Expert-speak on how to prevent aviation disasters...
Fortune India spoke to a range of commanders, crew, industry experts, past and present DGCA officials and those vested in the sector to find out. Here’s what they advise.
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Domestic passenger traffic to grow 8-13% in FY24: Report
An ICRA report says the industry’s net loss to decline significantly to ₹500-700 crore in FY2024 from an estimated ₹11,000-13,000 crore in FY2023.
SpiceJet stock tanks 5% as board considers raising fresh capital
Shares of SpiceJet plunged as much as 4.8% to ₹36.50 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Domestic air traffic nearly doubles in Jan: DGCA
India's domestic air travel in the full year 2022 significantly improved to 48.8% as compared to 2021 and reached 85.7% of the pre-Covid 2019 levels
Indian airlines to order 1,500-1,700 aircraft over next 2 yrs
Indian carriers currently have just under 800 aircraft on the order, of which IndiGo accounts for 500. The number to increase to close to 1,300 if the Air India order materialises.
'Tactfully refuse to serve alcohol': Air India revises liquor policy after mid-air peeing incidents
Guests are also not permitted to drink liquor unless served by the cabin crew. The cabin crew has also been asked to be attentive in identifying guests that bring their own alcohol.
Mid-air peeing: DGCA imposes ₹10 lakh fine on Air India; 2nd penalty in a week
The aviation regulator last week slapped ₹30 lakh fine on Air India for an incident in which a drunk male passenger urinated on a woman. The airline has banned the accused for 4 months.
Peeing Incident: DGCA imposes ₹30 lakh fine on Air India
The airline only imposed a ban of one month on Mishra, but later extended it to four months on January 19 following the decision by an internal committee to extend the ban.
Go First flight leaves 55 passengers behind; DGCA seeks report
The incident took place on Flight G8 116, which was scheduled to go from Bengaluru to Delhi at 6:30 am on Monday.
Air India gets 2nd DGCA notice for 'lackadaisical' response
This is the second show-cause notice from the aviation regulator to Air India within five days.
