DGCA suspends Air India flight safety chief for a month

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₹30 lakh on IndiGo after it found certain systemic deficiencies in the airline’s documentation pertaining to operations, training procedures and engineering procedures. The regulator had also imposed a financial penalty of ₹20 lakh on Air Aisa India in February earlier this year for violation of applicable DGCA Civil Aviation Requirements related to pilot exercises.

“We acknowledge and accept the DGCA’s finding, and regret the failure of one of our audit staff to fully comply with the process and documentation requirements. Safety is Air India’s highest priority, and we are investing heavily in people, processes and systems to raise Air India’s standards to best practice," an Air India spokesperson said.

“We are sparing no effort to uplift the culture of safety and diligence to contemporary standards, through clarifying requirements, training and stricter consequence management. We will continue these efforts for as long as is needed to effect the necessary changes," the spokesperson added.