The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday suspended Air India’s chief of flight safety for a month after finding lapses in accident prevention work carried out by the airline. This comes after the aviation watchdog’s team carried out the surveillance of Air India in the areas of internal audit, accident prevention work, and availability of required technical manpower on July 25 and 26.
According to the DGCA, the checks were carried out as per the flight safety manual and requirements of civil aviation.
“The surveillance found deficiencies in the accident prevention work carried out by the airline and the availability of the requisite technical manpower.
