Short answer: Akasa Air has no fatal accident or hull loss on record since it began flying on 7 August 2022, and it now holds the two credentials that matter most for a young carrier: IOSA registration and full IATA membership.
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Accident record
No fatal accident and no hull loss since commercial operations began on 7 August 2022. India’s AAIB has published no accident report involving an Akasa aircraft.
Audits and membership
IOSA-registered on 1 December 2025, and admitted to IATA on 9 January 2026 as India’s fifth member airline.
Fleet
40 aircraft as of early July 2026, all Boeing 737 MAX, all delivered new. The fleet is growing steadily, so treat this as a snapshot rather than today’s exact count.
What the current checks show
| Check | Current position | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Home oversight | DGCA, India; air operator’s certificate granted 7 July 2022 | The national regulator certifies, audits and can restrict the airline. |
| IOSA | Registered 1 December 2025 | A voluntary IATA audit of flight, cabin, ground, cargo, maintenance and security processes. |
| IATA | Member since 9 January 2026 | Membership requires IOSA registration to be maintained while the airline is eligible. |
| State oversight rating | India holds FAA IASA Category 1; next FAA review due November 2026 | This rates the DGCA’s oversight system, not any single airline. |
| Fleet | 40 Boeing 737 MAX delivered, from a firm order of 226 | One family means one pilot type rating and one maintenance programme. |
| Fatal accidents | None recorded | Genuinely clean, but built on four years of flying rather than several decades. |
These checks describe present systems and oversight, not future outcomes, and they aren’t a ranking against older airlines.
Recent DGCA findings
Akasa Air’s clearest public safety file entries aren’t accidents. They’re a run of DGCA findings on training records and procedural discipline, the areas where a fast-growing airline is most likely to slip.
| Date | Action | Finding |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2024 | ₹30 lakh fine under Rule 162, Aircraft Rules 1937 | Practical training run without required approvals, training hours beyond permitted limits, and examiners appointed without CAT II/III qualification. |
| 27 Dec 2024 | Six-month suspension of the director of flight operations and the director of training | Required Navigation Performance training carried out on simulators not qualified for it. |
| 21 Oct 2025 | Notice after an April–September 2025 surveillance review, classified Level-II (30-day fix required) | Repetitive procedural lapses: CVR/FDR reviews closed without full analysis, delayed closure of internal audit findings, and a safety management system manual out of step with departmental manuals. |
Akasa Air says it submits comprehensive responses to all observations within the prescribed timelines.
None of these actions grounded an aircraft or restricted the airline’s operating certificate, and none involved an in-flight structural, engine or flight-control failure. They’re documentation and training findings, a different category from an airworthiness problem.
The Boeing 737 MAX question
Every Akasa aircraft is a 737 MAX, so the type’s own record is part of the answer. The MAX was grounded worldwide from March 2019 and cleared by the FAA to return to service in November 2020, after MCAS software, systems and pilot-training changes.
Akasa began flying in August 2022, nearly two years after that clearance. Every aircraft it has taken was built and delivered under the post-fix standard, and the variants it flies are certified and not grounded anywhere in 2026.
Routine regulatory attention continues, as it does for any large fleet. An FAA directive effective 24 February 2026 required MAX operators to add a flight-crew checklist for a circuit-breaker fault that had caused cabin and flight-deck overheating. A further directive proposed on 27 July 2026 would require inspection of passenger-seat track fittings on 453 US-registered aircraft. Both are procedure and inspection actions, not groundings.
FAQ
Has Akasa Air ever had a fatal crash?
No. No fatal accident or hull loss involving Akasa Air has been recorded since it began commercial operations on 7 August 2022, and India’s AAIB has published no accident report involving one of its aircraft.
Is Akasa Air IOSA registered?
Yes. It announced IOSA registration on 1 December 2025 and joined IATA on 9 January 2026 as India’s fifth member airline.
Why has the DGCA taken action against Akasa Air?
Mainly over crew-training approvals and record-keeping. Between 2024 and 2025 the regulator fined the airline, suspended two senior post-holders for six months, and flagged recurring procedural lapses, without grounding aircraft or restricting its operating certificate.
Should the 737 MAX put me off flying Akasa Air?
The variants Akasa flies are certified and operating worldwide, and its aircraft were all built after the 2020 return-to-service changes. Directives are still issued for the fleet, as they are for every widely operated aircraft type.
Sources
- Akasa Air — IOSA registration announcement, 1 December 2025
- Aviation Today — Akasa Air joins IATA, January 2026
- AAIB India — index of final investigation reports
- Business Standard — DGCA imposes 30 lakh rupee penalty on Akasa Air for training lapses
- Tribune India — DGCA orders suspension of two Akasa Air directors, 27 December 2024
- Aviation Today — Akasa Air faces DGCA scrutiny over procedural lapses, October 2025
- Federal Register — FAA airworthiness directive on 737 MAX cabin overheating, effective 24 February 2026
- Federal Register — FAA proposed directive on 737 MAX seat track fittings, 27 July 2026
- FAA — International Aviation Safety Assessment programme
- Aviation Today — Akasa Air QP1503 diversion, 27 May 2026
- Outlook Business — parliamentary reply on repetitive defects, February 2026
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