SpiceJet restricts 90 pilots from flying 737 MAX aircraft after DGCA fine

SpiceJet has restricted 90 pilots from flying MAX aircraft, said the company in a BSE filing. This comes after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a Rs 10-lakh fine on SpiceJet for training 737 Max aircraft pilots on a faulty simulator.

“Training being imparted by SpiceJet could have adversely affected flight safety and was nullified,” the regulator had earlier said.

The faults were detected during a surveillance check by the DGCA at the Greater Noida-based facility of CAE Simulation Training Pvt Ltd (CSTPL).

The restricted pilots will undergo re-training. “These pilots undergo re-training to the satisfaction of DGCA.