♦ Faiz Ahmed Kidwai was appointed as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 3 January 2025.

♦ He is a 1996-batch Madhya Pradesh cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.

♦ Currently, he is serving as additional secretary in the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 

♦ Vikram Dev Dutt, a 1993-batch IAS officer who previously served as DG of the aviation regulator from February 28, 2023, stepped down on October 20, 2024 after his appointment as the coal secretary.

♦ Since then, Dinesh Chand Sharma, the senior most joint director general of DGCA, has held additional charge.