Govt, DGCA view sought on plea over pilot duty rules exemption
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought responses from the civil aviation ministry and the sector regulator on contempt petitions filed by two pilot associations over exemptions given to airlines from implementing new rules on flight duty time limitation (FTDL).
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the government failed to implement the rules as per the Civil Aviation Requirement policy of 2024 and an undertaking given to court, the Federation of Indian Pilots and the Indian Pilots Guild said in their petitions.
