Pilots Fume as DGCA Moves to Ban Perfumes

DGCA's move seeks to ban perfumes for pilots as they have alcohol and can affect the results of breathanalyser tests. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes.......

Reconsider travel plans to Pak: US to its citizens

The United States has advised its citizens to reconsider their travel to Pakistan due to terrorism and asked them not to travel to restive Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan occupied......

India-US joint statement puts trade at heart of enhanced ties

India and the US on Thursday said they are looking forward to the reconvening of the India-US Trade Policy Forum later this year to further enhance trade relationship and identify new areas for......

Here's what India is doing to prevent China-like Covid surge

The government on Thursday took a series of measures in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in several parts of the world, including China. Here is what the Centre and state governments are......

Aviation ministry to press for airlines' direct import of fuel

The ministry of civil aviation is to recommend that oil marketing companies be asked to share their infrastructure with airlines, to facilitate direct import by the latter of aviation turbine fuel.......

Why 2014 was a turbulent year for India's aviation sector

The change in political leadership brought much hope for the aviation sector, which was for long seeking attention of decision-makers to address issues like infrastructure, high taxes and costs.......

Retraining Spicejet pilots to fly Boeing 737 MAX

It takes only two hours — roughly the time it takes for a plane to fly from Delhi to Mumbai — for a pair of pilots to complete their training on the 737 MAX simulator at Boeing’s......

What went wrong with Lion Air flight that killed India's Bhavye Suneja

Indonesia-based Lion Air Flight JT610, a three-month old 737 MAX 8, took off from capital Jakarta at 6.20 am local time on Monday and lost contact 13 minutes later when it was at an altitude of......