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Go First Stopped From Selling Tickets; Will It Be Able To Fly Again?

On Monday, the crisis-hit Go First was ordered by the aviation regulator, the DGCA, to immediately cease all direct and indirect ticket sales pending further instructions. The airline operator has been required to respond within 15 days of receiving this warning, and a decision will be made about the continuation of their Air Operators Certificate (AOC) based on the response they provide.

8 May 2023
News

Safety concerns red-flagged by DGCA at Kozhikode airport were addressed: Hardeep Singh Puri

'DGCA strictly ensures that these are complied with and rectified under all circumstances and this was done by the airport operator, the ministry of civil aviation said in a statement quoting Hardeep Singh Puri

1 min read8 Aug 2020
Companies

GoAir revives IPO plan, to add least one aircraft to fleet every month

GoAir recently invited investment banks and lawyers to pitch for the mandate for managing the IPOThe budget airline has weighed the idea of public offering several times before, the last being in 2017

2 min read27 Jun 2019
Politics

Govt to form inter-ministerial panel to roll out in-flight mobile services by March

A meeting was held ton Friday with industry players -- airlines, shipping companies, telecom operators and government departments. It has been decided to form an inter-ministerial group for quick rollout of IFMC services

2 min read4 Jan 2019
Companies

SpiceJet comes under DGCA lens for purported New Year revelry onboard flight

The incident happened on December 31 when the flight SG 282 was cruising at 35,000 feet

1 min read3 Jan 2019
Companies

In-flight announcements in local language may be done ‘to extent feasible’: DGCA

Announcements in local language would be in addition to the ones made in Hindi and English, according to the DGCA advisory

1 min read27 Dec 2018
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A year of redefinitions and discoveries

Lounge looks at some key moments in the field of science and technology in 2018

4 min read22 Dec 2018
Politics

DGCA mulling new method to get on-time performance of domestic airlines

The official also said that the DGCA is looking to rationalise block and slot times

1 min read20 Dec 2018
Companies

DGCA monitoring Jet Airways’ financial health, safety issues

The NRI Naresh Goyal-promoted private carrier is grappling with significant financial distress in the face of three back-to-back quarterly losses

1 min read19 Dec 2018
Companies

Air India operations director loses pilot licence for 3 years

This is the second time Arvind Kathpalia has been in trouble over alcohol tests

1 min read12 Nov 2018
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