Air India gets DGCA nod for cross utilisation of wide-body pilots
Aviation regulator DGCA has approved Air India’s long-pending request to allow the same pilots to operate two types of Boeing wide-body aircraft, according to officials.
Initially, Air India can train a total of eight designated examiners for operating Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft. Four designated examiners will be trained for operating 777s and another four for flying 787s, a senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.
Cross-utilisation of existing pilots wherein they will be able to fly two different aircraft will be helpful for the carrier as it embarks on ambitious international expansion plans.
