India’s Akasa Air Receives AOC
India’s Boeing 737 MAX start-up Akasa Air has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC) and will begin operating commercial flights at end of July. India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has granted the airline its AOC as a commercial operator, says an Akasa Air spokesperson. Akasa Air is also…
India’s DGCA Summons SpiceJet Over Spate Of Incidents
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to SpiceJet following a spate of incidents since April. In the show cause notice released on 5 July, DGCA director air safety, Sanit Kumar, says SpiceJet is required to respond within three weeks…
India’s SpiceJet Dash 8-400 Cracked Windshield Second Incident On Same Day For Airline
Edited to add an explanation of what the P2 side windshield is referencing in the fourth paragraph. A SpiceJet De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 experienced a cracked windshield outer pane, and continued to land at destination Mumbai airport with no pressurization issues….
Start-Up IndiaOne Air Receives AOC
IndiaOne Air, a new regional carrier in India, has received its air operator certificate (AOC) and plans to start services this month. Arun Kumar Singh, CEO of IndiaOne Air, tells Smart Aviation Asia Pacific the airline received its AOC on…
India’s SpiceJet Dash 8-400 Diverts Due To Smoke In Cabin
A SpiceJet De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 experienced smoke in the cabin, leading it to return to New Delhi airport. The Dash 8-400, local registration VT-SUR, was enroute to Jabalpur Airport on 2 July but diverted back to…
Two of SpiceJet’s Dash 8-400s Suffer Door Issues On Take-Off
Indian carrier SpiceJet had two De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Dash 8-400 aircraft receive fuselage door warnings on take-off. The fuselage door warning indicates the door is not securely closed, and the aircraft may fail to pressurise its cabin without…
