DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on IndiGo
It is to be noted that since last April, as many as eight tail strike incidents were reported on IndiGo’s A321s.
It is to be noted that since last April, as many as eight tail strike incidents were reported on IndiGo’s A321s.
The apex court on July 7 declined SpiceJet’s application to extend the deadline for making a Rs 380 crore interest payment to Kal Airways.
"Currently, there is no special programme in the government to encourage pilot training for women and backward classes including SCs/STs," Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen (Dr) V K Singh said in the Lok Sabha.
DGCA issued show-cause notices to the Air India Accountable Manager, Director in-flight Services of Air India, all the pilots and cabin crew members of the flight as to why enforcement action should not be taken against them for dereliction of their regulatory obligations.
Earlier on July 27, reviewing the reply of Spicejet on show cause notice, the DGCA had restricted the airline to operating only 50 per cent of flights for eight weeks.
The court was dealing with a suo motu plea pertaining to violations of social distancing norms and Covid protocols by passengers at airports.
The Central government had banned the operation of international flights on March 23 last year to contain and control the spread of Covid-19.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today said the government will not compromise on air safety and asserted that India’s air safety record had improved tremendously after the Modi government took over.
