DGCA imposed Rs 1 crore fine on Air India for operating aircraft without valid certificate

India’s aviation safety regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a fine of Rs 1 crore on Tata Group-owned Air India for operating an Airbus A320neo without the requisite airworthiness certification on at least eight routes last year, according to sources.

On December 2 last year, the DGCA said it was probing the incident involving Air India operating an A320neo aircraft without the required airworthiness certification on at least eight routes.

Sources on Friday said



the regulator has now imposed a Rs 1 crore penalty on the airline for the violations.

“Air India acknowledges the receipt of a DGCA order in relation to an incident that was voluntarily reported back in 2025. All identified gaps have since been satisfactorily addressed and shared with the authority,” the airline said in a statement.

On November 26, 2025, Air India informed the DGCA about the operation of the A320 aircraft with an expired airworthiness review certificate (ARC) on eight revenue sectors.