Violations in Indian skies increase by over 50% in 2016
NEW DELHI: Safety violations in Indian skies rise by over 50% in 2016 over 2015, shows a data of enforcement actions taken by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The data shows that the DGCA took 275 enforcement actions in 2015, which increased to 422 in 2016 calendar year. Enforcement actions during 2014 was about 391, data shows.
"The increase is on account of heightened surveillance and risk-based audit being conducted by the DGCA," said a senior official at the DGCA, who did not want to be identified.
The official further explained that risk-based audits have help them crack the most on discrepancies. "Under the risk-based audit, we inquire into the whole training process of an airline. This has helped us detect and improve a lot of flaws," added the official.
According to the data, the aviation regulator in 2016 took action by 272 instances of suspension of pilots and cabin crew, 42 off rostering and issuing warnings to 108 pilots and crew.
Among the airlines, the list is topped by Jet Airways that saw 116 violations during 2016, followed by 101 violations by SpiceJet. The national carrier Air India came third with 66 violations followed by IndiGo, India’s largest carrier by market share, which saw 55 of its crew members being punished.
The data shows that the DGCA took 275 enforcement actions in 2015, which increased to 422 in 2016 calendar year. Enforcement actions during 2014 was about 391, data shows.
"The increase is on account of heightened surveillance and risk-based audit being conducted by the DGCA," said a senior official at the DGCA, who did not want to be identified.
The official further explained that risk-based audits have help them crack the most on discrepancies. "Under the risk-based audit, we inquire into the whole training process of an airline. This has helped us detect and improve a lot of flaws," added the official.
According to the data, the aviation regulator in 2016 took action by 272 instances of suspension of pilots and cabin crew, 42 off rostering and issuing warnings to 108 pilots and crew.
Among the airlines, the list is topped by Jet Airways that saw 116 violations during 2016, followed by 101 violations by SpiceJet. The national carrier Air India came third with 66 violations followed by IndiGo, India’s largest carrier by market share, which saw 55 of its crew members being punished.
