The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 80 lakh on Air India Limited. The fine has been imposed for violation of regulations pertaining to Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) and fatigue management system (FMS) of flight crew.
Limited operated flight(s) with both flight crew aged above 60 years flying together in a few instances.
“… the operator was also found deficient in providing adequate weekly rest, adequate rest before & after ultra-long range flights and adequate rest on layover to the flight crew, which violates the extant provisions of the Civil Aviation Requirements pertaining to FDTL,” the regulator said in a release. Further, the DGCA said there were instances of exceeding duty periods, wrongly marked training records and overlapping duties.