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Civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of Rs 80 lakhs on Air India Limited for violation of pilot rest period rules of DGCA...
DGCA auditors found that Air India had operated flights with both crew aged above 60 years flying together in few instances, which is a violation of the Aircraft Rules, 1937, the aviation regulator said in a statement...
Pursuant to the non-satisfactory response submitted by operator, a fine of Rs 80 lakh has been imposed on the operator, the regulator said.. " DGCA is committed to maintaining the highest levels of safety in the civil aviation sector in India and this enforcement action is in line with its commitment..
Earlier Air India pilots had raised concerns of multiple instances where the airline was forcing pilots to operate flights beyond their duty hours...
In January, Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots Guild had written to DGCA saying that the pilots are threatened by duty managers that career progression will be impacted if they don't operate the flights...
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