NEW DELHI, Feb 12 (NNN-PTI) – India’s aviation regulator, imposed a fine of 4.4 million Indian rupees (53,320 U.S. dollars) on the Air Asia India airline and its examiners, after lapses were found in pilots training, an official source said, yesterday.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), fined the private airline for violation of applicable civil aviation requirements (CARs), saying that, a few mandatory exercises of the pilots of the airline were not done, during Pilot Proficiency Check, as per schedule.
A financial penalty of two million Indian rupees (24,236 U.S. dollars) was imposed on the airline, while a fine of 300,000 Indian rupees (3,635 dollars) was imposed on each of the eight examiners, for failing to discharge their duties, as per applicable DGCA CARs.
Besides, the aviation regulator also suspended the private airline’s Head of Training, for three months.
The DGCA carried out a surveillance on Nov 23-25 last year, during which it was found the mandatory exercises of the airline’s pilots were not done, during Pilot Proficiency Check/Instrument Rating check, which is an International Civil Aviation Organisation requirement.– NNN-PTI
