NEW DELHI: Air India is in more than a bit of a spot over spot checks these days. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has now directed AI to utilise its aviation training organisation (ATO) “only after suitably addressing the concerns of DGCA as raised subsequent to a spot check of the simulator at Mumbai,” said a senior DGCA official.
“There was no quality manual. Preventive maintenance tasks were dispensed with selectively without framing standard operating procedures as required,” said officials aware of DGCA’s Mumbai simulator check. Comments from AI were sought on this issue and awaited till the time of going to press.
