According to submissions made in the Lok Sabha, 814 out of 1692 sanctioned positions at DGCA remained vacant as of 31 March 2025. DCGA had 878 staff as of 31 March 2025. At the end of March 2020, DGCA had 471 vacancies and 762 people.

According to the report, the DGCA has also directed all flying schools in India to conduct training compliance checks, quoting confidential memos as quoted by the news agency. In the memo, the DGCA said the requests were part of a “regulatory” review of the accident that killed 241 of the 242 passengers and crew,

Following the AI171 crash, India’s aviation regulator held a high-level meeting with Air India CEO Campbell Wilson to address gaps in flight safety, maintenance, and passenger communication.

Concerns over aviation safety arise due to staffing shortages in key departments like DGCA and BCAS. With over 3,200 vacancies in AAI and a vacancy rate exceeding 53% in DGCA, the parliamentary committee urged the government to expedite recruitment to maintain safety and operational standards.

DGCA intensifies probe into Air India Flight AI171 crash with high-level meetings, seeks pilot and dispatcher training records. Boeing, Air India, and Tata Sons hold talks. DGCA also directs flying schools to tighten training,

Captain C S Randhawa is a big name in the Indian aviation industry. The former Deputy Chief Flight Operations Inspector at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has 45 years of flying experience,

Air India said it has completed such safety checks on nine of its Boeing 787 aircraft and is in process to complete it for the remaining 24 planes.

Social activist Anoop Nautiyal on Monday asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to halt helicopter operations on the Chardham Yatra route for the entire pilgrimage season this year and instead,