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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has rejected a request by airlines to postpone new pilot duty norms, reiterating that the revised schedule will have to be implemented from June 1.
The DGCA had notified the revised rules governing duty hours and rest periods for pilots in January.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is a statutory body of the Government of India responsible for regulating civil aviation in India.
Here are some basic details about the DGCA:
Function: Regulatory body in the field of Civil Aviation, primarily dealing with safety issues
Responsibility
Regulation of air transport services to/from/within India
Enforcement of civil air regulations
Air safety and airworthiness standards
Issuance of licenses pertaining to aviation
Investigation of aviation accidents and incidents
Headquarters: New Delhi, India
The DGCA is currently understaffed and does not have any independent recruitment powers.
The Indian government is planning to replace the DGCA with a new Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) which will be an autonomous regulatory body.
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