NEW DELHI: In a boost to remote area connectivity, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed scheduled airlines to fly at night on single engine turbine (SET) planes. Operations in remote parts of the country introduced in 2018 for these airlines were till now restricted to daytime and visual flight rules (VFR).
“The operations circular has also been amended to incorporate the guidance material and detailed guidelines in order to modify the assessment of routes, their continued assessment, qualification, experience, training and assessment requirements of the crew; operational, certification and airworthiness requirements to ensure that safe operations are carried out on single engine airplanes.
