Aviation watchdog DGCA has ordered that if a flight does not initiate takeoff within five minutes of air traffic control (ATC) clearance, it will be moved to the end of the queue and allowed to depart ...

"At pilot's discretion" is an ATC clearance offering pilots the flexibility to initiate climbs or descents whenever they wish, at any rate, and to temporarily level off at intermediate altitudes. This ...

Pilots can propose alternatives to unfavorable ATC instructions to optimize flights for reasons such as weather, economy, or personal preference, rather than simply complying or declaring inability.

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aviation regulatory body, has grounded a pilot for allegedly taking off the Baku-bound IndiGo plane without Air Traffic Controllers ...

Representative image of a SpiceJet Q400 (This is not the one involved in Dec 30 incident) "A SpiceJet Q400 (VT-SUQ) operating Rajkot-Delhi as SJ-3703 on December 30, 2021, took off from Rajkot without ...

Indigo has said that appropriate action will be taken as necessary. (Representational image/File) IndiGo Plane To Baku: Imagine a scenario in which you are riding public transport and the vehicle ...

An official told PTI that the Air Traffic Controller had instructed the pilot to line up and wait, but the aircraft initiated its roll and took off without waiting for clearance. An IndiGo flight took ...

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aviation regulatory body, has grounded a pilot for allegedly taking off the Baku-bound IndiGo plane without Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) ...

A probe was initiated after a Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight took off from Gujarat's Rajkot without the mandatory take-off permission from Air Traffic Control (ATC) Rajkot. According to the details, the ...

RAWALPINDI: The Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation (CAO), which investigated the July incident when two Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) planes flying over the Iranian territory narrowly escaped ...