DGCA allows off-duty pilots and cabin crew to travel in plane’s cockpit jump seat
NEW DELHI: Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday allowed off-duty pilots and off-duty cabin crew members to travel in the jump seat of plane’s cockpit, according to an official order.
On July 15, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had barred airline officials, including pilots, cabin crew and aircraft maintenance engineers, from travelling in the cockpit when they are off-duty or on leave.
The order had come after an off-duty pilot of Air India tested positive in a pre-flight alcohol test on July 13 when he was scheduled to travel in the jump seat of the plane’s cockpit from Delhi to Bengaluru.
