Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India USD 110,350 for operating an Airbus aircraft eight times without a valid airworthiness permit, according to a confidential regulatory order issued on February 5.

The aircraft in question, an Airbus A320, operated passenger flights between New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad on November 24 and November 25, 2025, without the mandatory Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC). The ARC is issued annually after a jet passes required safety and compliance checks.

The order, addressed to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson, said the lapse had "further eroded public confidence and adversely impacted the safety compliance of the organization." It added tha...