The Aviation Security Vigilante of India has asked Air India for the training records of the pilots and dispatators of the plane that crashed last week as part of his investigation into the incident that killed at least 271 people, showed Memos of the Government.
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation also requested all Reuters
The DGCA said the requests were part of a “regulatory” review of the accident, and also sought details of the measures taken after the Watchdog Air Air Air audits in recent months. He asked that the details be provided on Monday. It was not clear if Air India had complied with the directive.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London with 242 people on board began to lose seconds after takeoff in Ahmedabad on Thursday before colliding against nearby buildings. All on board were killed, they prohibit a single passenger, along with about 30 on the ground.
Sumeet Sabharwal, whom the Indian government said he had 8,200 hours of flight experience and was also an instructor of Air India, was the dominant pilot of flight AI171. His co -pilot was Clive Kunder, who had 1,100 hours of experience. Sabharwal’s funeral took place in Mumbai on Tuesday.
The Guardian dog requested training details and support documents for the pilots, as well as for the flight dispatcher. The memorandum did not explain the type of documents required, but accident investigations commonly analyze the training and qualifications of a crew, flight history, medical records and any action that has been taken previously against it.
The memorandum did not raise any concern with the operations of Air India and some of the applications are standard after an important incident.
The dispatators are employees of terrestrial airlines certified by DGCA whose role includes flight planning, climate evaluation and airspace conditions, and coordination with pilots.
Although the application for pilot training data was sent by the DGCA, accident investigation is being directed by another Ala of the Aviation Ministry, the aircraft accident investigation office.
The president of Air India, N. Chandrasekaran, told the staff that the incident should be a catalyst to build a safer airline.
The DGCA, through a separate memorandum of June 16, also asked the flying schools throughout the country to “strictly follow the additional security and operations measures.”
The regulator said that instructors must verify compliance with procedures related to training, maintenance and licenses, and coordinate flight plans with nearby airports in advance to ensure that any emergency is quickly in question.
“Compliance will be evaluated during audits/surveillance,” said the Memorandum of the Flying Training Directorate, reviewed by Reuters
Stephanie Pope, head of Boeing commercial planes, visited Air India headquarters near New Delhi and met with the president of the airline to discuss the accident, Reuters He reported Monday.
The accident raises a new challenge for Air India, which the Tata Group bought in 2022 and has been trying to renew, and Boeing, which is trying to rebuild public confidence after a series of security and production crisis.
In a memorandum of June 13, the “Airport Emergency Plan”, seen by ReutersAirports administered by the Government have also been asked to carry out a large -scale training exercise, usually an emergency drill, on June 30.
