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Licences of Air India, SpiceJet pilots suspended over violations

In recent weeks, the watchdog has been taking strict action against individuals and entities for various violations.

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Published: Tue 16 Jul 2019, 6:00 PM

Last updated: Tue 16 Jul 2019, 8:45 PM

Aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday suspended flying licences of two SpiceJet pilots and one Air India pilot for six months after an aircraft operated by them damaged runway edge lights during landing at Kolkata airport, a senior official said.
According to an ANI report, one cabin crew from Air India was also suspended.
The incident happened on July 2 when the plane was operating Pune-Kolkata flight.

In recent weeks, the watchdog has been taking strict action against individuals and entities for various violations.
The official told that flying licenses of the two pilots of SpiceJet - Aarati Gunasekaran and Saurabh Gulia - have been suspended for six months.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) decision came after replies provided by them to the show cause notice were not satisfactory.
Investigation into the incident found that the aircraft touched down approximately 1,300 feet from runway threshold point, the official said.
This resulted in the plane "further veering to right of runway centerline and damaging runway edge lights," the official added.
The six-month suspension of flying licences is effective from July 2, the date when the incident took place.
A response from SpiceJet was awaited.
(With inputs from ANI)
 
 


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