In its letter, ALPA called on the DGCA to immediately withdraw all such waivers and to investigate whether an artificial ...

India's tighter pilot fatigue (FDTL) norms are reshaping airline schedules, triggering cancellations, delays and a safety ...

When the Delhi High Court disposed of a decade-old litigation on pilot fatigue rules in April 2025, it did so with an air of finality. The Court noted that the ...

DGCA grants IndiGo one-time FDTL exemptions till February 10, 2026, amid severe disruptions and nationwide flight ...

The aviation regulator maintained this is not a rollback of fatigue norms but a stabilisation measure, to restore operations and should not be seen as compromising safety ...

Ultimately, the same elements that make IndiGo the most efficient and high-frequency operator, tight manpower, dense ...

The DGCA order on the one-time exemptions stated that they are being granted solely to facilitate operational stabilization ...

Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday, ...

The government has temporarily suspended new pilot duty time rules to ease IndiGo's widespread flight cancellations, aiming for normalcy by December 15. This decision, made in the interest of ...

India's aviation sector has been facing turbulence for days due to the strict Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL), a pilot ...

The DGCA’s regulation specify the maximum number of hours that a pilot can fly in a 24-hour period. The regulation also ...

Since 1 November—when the new pilot weekly rest rules, night-duty definition, and night-landing relaxations came into ...