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  Your DGCA AME License Has a Hidden Expiry Date: Surprising Rules You Can't Afford to Ignore Earning an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) license from the DGCA is a significant professional achievement, representing years of dedicated study, training, and practical experience. It’s the cornerstone of your career. But what happens if you overlook the fine print on maintaining its validity? A simple lapse could have consequences far more severe than you might imagine. This article highlights some of the most surprising and critical rules from the DGCA's CAR-66 regulations. Understanding these points is not just about compliance; it's about protecting the career you've worked so hard to build. 1. The Four-Year Cliff: Expire for Too Long, and It's Gone for Good This is the single most critical rule every AME must understand. According to CAR-66, an AME license that has been expired for more than four years will not be renewed. Period. In this scenario, the regulation...

Subject:    Measures for the CAR-145 Approved Organisations to deal with COVID-19 crisis regarding the management of the CAR-145 Approval  AW Circular 2 of 2020 issued by DGCA to help CAR 145 AMO who are facing challenges to  comply with their approved MOE procedures  due to consequent upon the lockdown declared by the Government of India due to COVID-19 outbreak. This Circular provides for CAR-145 AMOs who are facing difficulties to comply with their approved MOE procedures, to apply the concession process for deviation from the Organisation’s Procedures as per their MOE Chapter 3.10 [Concession control for deviation from procedures], with the exceptional condition that those deviations shall be approved by the Quality Manager.  I nternal concession register shall be established and made available, to DGCA for scrutiny.     Internal audit plan  ( March to June) - can revised upto 30th September. Audits to subcontractors   can be p...