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DGCA summons Air India, AI Express amid crash probe and multiple flight disruptions
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India's aviation regulator has summoned top officials of Air India and Air India Express for an urgent meeting on Tuesday amid the ongoing probe into the London-bound Air India plane crash in Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA ) called a virtual meeting, which will be chaired by DG Fazi Ahmed meeting particularly comes after last week's fatal crash of AI171, a Dreamliner service from Ahmedabad to London that resulted in the deaths of 241 passengers and in the wake of operational irregularities that have disrupted international flight schedules for several consecutive those summoned are Air India MD & CEO Campbell Wilson, Director of Flight Operations Captain Pankul Mathur, and Air India Express CEO Aloke Singh, along with other key postholders responsible for airline operations and safety compliance, as per in a memo, as reviewed by Reuetrs, the DGCA has asked Air India to submit the training records of the pilots and dispatchers involved in the Ahmedabad–London Dreamliner plane that crashed last watchdog is also said to have directed all flying schools in India to reverify compliance with approved training procedures and safety protocols.
