The audit revealed that the airline had rostered two pilots of over 60 years for sure flights, which is a violation of current guidelines. The airline was additionally discovered poor in offering enough weekly relaxation, enough relaxation earlier than & after ultra-long haul flights, and enough relaxation on layovers to flight crew. It additionally confirmed cases of crew exceeding permissible obligation durations, and wrongly marked coaching information, amongst others.
A present trigger discover was issued to Air India on March 1 and the wonderful was imposed as its response was not passable, DGCA mentioned.
“DGCA is dedicated to sustaining the best ranges of security within the civil aviation sector in India and this enforcement motion is consistent with its dedication,” it added.
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