The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on October 19, 2026, invited comments on the Draft Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR), Section 9 – Air Space and Air Navigation Services Standards, Series ‘C’, Part I – Rules of the Air. The CAR is issued under Rules 16 and 133A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, and is intended to align India's Rules of the Air with the standards prescribed under ICAO Annex 2 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.
The draft CAR applies to all aviation stakeholders in India and sets out the requirements and definitions governing aircraft operations, flight manoeuvres and compliance with the Rules of the Air. Rule 16 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 requires persons to comply with the Rules of the Air issued by the DGCA, as applicable.
Stakeholders may submit their comments on or before 20 November 2026 to Shri R.S. Jamwal, AS & ANSS Directorate, Office of the Director General of Civil Aviation, Technical Centre, Opposite Safdarjung Airport, Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi – 110003, or by email at [email protected].
[No. AV.27088/02/2010-ANSS]
