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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has opened a formal inquiry into Air India after the airline reported that one of its aircraft completed eight revenue flights while its Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC) was no longer valid. A statement from the Ministry of Civil Aviation explained that Air India is authorised to issue ARCs for its [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has opened a <strong>formal inquiry</strong> into Air India after the airline reported that one of its aircraft completed eight revenue flights while its <strong>Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC)</strong> was no longer valid.</p>
<p>A statement from the <strong>Ministry of Civil Aviation</strong> explained that Air India is authorised to issue ARCs for its fleet after conducting an annual examination of maintenance documentation, the physical state of the aircraft, and compliance with regulatory airworthiness norms.</p>
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<blockquote><p><span style="color: #008000;"><em>The ARC functions as an endorsement of the aircraft’s primary Certificate of Airworthiness, confirming that it continues to meet mandatory safety and maintenance standards.</em></span></p></blockquote>
<p>After <strong>Vistara</strong> merged with Air India <strong>in 2024</strong>, the DGCA assumed responsibility for performing the first ARC renewal for all seventy former Vistara aircraft. The regulator has already issued renewed ARCs for 69 of these aircraft after verifying that the airline met the required conditions.</p>
<p>The remaining aircraft was grounded for an engine replacement shortly after Air India submitted its renewal request. During the downtime,<strong> the ARC lapsed</strong>, yet the aircraft was cleared to return to service once the engine work was completed.</p>
<p>On 26 November 2025, Air India notified the DGCA that the aircraft had operated eight commercial flights while <strong>its ARC was expired</strong>, leading the regulator to launch an immediate investigation and order the grounding of the aircraft. The Ministry confirmed that the renewal procedure for the aircraft’s ARC is currently in progress.</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>An Indian Air Force fighter pilot, Wing Commander Naman Syal, lost his life during a demonstration flight of the Tejas aircraft on the closing day of the Dubai Airshow 2025. The Indian Air Force confirmed the incident and expressed deep regret over the loss of life A court of inquiry has been ordered to determine [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An Indian Air Force fighter pilot, <strong>Wing Commander Naman Syal</strong>, lost his life during a demonstration flight of the<strong> Tejas aircraft</strong> on the closing day of the <strong>Dubai Airshow 2025</strong>.</p>
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<p>The Indian Air Force confirmed the incident and expressed deep regret over the loss of life</p>
<blockquote><p>A court of inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the crash, which the Air Force described as an accident in its initial social media statement.</p></blockquote>
<p>According to the IAF, the Tejas fighter went down during an aerial display at the airshow and the pilot suffered fatal injuries.</p>
<h4><span style="color: #0000ff;">read also:</span> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><em><a style="color: #ff0000;" href="https://theedgemedia.in/iaf-tejas-dubai-air-show-crash">IAF Tejas Fighter Jet Crashes During Dubai Air Show Display</a></em></span></h4>
<p>Eyewitness accounts reported smoke and a loud explosion, prompting the temporary suspension of the event<br />
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates stated that emergency and firefighting teams responded swiftly to contain the situation.<a href="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hal-1-scaled-e1763836864652.jpg"><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-27178 aligncenter" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hal-1-scaled-e1763836864652-300x164.jpg" alt="" width="737" height="403" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hal-1-scaled-e1763836864652-300x164.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hal-1-scaled-e1763836864652-1024x560.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hal-1-scaled-e1763836864652-768x420.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hal-1-scaled-e1763836864652-1536x840.jpg 1536w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hal-1-scaled-e1763836864652-750x410.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hal-1-scaled-e1763836864652-1140x623.jpg 1140w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hal-1-scaled-e1763836864652.jpg 1818w" sizes="(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px" /></a></p>
<p>This marks the second peacetime incident involving a Tejas fighter, a 4 point 5 generation aircraft developed by <strong>Hindustan Aeronautics Limited</strong>.</p>
<p>The first such incident occurred during an exercise in Rajasthan last year where the pilot survived.<br />
The Tejas fleet includes both single seat and twin seat variants operated by the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy, powered by an engine supplied by General Electric.<a href="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dubai-crash-2-scaled-e1763836434223.jpg"><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-27176 aligncenter" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dubai-crash-2-scaled-e1763836434223-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="768" height="576" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dubai-crash-2-scaled-e1763836434223-300x225.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dubai-crash-2-scaled-e1763836434223-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dubai-crash-2-scaled-e1763836434223-768x575.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dubai-crash-2-scaled-e1763836434223-750x562.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dubai-crash-2-scaled-e1763836434223.jpg 1135w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p>The crash in Dubai is also the fourth peacetime loss of an IAF aircraft in 2025. Pilots had managed to eject safely in earlier crashes in Haryana on March 7 and in Madhya Pradesh on February 25.</p></blockquote>
<p>However, a paratrooper from the IAF skydiving team died after a crash landing during a demonstration in Uttar Pradesh on April 5.</p>
<p>Three training related crashes have taken place this year, including a two seat Jaguar accident in Gujarat on April 2 that resulted in one fatality and one injury.<br />
A Mirage and two Jaguar crashes have been classified in the most severe category based on the extent of damage.<a href="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tejas-1.jpg"><img decoding="async" class=" wp-image-27139 aligncenter" src="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tejas-1-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="735" height="551" srcset="https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tejas-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tejas-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tejas-1-750x563.jpg 750w, https://theedgemedia.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tejas-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px" /></a></p>
<p>India has seen hundreds of military aircraft losses in peacetime over the last four decades, though analysts note that safety standards have improved.<br />
According to a parliamentary committee report for 2024 to 2025, the accident rate for fighter jets has fallen from 0 point 93 between 2000 and 2005 to 0 point 27 between 2017 and 2022 and further to 0 point 20 between 2020 and 2024.<br />
This figure represents accidents per 10,000 flying hours.</p>
<p>Contributing factors in past crashes include ageing platforms, human error in both aircrew and maintenance, technical failures, and natural challenges encountered in operational settings.<br />
The committee also highlighted a shortfall in training aircraft, noting that the IAF had 238 basic, intermediate, and advanced trainers against an approved strength of 368, leaving a gap of 130 aircraft.</p>
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