Five accidents in six months: DGCA grounds flight training at Redbird

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday suspended operations at Redbird Flight Training Academy, one of India’s largest flight schools, across all five of its training bases in the country. This action was taken after five accidents involving the institute’s planes in the past six months.

The DGCA announced it would conduct an audit of the academy’s maintenance practices and also proficiency checks of the institute’s flight instructors before allowing it to resume operations. “These occurrences indicate a gap in maintenance and operational elements,” the DGCA said in a statement. “The DGCA has accordingly suspended the operations of M/S Redbird Flight Training Academy at all their bases in the country.”