LIVE TV
ZEE Business
ZEE BUSINESS
हिंदी में पढ़ें  हिंदी में पढ़ें
Live TV
Live TV
  • Home
  • Budget 2021
  • Personal Finance
    • PPF
    • Mutual Funds
    • Income tax
    • EPFO
    • Income Tax Calculator
    • Personal Loan Calculator
    • Car Loan Calculator
    • Home Loan Calculator
    • SIP calculator
    • SWP Calculator
    • MF Returns Calculator
    • Lumpsum Calculator
  • India
    • Companies
    • Property
    • Startups
    • Uidai
  • Economy
    • Aviation
  • Tech
    • Mobiles
    • Apps
  • Auto
    • Cars
    • Bikes
  • Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currency
  • Jobs
  • Indian Railways
  • World
    • Economy
    • Politics
    • Markets
  • videos
  • photos
  • Authors
  • More ...
    • VIDEOS
    • PHOTOS

Read in App
Business News » Companies News

Over 130 pilots, 430 crew members of Air India likely to be grounded

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Linkedin
  • whatapp
  • View in App
Over 130 pilots, 430 crew members of Air India likely to be grounded
Aviation regulator DGCA has already served an ultimatum to the Air India management over the alleged safety violations by the airline's crew members ahead of its enforcement action. Image Source: Air India ad/ official Youtube page
Written By: PTI
Updated: Tue, Sep 05, 2017
05:11 pm
PTI
RELATED NEWS
Who is Air India Captain Zoya Aggarwal? Her pilot dream come true story is super inspirational Who is Air India Captain Zoya Aggarwal? Her pilot dream come true story is super inspirational
16,000 kilometres, 17 hours! HISTORY CREATED - Air India all-women crew lands in Bengaluru after guiding longest flight over North Pole from San Francisco 16,000 kilometres, 17 hours! HISTORY CREATED - Air India all-women crew lands in Bengaluru after guiding longest flight over North Pole from San Francisco
Creating History! All-women Air India cockpit crew to fly inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Creating History! All-women Air India cockpit crew to fly inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Air India Privatisaton News: Check latest update on divestment process, stake sale Air India Privatisaton News: Check latest update on divestment process, stake sale
Air India divestment: Tata, Spicejet, Essar among bidders in race to buy national carrier Air India divestment: Tata, Spicejet, Essar among bidders in race to buy national carrier

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is likely to ground over 130 pilots and 430 cabin crew members of national carrier Air India for allegedly skipping the mandatory pre and post-flight alcohol test.

These crew members had regularly been "evading" the breath analyser test over a period of time for flights to and from certain destinations such as Singapore, Kuwait, Bangkok, Ahmedabad and Goa, sources close to the development told PTI here.

Aviation regulator DGCA has already served an ultimatum to the Air India management over the alleged safety violations by the airline's crew members ahead of its enforcement action, they said.

As part of the DGCA's safety regulations, all pilots and cabin crew must undergo breath analyser test before and after flights.

The queries e-mailed yesterday on the issue to Air India spokesperson went unanswered.

Notably, aircraft rules prohibit crew members from taking any alcoholic drink 12 hours prior to the commencement of a flight.

"The DGCA already brought it to the notice of Air India management that its 132 pilots and 434 cabin crew have evaded the mandatory breath analyser test, which is to be taken both before and after operating a flight. It is a safety violation and it (DGCA) is taking a suitable action against these crew members," a source said.

Since the grounding of such a large number of crew members could cripple the airline's narrow body operations, the DGCA is likely to enforce its action in a phased manner, said another source.

Significantly, the DGCA had in February suspended the flying license of Air India's then executive director for operations, Arvind Kathpalia, for three months after an internal probe found him "guilty" of skipping the breath analyser test for one particular flight.

Kathpalia is now head of operations and a Board member at the disinvestment-bound Air India.

Any crew member who tests positive in the pre-flight medical check or refuses to take a breath-analyser test is required to be taken off flying duty for at least four weeks and the airline is required to initiate disciplinary proceedings.

As per DGCA, 224 pilots and crew members of various airlines failed the test in 2016, whereas 202 pilots and crew members failed the test in 2015. 

Get Latest Business News, Stock Market Updates and Videos; Check your tax outgo through Income Tax Calculator and save money through our Personal Finance coverage. Check Business Breaking News Live on Zee Business Twitter and Facebook. Subscribe on YouTube.

TAGS:
Air IndiaPilotsAir India crewdrunk pilotsalcohol testDGCADirector General of Civil AviationAviation
RELATED NEWS
Who is Air India Captain Zoya Aggarwal? Her pilot dream come true story is super inspirational Who is Air India Captain Zoya Aggarwal? Her pilot dream come true story is super inspirational
16,000 kilometres, 17 hours! HISTORY CREATED - Air India all-women crew lands in Bengaluru after guiding longest flight over North Pole from San Francisco 16,000 kilometres, 17 hours! HISTORY CREATED - Air India all-women crew lands in Bengaluru after guiding longest flight over North Pole from San Francisco
Creating History! All-women Air India cockpit crew to fly inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Creating History! All-women Air India cockpit crew to fly inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Air India Privatisaton News: Check latest update on divestment process, stake sale Air India Privatisaton News: Check latest update on divestment process, stake sale
Air India divestment: Tata, Spicejet, Essar among bidders in race to buy national carrier Air India divestment: Tata, Spicejet, Essar among bidders in race to buy national carrier

LATEST NEWS

Yes Bank Share price: After Q3 result, asset Quality back in focus, Elara Capital recommends Sell with a target price of Rs 6

Katrina Kaif reveals how she wants to live her life

Google Maps improves discoverability in Indian languages

Anil Singhvi’s Strategy January 27: Day support zone on Nifty is 14,125-14,150 & Bank Nifty is 30,900-31,000

Triumph unveils all-new Speed Triple 1200 RS; See complete features here!

PPF vs NPS: Very detailed comparison for retirement fund - EXPLAINED

Bitcoin, Tesla and US technology stocks were the two assets deep in the bubble territory indicated by Deutsche Bank

Apl Apollo Tubes Share price: Margin beat; Strong volume growth ahead II IDBI Capital raises price target Rs 1149

Online Rummy: Kerala HC notice to cricketer Virat Kohli, actors Thammanna and Aju Vargheese

Proud moment! India's TCS becomes world's largest IT company, beats Accenture! Surpasses Reliance Industries market capitalisation

  • India News
  • World News
  • Companies News
  • Market News
  • Personal Finance News
  • Technology News
  • Automobile News
  • Small Business News
  • Income Tax Calculator
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • Author
  • Rss Feed
  • Advertise with us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal Disclaimer

Latest Trending Updates

  • EPFO
  • Budget 2020
  • Income Tax Return
  • Auto Expo 2020
  • Home Loan
  • Business News

Trending Topics

  • Income Tax
  • income Tax Calculator
  • 7th Pay Commission
  • Reserve Bank of India
  • GST
  • Latest Business News

Follow us on

zeebiz
zeebiz

Partner Sites

  • Zee News
  • Hindi News
  • Marathi News
  • Bengali News
  • Tamil News
  • Malayalam News
  • Gujarati News
  • Telugu News
  • Kannada News
  • DNA
  • WION
Copyright © Zee Media Corporation Ltd. All rights reserved