AI pilot’s licence suspended for allowing friend into cockpit
The DGCA today imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India and suspended the pilot’s licence for three months for unauthorised entry of a woman passenger into the cockpit during a flight.
In a communique, the DGCA said Air India had been fined Rs 30 lakh for failing to promptly and effectively address “the safety sensitive issue”.
The licence of the pilot in command has been suspended for three months for the misuse of his authority, the communique stated.
Air India has been directed to take administrative action against the intruder (who happens to be a member of the company’s staff) and remove her for a specified period from any managerial position that she may be holding.
