India, July 29 -- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found 51 safety lapses at Air India, including lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and rostering system.

The lapses were mentioned in an 11-page confidential audit report prepared by the aviation watchdog this month, Reuters reported. Air India has yet to comment on the report.

However, the report is part of an annual audit and is not linked to the investigation into the deadly Boeing 787-8 crash last month.

The audit report from the DGCA said that seven "Level I" significant breaches needed to be fixed by July 30 and 44 other non-compliances classified needed to be resolved by August 23, the report said.

The findings in the repo...