SpiceJet and Jet Airways have till noon on Tuesday to carry out the changes mandated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on their Boeing 737 MAX 800 aircraft.
Under the DGCA’s new norms, the minimum experience level of the pilot in command operating the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is 1,000 hours. In addition, a co-pilot has to have a minimum experience of 500 hours of flying a Boeing 737 New Generation aircraft.
The DGCA said it has informed the US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing for suggesting any additional measures/advice.
These steps taken on Monday evening are interim safety measures taken in inputs available at this stage/ DGCA will continue to closely monitor the situation and impose/take any other operational/maintenance measures/restrictions based on the information received from Accident Investigation Agency/FAA.Boeing.
