THE aviation watchdog has issued a warning to Air India for “repeated and serious violations” related to pilot duty scheduling and oversight, according to government directives.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) directed Air India to remove three company executives from crew scheduling roles – a divisional vice-president, a chief manager of crew scheduling and one planning executive – for lapses linked to flights from Bengaluru to London on May 16 and 17 that exceeded the stipulated pilot flight time limit of 10 hours.
