Aviation regulator suspends Boeing simulator training facility for Air India. this is why

Mumbai:

Aviation safety regulator DGCA has temporarily suspended Air India’s Boeing simulator training facility over certain alleged glitches, a source said.

The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) is “verifying” some of the documents related to the matter and will heed a call for the restoration of the training facilities once the process is complete, the source said.

When contacted, a senior Air India official said the DGCA carries out routine checks (on airlines) but did not divulge details.

“The DGCA has temporarily suspended Air India’s Boeing simulator training facility for certain faults. The regulator is checking some documents related to the matter,” the source said.

The regulatory action against Air India, owned by the Tata Group, came days after a two-member inspection team from the DGCA allegedly found flaws in the airline’s internal security audit reports, prompting it to launch an investigation. investigation on the matter.

The decision on reinstating training at the facility will be made once the process of “verifying” the documents is complete, the source said.

Air India’s wide-body fleet consists of Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

The airline is also likely to add Airbus A350 wide-body aircraft to its fleet from the end of this year.

According to the inspection report submitted to the DGCA, first reported by PTI last week, the airline was supposed to carry out regular security spot checks in various areas of operations, such as cabin surveillance, cargo, ramp and cargo. , but during a random inspection of 13 security checkpoints, the team discovered that the airline prepared false reports in all 13 cases.

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