The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded an Air India aircraft after discovering a serious lapse during a routine audit — an overdue inspection of the aircraft’s emergency slide system. The aviation regulator took immediate action, barring the aircraft from operation until the required rectification was completed. Minister of State for Civil Aviation…
Following a sharp reprimand from India’s aviation regulator DGCA, Air India Express on Friday admitted to an error in replacing engine parts on one of its Airbus A320 aircraft and said it has now fixed the issue, along with implementing corrective and preventive measures. In a statement shared with IANS, the airline said that an…
Following the fatal aircrash near Ahmedabad airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ordered an enhanced safety inspection on Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 fleet on Friday, June 13, 2025. As a preventive measure, DGCA hereby directs M/s Air India to carry out the following additional maintenance actions on 8787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines with…