warning letter, these include: “Electronic devices containing lithium batteries were being…
NEW DELHI: A group of Akasa Air pilots continues to express discontent over alleged training concerns and seeking a thorough DGCA audit following the regulator’s decision to suspend two senior officials. Additionally, the pilots have informed the civil aviation ministry and DGCA about their plans to establish a pilots’ union.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday issued a show cause notice to Akasa for alleged lapses in its operations manual and for the airline’s director (flight operations) “failing to ensure compliance of civil aviation requirements (CAR or DGCA rules.” This notice comes within a week of the regulator issuing a…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to Akasa Air for reportedly not providing corrective training to a pilot-in-command (PIC) after a flight operated by him made a hard landing. During a regulatory audit of the airline conducted in Mumbai last month, the regulator discovered the…
Supreme Court On Urination Case: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने मंगलवार (26 नवंबर) को केंद्र और विमानन नियामक डीजीसीए को हवाई यात्रियों के अनियंत्रित व्यवहार से निपटने के लिए दिशानिर्देश विकसित करने का निर्देश दिया और ऐसी घटनाओं से निपटने के लिए “कुछ रचनात्मक” कदम उठाने की जरूरत पर जोर दिया. न्यूज एजेंसी पीटीआई के मुताबिक, जस्टिस…