The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a penalty of ninety lakh rupees on Air India Limited for operating flights with non-qualified crew members. The DGCA has also imposed an additional penalty of six lakh rupees on the operations director and three lakh rupees on the training director of Air India. The concerned pilot has also been warned to exercise caution to avoid such occurrences in the future. The incident came to the DGCA’s notice through a voluntary report submitted by Air India Limited last month. Further investigations into the incident revealed deficiencies and multiple violations by the staff, which could affect safety.
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