 | Cabin crew on flights should use restraining devices to handle unruly passengers: DGCAThese restraining devices look like hand-cuffs and the DGCA guidelines state that they must be kept in the aircraft cabin to defuse situations getting out of control. |
 | IndiGo flight engine fire: 'Priority is to ascertain the cause,' says DGCA chiefIndia has recorded numerous air safety breaches this year including several alarming incidents by SpiceJet, the country's second-largest carrier. |
 | Aviation regulator revokes 50 per cent cap on SpiceJet from October 30As per the DGCA’s approved winter schedule, SpiceJet would be able to operate 100% of its flights scheduled from October 30. |
 | SpiceJet plane from Goa makes emergency landing at Hyderabad airport; DGCA orders probeThere were 86 passengers onboard the and that due to the emergency landing, as many as nine flights were diverted on Wednesday night after the incident at around 11 pm. |
 | Over 97 lakh domestic air passengers in July, 7.6 per cent lower than June: DGCAOverall, 6.69 crore people travelled on domestic flights in the January-July period of 2022, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stated in its monthly statement. |
 | SpiceJet denies reports of banks putting loans on high-risk headDebt-laden Spicejet on Monday denied the reports that a few banks have put their account on high -risk category. |
 | 'Confident of addressing DGCA's concerns': SpiceJet on grounding of 50 per cent of its flightsThe DGCA had on Wednesday ordered SpiceJet to operate not more than 50 per cent of its flights for eight weeks after several of its planes reported technical malfunction recently. |
 | CPI MP Viswam writes to Scindia, raises concern over 'woeful' safety conditions of airlinesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause notice on Wednesday to SpiceJet after its planes had eight technical malfunctions over the past 18 days. |
 | SpiceJet going through turbulent phase amid safety scares, share slumps over 40 per cent in 2022It all started in April 2022 when the aviation watchdog the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) restrained 90 pilots of the airline from operating Boeing 737 Max aircraft. |
 | Eight safety-related incidents in 18 days, DGCA slaps notice on SpiceJet; regulator body sounds cautionThe DGCA termed the airline’s internal safety oversight as ‘poor’, adding its ‘inadequate’ maintenance actions have resulted in ‘degradation’ of the safety margins of SpiceJet. |
 | DGCA issues show cause notice to SpiceJet after eight incidents in last 18 daysReacting to the DGCA notice, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia asserted that passenger safety was paramount. |
 | DGCA issues monsoon advisory for airports to safeguard against bird hitDuring monsoons, it has been noticed that there is an increase of wildlife activity in and around airports. It can pose danger to aircraft landing and taking off. |
 | DGCA pulls up airlines from selling unserviceable seatsUnder The Aircraft Rule 1937, all materials including aircraft seats shall conform to approved design specifications. |
 | Nine pilots, 32 cabin crew found drunk on duty grounded by DGCAThe remaining seven pilots and 30 cabin-crew members were suspended for three months as they tested breathalyser positive for the first time, it added. |
 | DGCA probes IndiGo barring a differently-abled teenager from boarding aircraft at Ranchi airportThe three-member team will visit Ranchi and Hyderabad (the place of stay of the concerned family) and collect evidence within one week from Monday. |
| Amid spate of mishaps, DGCA conducts night checks of aircraft to ensure airworthinessLast month, a passenger on board an Air India flight tweeted about the aircraft’s shabby interiors, which included a broken armrest. |
 | Focus on not letting aircraft with safety issues fly: DGCAThe regulator wants to ensure that passengers not just fly in aircraft that have well-maintained interiors but are also safe to operate. |
 | Compensate or pay fine: DGCA tells airlines wrongly denying boarding to passengersThe DGCA's e-mail directed the airlines to comply with the 2010 regulation at the earliest opportunity available, preferably at the airport, if the passenger has reported on time. |
 | Air India loses priority in overseas traffic rightsThe new circular also notes that traffic rights allocated to an airline for a particular schedule period has to be fully utilised by it during the mentioned period. |
 | SpiceJet wing damaged after hitting airport pole at Delhi airportNone of the passengers were injured and the DGCA has begun an investigation into the matter. |
