India, Nov. 29 -- Indian airlines have already upgraded over 55% of the 338 affected Airbus aircraft and are on track to complete the remaining work within the regulator's tight timeline, following an emergency airworthiness directive triggered by a pitch-down incident on an A320 operated by a the United States (US)-based airline, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Saturday.

The regulator said that a total of 200 IndiGo aircraft, 113 of Air India and 25 of Air India Express were impacted after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) following a recent incident in which an Airbus A320 experienced an uncommanded pitch-down, injuring several passengers on a JetB...