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flag ALPA India warns of aviation safety risks from pilot fatigue, GPS spoofing, and regulatory inconsistencies, prompting a parliamentary briefing.

flag ALPA India has been invited to brief India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture about safety concerns including flawed implementation of Flight Duty Time Limitations, pilot fatigue, and rising GPS spoofing incidents at major airports. flag The association criticized a temporary DGCA exemption for IndiGo, calling it a safety risk and unequal regulatory treatment. flag Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu confirmed GPS interference at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport disrupted GPS-based landings, forcing aircraft to use backup procedures. flag Similar incidents have been reported at airports in Kolkata, Amritsar, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Chennai. flag The DGCA has issued an advisory and new real-time reporting protocols, while the Airports Authority of India works with the Wireless Monitoring Organisation to trace interference sources. flag The government is maintaining conventional navigation systems and strengthening cybersecurity in line with NCIIPC and CERT-In guidelines amid growing threats like ransomware and malware.

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