The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has written to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu, asking that its technical submissions on the Air India AI171 crash be formally considered before the Aircraft…
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has written to Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu seeking representation on an independent committee expected to review the draft final investigation report into the Air…
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has urged the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Boeing 787 electrical systems as part of the probe into the June…
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has formally asked the Ministry of Civil Aviation to recognise it as a permanent stakeholder in aviation policy and safety matters. In a letter to Minister…
The civil aviation ministry is considering making all commercial pilots undergo random psychoactive substance tests every year, Union minister K Rammohan Naidu said Tuesday. Currently, DGCA rules mandate random tests for only…
The government is considering random dope tests for all airline pilots, up from the current 10% requirement. Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is…
Indian authorities are investigating an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi that suffered a sudden loss of altitude, injuring 17 people. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is leading the probe…
An IndiGo Airbus A321neo has been grounded after its fuselage scraped the runway while landing at Gorakhpur earlier this week, India Today reports. The incident came to light on August 19, and…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) plans to mandate that airlines randomly test more than 25% of flight crew for psychoactive substances every year, up from the current 10%, sources told…
Airbus data shows that Air India flight 2379 from Phuket to Delhi lost pressure in all three hydraulic systems within seconds on 4 August, temporarily leaving flight controls unresponsive for about four…
