dgca raps air india
New Delhi, June 22 -- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered Air India to remove three of its staffers from crucial operational duties and issued a stern warning for "repeated and serious violations" related to pilot duty scheduling and oversight, with the regulator stating it could suspend the airline's licence in case of future breaches.
The regulator cited what it said were "systemic failures in crew scheduling, compliance monitoring, and internal accountability" - a strongly worded rebuke that poses questions about the airline's processes intrinsic to passenger safety.
Air India faces intense scrutiny following the June 12 crash of its London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Ahmedabad, which killed 241 of 242 people aboa...
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