2 SpiceJet pilots, engineer who cleared aircraft after Durgapur flight, grounded
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday ordered SpiceJet to take the two pilots of the airline’s Mumbai-Durgapur flight on Sunday off the roster after the aircraft went into severe turbulence leading to injuries to 14 passengers and three crew members, people aware of the matter said.
Three passengers are still being treated for their injuries in the hospital.
A DGCA official said the aircraft maintenance engineer at Durgapur who cleared the plane for flying after the incident from Durgapur and the in-charge of the airline’s maintenance control centre has also been taken off the roster pending an investigation.
