India, June 22 -- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned that it may suspend or withdraw Air India's license after ordering the airline to remove three staffers from crucial operational roles over "repeated and serious violations" related to pilot duty scheduling and oversight.

As reported by Hindustan Times earlier, DGCA ordered an immediate removal of Choorah Singh, divisional vice president of the Integrated Operations Control Centre (IOCC); Pinky Mittal, chief manager-DOPS, crew scheduling; and Payal Arora, crew scheduling-planning from all roles related to crew scheduling and rostering.

The regulatory body cited "systemic failures in crew scheduling, compliance monitoring, and internal accountability" for its s...