Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

By Swaati Ketkar
India’s aviation regulator proposes raising used aircraft import age limits to help airlines address supply delays and fleet needs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Swaati Ketkar
Unifying India’s civil and defense MRO capabilities could solve the country’s aviation sector growth constraints.
Services & Support

By Thierry Dubois
Chems Chkioua will succeed Damien Cazé at the helm of France’s civil aviation authority, the Directorate General Of Civil Aviation, effective Oct. 1.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Swaati Ketkar
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation plans to hire nearly 200 new staff members to address a significant labor shortage.
Workforce & Training

By Adrian Schofield
Air India has completed its inspection of fuel control switches in more than 100 Boeing aircraft, fulfilling a directive from Indian regulators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
The preliminary report leaves many questions unanswered in the quest to understand the first fatal Boeing 787 accident.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
India’s seemingly cautious approach in the Air India Flight 171 accident investigation is raising concerns and prompting speculation.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Indian aviation authorities have discovered a list of discrepancies while conducting an assessment of safety measures in the Indian aviation industry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is reviewing both onboard flight recorders from Air India Flight 171, but data extraction may not occur in India.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Ramifications from June 12’s Air India Boeing 787 fatal accident began to emerge within 24 hr. of the disaster.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Officials have revealed few clues that would explain why a London-bound Air India Boeing 787 went down 30 sec. after liftoff from Ahmedabad airport on June 12.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
An Air India Boeing 787-8 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, India, with 242 people onboard Flight AI 171.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Swaati Ketkar
India’s growing aircraft fleet and plans to become self-reliant could benefit from establishment of more localized avionics capabilities.
MRO

By Adrian Schofield
India’s aviation regulator has removed an enhanced surveillance requirement from SpiceJet, in a further sign that the airline’s outlook is improving.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Staff
The RCS seaplane operations had a shaky start.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Adrian Schofield
India’s DGCA has quickly moved to allow the reclamation of Go First’s leased aircraft, ending a long legal battle over the disposition of its fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Aviation Week ranks the 15 leading companies in the nascent eVTOL market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Swaati Ketkar
Air India has received approval from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation to carry out line maintenance on Airbus A350 and A320 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
A new ruling by an Indian ministry is expected to give lessors more confidence in placing aircraft in this market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
India’s Jet Airways has confirmed that its air operator certificate (AOC) has been reinstated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
India’s aviation regulator has granted Go First in-principle permission to restart operations, but many conditions still have to be fulfilled.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
In the latest round of legal decisions, Delhi’s High Court approved a request by lessors to be able to maintain their aircraft while they are grounded.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv helicopter has become the first Indian-designed and developed rotorcraft to secure certification from the EASA.
Multi-Mission Aircraft