MUMBAI: Taking action against SpiceJet for alleged deficiencies in pilot training, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) levied a penalty of twenty lakhs on the airline and suspended its head of training for a period of three months in two orders issued recently.
The issue pertains to the findings of a three day inspection of the airline’s main base in Gurugram carried out by the DGCA flight standard directorate in the last week of March. During the said inspection, the regulator found that SpiceJet was operating flights with pilots who hadn’t complied with the provisions of a certain norm that pertains to flight crew training and qualification requirements, said the October 13 order, issued by Ravindra Kumar, director, flight standard directorate .
