Audit- Inspection documents getting checked: DGCA toughens stance against Air India

NEW DELHI: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken a tough stance against Air India in the wake of the Ahmedabad tragedy. The DGCA has directed Air India to produce audit and inspection documents from 2024 to understand whether the safety inspection of the aircraft and the duty scheduling of the employees have been carried out properly.

Air India has been warned that if violations are noticed during the inspection, the action will not be limited to fines. It has been clarified that strict action such as license suspension may be taken. Air India has announced that former senior officials who were found to be deficient in duty scheduling have been removed as per the DGCA directive.

The DGCA has initiated a special audit as part of making the country's aviation sector flawless. A new framework has been formed for this. The updation of engines, maintenance and repairs of the airlines are being checked to see if they are correct. Multidisciplinary audit teams have been deployed for this.

Argument at Indore airport

Passengers protested the last-minute cancellation of an IndiGo flight from Indore to Jabalpur. The passengers were taken to a bus from the terminal and taken near the plane but were not released. After the passengers were put on the bus for an hour and a half, they were informed that the service had been cancelled. Meanwhile, an Air India flight from Birmingham, UK, to Delhi was diverted to Riyadh following a bomb threat.

Samples to be provided again

Efforts to identify the body of Pathanamthitta native Ranjitha R. Nair through DNA testing are continuing. DNA samples have been asked again from the family members to identify eight people including Ranjitha.