28-07-2025
Indian airlines report 183 technical faults in 2025 so far: Aviation Minister Naidu
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DGCA steps up inspections after crash
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ETInfra
Indian airlines have reported 183 technical faults in aircraft so far this year, the civil aviation ministry informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The number of such faults in 2024 was 421, lower than 448 reported in 2023, indicating a decline of nearly 6 per cent data was shared in written replies by Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol in the Upper House. The number of reported technical glitches stood at 528 in 2022 and 514 in 2021."Till July 23 this year, 183 technical faults in aircraft were reported by airlines. A total of 2,094 investigations have been carried out against serious defect/snags reported during the last 5 years (up to June 2025)," Naidu Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has stepped up checks and inspections of safety systems following the Air India crash on June 12, which led to the deaths of 260 people."Post-accident, DGCA enhanced the check and inspection of the critical component of safety assurance in order to identify and rectify immediate systemic issues," Naidu also noted that the DGCA maintains structured civil aviation regulations that are regularly updated to align with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) complaints filed with the DGCA this year stand at 3,925. The count was 4,016 in 2024, 5,513 in 2023, 3,782 in 2022, and 4,131 in 2021.
