Air India warned over 'repeated and serious violations' of flight rules as three top execs removed
21 June 2025, 14:35
Air India has been warned over "repeated and serious violations" of rules relating to flights from Bengaluru to London by India's aviation watchdog.
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered Air India to remove three company executives from crew scheduling positions over the breaches, according to government reports cited by Reuters.
A divisional vice president, a chief manager of crew scheduling, and a planning executive have all been removed following the DGCA'S order.
The flights on 16 May and 17 May exceeded the permitted 10-hour pilot flight time limit, the report claimed.
The report cited "systemic failures in scheduling protocol and oversights" and slammed the lack of strict disciplinary measures against those responsible.
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It is unrelated to Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash that killed at least 270 people in a crash last week.
Less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in northwestern India, the London-bound plane crashed and exploded into a fireball. Of the 242 people onboard, 241 died.
There was only one survivor, who was in seat 11A on the plane.He walked out of the rubble with only superficial injuries.
Air India was warned on Thursday for breaching safety rules after three of its planes flew despite overdue checks on emergency equipment of escape slides.
The company said it has implemented the DGCA order, with company's chief operations officer stepping in to directly oversee the Integrated Operations Control Centre as an interim solution.
"Air India is committed to ensuring that there is total adherence to safety protocols and standard practices," it said.
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