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Days after crash, aviation body orders removal of 3 Air India officials for lapses
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday issued a strong directive to Air India to remove three of its key officials from crew scheduling responsibilities following repeated and serious violations of aviation safety officials named are Choorah Singh, Divisional Vice President; Pinky Mittal, Chief Manager - DOPS, Crew Scheduling; and Payal Arora, Crew Scheduling - to the DGCA order dated June 20, these individuals were involved in multiple lapses, including unauthorised and non-compliant crew pairings, violations of licensing and crew rest norms and systemic failures in
The regulator has now directed Air India to immediately remove the named officials from their current operational roles. Air India was also ordered to initiate internal disciplinary proceedings against them and submit the report to the aviation watchdog within 10 days."Internal disciplinary proceedings must be initiated against these officials without delay, and the outcome of such proceedings shall be reported to this office within 10 days from the date of issue of this letter," the DGCA order officials are also to be reassigned to non-operational roles and are barred from holding any position with direct influence on flight safety and crew compliance until further notice."The aforementioned officials shall be reassigned to non-operational roles pending conclusion of corrective reforms in scheduling practices, and shall not hold any position involving direct influence over flight safety and crew compliance until further notice," it issues came to light during the post-transition audit from the ARMS to the CAE Flight and Crew Management Watch
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