New Delhi: The government moved to control airfares on Friday even as the pilots strike in Air India and Kingfisher led to several flights being cancelled. The government said that it won't slap the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) on the pilots for now after Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday over the crisis. There seems to be some hope amidst the turbulence for...
03:40 PM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued an order against air fare hike by 20 per cent, warning airlines against such a move. The aviation watchdog said that the cost of operation of scheduled airlines have not undergone any major changes in the past two months. Directing scheduled domestic airlines to ensure that fares offered are within the fare band uploaded on the websites of respective airlines,...
01:04 PM, May 11, 2012
New Delhi: A day after a helicopter crash-landed in Ranchi injuring Chief Minister Arjun Munda, aviation regulator DGCA on Thursday grounded the entire fleet of Madhya Pradesh government for serious violation of safety norms. The action came after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation carried out safety audit of the state government's fleet of two airplanes and two helicopters and its separate aviation department. This was part of a process...
07:35 PM, May 10, 2012
New Delhi: Czechoslovakia based truck-maker Tatra on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against its blacklisting. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to DGCA and Ministry of Home Affairs for May 15 and sought all records related to the case. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had blacklisted the company's subsidiary Global Vectra Helicorp last week. The company has been under the scanner after Army Chief General...
10:16 AM, May 09, 2012
New Delhi: The government on Thursday said that all domestic airlines are incurring losses, except IndiGo. In a written reply, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday about the facts based on returns filed by airlines with Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The total operational losses for all the airlines for the period 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 are Rs 19,000 crore approximately. and Rs 10,000...
05:34 PM, May 03, 2012
Mumbai: The cost of air travel from the city will go up by Rs 600 for those flying to overseas destinations and by Rs 100 for domestic travellers with the levy of development fee from Tuesday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed all the air-carriers to collect development fee from passengers and subsequently deposit the same with Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), which is managing the airport,...
10:26 PM, Apr 30, 2012
New Delhi: Taking strong exception to reports of pilots allowing entry of unauthorised persons in the cockpit and flyers snapping photos from inside planes, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned of strict action against airlines or individuals violating guidelines on the issue. The directive came after the DGCA received reports that the flight crew of a scheduled airline had allowed entry of unauthorised persons into the...
05:59 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Mumbai: A large section of Kingfisher Airlines employees, including pilots and engineers, received their salaries after a delay of nearly four months, airline sources said on Monday. "In fact, we paid the salaries of all employees on Apr 4 itself. However, due to some back-end problem in one of the banks, a section of employees could not get it then," they said. Chairman of the crisis-hit airline Vijay Mallya had...
06:22 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: Reacting to the revelations about adulterated airline fuel, former DGCA chief Kanu Gohain has admitted that there could be some adulteration in airline fuel given the history of such cases. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Gohain said, "There could be such cases, there have been very famous cases in the early 80s when we found that the fuel pumped into the aeroplanes was adulterated." "There have been cases when we...
08:03 AM, Apr 04, 2012
The DGCA has put the only supplier of fuel testing accessories on notice for not following laid down testing procedures. ...
11:30 PM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: After fake pilots, another serious air safety issue stands exposed. CNN-IBN has accessed a report by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) that shows how oil companies have been flouting its regulations on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) testing for close to a decade. The DGCA report said that it found that the oil companies had reduced the testing time for fuel purity from two minutes to one....
06:12 PM, Apr 03, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh has warned Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya to pay his dues in order to keep flying. This came just hours before the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) comes out with its report on the cash-strapped private carrier on Monday. Singh said the aviation watchdog will call Mallya again to ensure that safety and passenger convenience is not being compromised. "The DGCA is...
06:16 AM, Mar 26, 2012
New Delhi: Virtually ruling out closure of debt-laden Kingfisher Airlines (KFA), Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Thursday said promoter Vijay Mallya will have to take call on shutting down the business. "Rules say that we cannot cancel licenses of an airline as long as it has five planes and certain equity," Singh told private news channel CNBC TV18 in an interview. The Minister said if Kingfisher closed down it...
08:07 PM, Mar 22, 2012
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said it will not come to cash-strapped Kingfisher's rescue if legal action is taken against the private airline following the aviation regulator's report on the carrier's operational capability and flight safety. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is mulling cancellation of the airline's flying permit. The watchdog on Tuesday summoned the carrier's chairman, Vijay Mallya, for a "clear picture" on its day-to-day operations,...
05:12 PM, Mar 21, 2012
New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines on Tuesday decided to suspend all international flights from March 25 and further curtail domestic operations even as Government warned the ailing carrier that its flying licence could be cancelled if it failed to meet safety norms. "We have decided to suspend our international operations as we are not on IATA platforms. So, there is no sense flying abroad," Mallya, who was summoned by the DGCA,...
08:51 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Kingfisher Airlines chief Vijay Mallya on Tuesday met the DGCA over the ongoing crisis. ...
07:43 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday warned cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines that the company is liable for prosecution over unpaid taxes and the onus to save the carrier is on the airline Chairman Vijay Mallya. "The banks will decide if they want to risk loans to Kingfisher," said Ajit Singh even as Mallya and Kingfusher CEO Sanjay Aggarwal met the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials to...
06:59 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Tuesday said that the Kingfisher Airlines has to satisfy DGCA and the government may cancel its licence if the report by the airline authority is adverse. "Kingfisher is not able to maintain the safety and security procedure due to financial problems. Kingfisher has not cleared the dues pending with the DGCA, which has given the airlines many plans to regularise their flight...
01:44 PM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Kighfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya is expected to meet the DGCA on Tuesday to try and salvage what remains of his ailing airline. Mallya will be presenting his plans on how to revive the company. There is a high chance that the airline's licence could be cancelled. The income tax department is also threatening to take the airline to court for non-payment of dues. Sources have also said...
06:39 AM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya is expected to meet pilots in Delhi on Thursday in an effort to resolve the salary payments issue. The airline is also planning to curtail its international operations. On Wednesday, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh reiterated that the government will not bail out Kingfisher. Aviation watchdog DGCA has said that Kingfisher Airlines is still flouting rules and may face action. Earlier, Kingfisher issued...
06:35 AM, Mar 15, 2012
