India’s aviation regulator has halted operations at two flight training schools in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra after they were found “unsafe” during audits, an official statement said on Saturday.
Since March 21, the aviation regulator has conducted audits at 32 flying training organisations (FTOs) in India to “assess safety standards and systemic deficiencies in operations, maintenance and training”.
During the audits, it was found that the two training schools violated multiple safety regulations, including not conducting preflight alcohol tests, false logging of flights, operating with faulty aircraft, and deficiency in flying and ground training procedures, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement on Saturday. It did not name the two institutes.
