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The airline has been fined for non-compliance of regulations and safety manuals in case of oxygen-related obligations for operation of leased Boeing B777 aircraft..
According to a 24 January order, the aviation regulator had received a complaint from an employee of Air India in October against the airline for alleged safety violations on flights operated on the Mumbai/Bengaluru-San Francisco route using leased Boeing B777 aircraft November 2022 onwards..
. And whereas a comprehensive investigation was carried out with respect to said operations of Air India on B-777 (200 LR) aircraft leased from Delta airlines with 12 minutes chemical passenger oxygen system on BOM/BLR-SFO route," the order stated..
The aviation regulator had then examined the flight planning performance manual, aircraft flight manual, flight crew training manual, operations manual, relevant technical circulars issued by the airline to all pilots and dispatchers, standard operating procedures and computerized flight plans of Air India..
. The reply of Air India dated 14 Dec does not establish the compliance of applicable rules, civil aviation requirements, operations manual, original equipment manufacturer, flight planning performance manual, aircraft flight manual and flight crew training manual and directives issued by DGCA in so far as the oxygen-related compliance requirements for operations of leased Boeing 777 aircraft as per original equipment manufacturers flight planning performance manual is concerned," the regulator said..
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