New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): A total of 300 aircraft including 62 operational aircraft of the SpiceJet fleet were inspected by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in two special drives of spot checks in the last few months, informed Minister of State for Civil Aviation General (Dr) VK Singh (Retd) in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): After the crew of the Air Arabia flight declared a Mayday and made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad Airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the matter.
The pilot’s ‘non-adherence’ to the standard operating procedure is the probable cause of the Air India Express plane crash at the Kozhikode airport last year, according to a govt report. The role of the systemic failures as a contributory factor cannot be overlooked in the accident, the report added. The crash, involving a Boeing 737-800 […]
New Delhi [India], September 11 (ANI): The final report of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) submitted to the Minister of Civil Aviation (MoCA) highlighted that the major reason behind the Kozhikode plane crash was non-adherence to SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) by the pilot in command (PIC).