Air India gets conditional approval from DGCA to restart simulator
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conditionally reactivated Air India’s approved training organisation (ATO) licence for a 30-day period on Thursday. This reinstatement will allow the airline to resume pilots’ licence renewals and certifications at its simulators.
Last week, the regulator suspended Air India’s ATO licence, effectively suspending operations for both its simulators: the Boeing simulator in Mumbai and the Airbus simulator in Hyderabad.
This action was taken due to lapses identified during a spot check conducted by the regulator. Consequently, the certification and licence renewal processes for Air India’s pilots were suspended after DGCA’s intervention.
