On June 12, 2025, an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, carrying 242 people, crashed into a medical hostel complex shortly after takeoff, leaving only one survivor. It claimed around 260 lives, including 241 passengers and crew on board and 19 people on the ground.

In view of the ongoing Indigo flight cancellation crisis, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Friday held the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the Ministry of Civil Aviation equally responsible.

Aviation expert Sanjay Lazar has raised serious questions over the Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) move to terminate four senior Flight Operation Inspectors (FOIs), alleging that at least some of them are being unfairly targeted amid the ongoing crisis at IndiGo.

The meeting was attended by officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Airports Authority of India, Central Industrial Security Force, airport operators, and airlines

The Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday chaired a comprehensive review to assess Airline preparedness for the winter-fog season. "Chaired a comprehensive review meeting today to assess preparedness for the upcoming fog window of the winter schedule with all key stakeholders including DGCA,

The move follows over 4,000 flight cancellations since December 2, attributed to the airline's failure to comply with revised pilot Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) norms.

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers has been summoned to appear before the Committee of Officers at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on December 12, 2025, as the regulator probes the airline’s severe operational disruptions.

The US-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI), a global leader in aircraft passenger-to-freighter conversion, will foray in to India with India’s Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approving its B737-800SF freighter conversion. The Chennai-based ...