DGCA imposes penalty of Rs 30 lakh on IndiGo for tail strike incidents
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday imposed a financial penalty of Rs 30 lakh on IndiGo airline for four tail strike incidents within a span of six months this year.
The DGCA conducted a special audit of IndiGo to examine the company’s documentation and procedures pertaining to the operations, training, engineering, and flight data management (FDM) programme.
The audit highlighted the deficiency in the training and engineering procedure of IndiGo.
The DGCA issued a show cause notice to the airlines, instructing them to submit their response within the specified timeframe.
