New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Air India has been fined Rs 1 crore by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for operating an Airbus A320 plane eight times without a valid airworthiness permit, with the aviation regulator terming the violation “serious” and holding the top-level management responsible for the security lapse.The DGCA order, imposing the fine, stated that the Airbus A320 aircraft was flown on multiple sectors, including flights connecting New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyde…
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New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday “categorically clarified” that reports suggesting the investigation into the Air India Flight AI-171 accident has been finalised are incorrect and speculative.”The investigation is still in progress. No final conclusions have been reached,” the AAIB said in a statement.The Preliminary Report released earlier provided factual information available at that stage. The Final Investigation Report, containing conclu…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday said it has grounded one of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft after a pilot reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch.The airline confirmed the development in an official response.Soon after receiving the information from the pilot, the aircraft was taken out of service as a precautionary step, Air India said.The airline has also involved aircraft manufacturer Boeing to examine the issue on a priority basis and address the pilot’…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is investigating the Air India flight AI-171 crash at Ahmedabad in June last year from all angles and aims to complete the investigation in a time-bound manner, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol informed the Parliament on Monday.”All probable causes leading to the accident are being investigated, and all efforts are being made to complete the investigation in a time-bound manner”, in accordance with the …
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Tata Group has started looking for a new Chief Executive Officer to head Air India as the airline is going through a turbulent phase following the Ahmedabad plane crash and has not been able make a financial turnaround at the required pace after it was taken over from the government as part of the privatisation process.Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran has already held preliminary discussions with potential CEO candidates who have experience in managing large airl…