Double bother: Air India asked to remove 3 crew rostering officials & gets show-cause for violating pilot flying hour norms | India News

Kaumi GazetteTop Stories21 June, 20258.2K Views


Double trouble: Air India asked to remove 3 crew rostering officials & gets show-cause for violating pilot flying hour norms

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered the removing of three Air India officials who’re incharge of crew rostering following “lapses in licensing, rest, and recency requirements”. The regulator has additionally issued a show-cause to the airline for working two flights — Bangalore-London on May 16 & 17 — by making pilots fly for longer than the ten hours that was allowed as per flight responsibility time limitation (FDTL) dispensation given to AI at that time of time.The June 20 order on the three official says: (*3*)The order says the three recognized senior officials “have been involved in serious and repeated lapses including but not limited to: Unauthorised and non-compliant crew pairings; Violation of mandatory licensing and recency norms; Systemic failures in scheduling protocol and oversight.”The regulator has directed AI to “remove (these three) from all roles and responsibilities related to crew scheduling and rostering. Internal disciplinary proceedings must be initiated against these officials without delay, and the outcome of such proceedings shall be reported to this office within 10 days from the date of issue of this letter. The (three) officials shall be reassigned to non-operational roles pending conclusion of corrective reforms in scheduling practices, and shall not hold any position involving direct influence over flight safety and crew compliance until further notice. Any future violation of crew scheduling norms, licensing, or flight time limitations detected in any post-audit or inspection, will attract strict enforcement action, including but not limited to penalties, license suspension, or withdrawal of operator permissions as applicable.” Show trigger: Apart from this order, the DGCA on June 20 additionally issued a showcase to AI for violating FDTL norms for pilots of two Bangalore-London flights on May 16 and 17. “Accountable manager has failed to ensure adherence,” the discover whereas in search of a response inside seven days.Comments have been sought from AI on each these points and are awaited.



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