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The minister said DGCA ensures that airlines comply with all safety and maintenance standards by conducting surveillance, spot checks and night surveillance, among others, of airlines and their personnel. 

Airlines Fuel Switch Locking System: The directive follows preliminary findings from the Air India Boeing 787 crash investigation, which revealed that the fuel control switches had moved to the "cutoff" position just before impact, shutting off fuel supply to both engines.  

The revised guidelines warn of monsoon-related hazards such as heavy rainfall, turbulence, windshear, lightning, hailstorms, and en route icing. Pilots have been directed to plan weather avoidance early and maintain a minimum distance of 20 nautical miles upwind of convective weather systems.

The regulator has deployed multidisciplinary audit teams led by senior officials and supported by subject matter experts drawn from various domains within aviation. 

The DGCA's order, dated June 20, directed Air India to remove the three officials, including a divisional vice president, from all roles and responsibilities related to crew scheduling and rostering. The regulator also instructed the airline to initiate proceedings against these officials without delay.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered immediate action against three senior Air India officials for violations related to flight crew scheduling.    

The regulatory body also reviewed the impact of recent airspace closures, particularly over Iranian airspace.

Air India Plane Crash: The Civil Aviation Ministry said that the meeting was convened to review the operational robustness of the airlines and ensure continued compliance with safety and passenger service regulations. 

Air India also has to undertake power assurance checks within two weeks and closure of maintenance action based upon the review of repetitive snags during the last 15 days on 8787-8/9 aircraft at the earliest.  

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Following the inspections, the DGCA has directed Turkish Airlines to ensure full adherence to ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices as well as Indian civil aviation rules.

India directed IndiGo to terminate its lease with Turkish Airlines amid diplomatic tensions over Turkey's support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.  

IndiGo on Sunday said an Airbus A321 aircraft tail touched the runway during landing at Chennai airport.  

However, the On Time Performance (OTP) of scheduled domestic airlines at Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai declined during November with passengers facing longer delays. 

The DGCA has levied a Rs 90 lakh fine on Air India, with additional penalties of Rs 6 lakh and Rs 3 lakh on the airline's director of operations and director of training, respectively. 

The DGCA's circular is in line with the principle of gender equality enshrined in the Indian Constitution and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) vision to promote equal opportunities to achieve gender equality in aviation.  

In 2023, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) gave its go-ahead to the Tata Group's initiative to merge the budget airline AIX Connect (previously known as AirAsia India) with Air India Express.

Earlier, the airline was fined Rs 30 lakhs after an elderly passenger passed away during the immigration process due to the lack of wheelchair assistance.

The DGCA sent Air India Limited a show cause notice on March 1 to address the observed violations.

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