The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has introduced a comprehensive set of rules aimed at ground handling service providers to prevent incidents at airports and improve the overall quality of services. This move comes after an extensive consultation process with various stakeholders and seeks to establish a robust safety mechanism for ground operations.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating an incident where an IndiGo plane landed while an Air India aircraft took off from the same runway at Mumbai airport within a minute.

While airlines have the flexibility to offer unbundled services such as zero baggage, preferential seating, meals/snacks/drinks, and charges for the carriage of musical instruments, the allocation of seats for children with their accompanying adults is now mandated by the DGCA.

Amidst this chaos, Vistara has faced significant backlash from passengers on social media due to operational challenges, with flights being cancelled or delayed over the past week. Passengers have reported their grievances, including urgent situations such as a passenger, who pleaded for help after Vistara cancelled his flight from Ranchi to Delhi while his grandfather was on his deathbed. The airline has apologized for the disruptions and assured efforts to stabilize the situation.

The deferred rules aim to furnish pilots with enhanced weekly rest, increasing it from 26 to 48 hours. Additionally, the regulations seek to mitigate the impact of nighttime flying on pilot fatigue by reducing the number of landings during this period. Under the 2019 regulations, pilots could conduct up to six landings at night, a figure set to decrease to two under the new rules.

Airbus, a global leader in aerospace innovation, has received a significant nod of approval from India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), for its cutting-edge H160 helicopter.