Air India pilots body urges DGCA to defer circular on FRMS, hold wider consultations
An Air India pilots’ body, Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), on Tuesday urged the DGCA to defer the operational circular on Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) and hold wider consultations with pilot bodies for the proposed amendment.
The Association also said that while it appreciates the regulator’s initiative to align India’s fatigue management framework with ICAO, the country’s distinct operational realities, cultural practices, and ongoing judicial directions on FDTL require extreme caution before transitioning from a prescriptive FDTL regime to a performance-based FRMS framework.
