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| DGCA suspends licence of AI pilot for allowing unauthorised person in cockpit | | | agencies
MUMBAI, June 22: DGCA has suspended the licence of an Air India pilot by one year for allowing an authorised person in the cockpit of the Chandigarh-Leh flight earlier this month, an official statement said on Thursday. The licence of the Pilot-in-command has been suspended for one year while licence of the First Officer has been suspended for a period of one month, the DGCA said.
Following the incident that took place on June 3, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered grounding of both pilots pending investigation.
As per DGCA safety norms, unauthorised people are not allowed to enter the cockpit, and any such entry could violate norms.
"On 03.06.2023, the Pilot in Command of M/s Air India flight AI-458 (Chandigarh - Leh) allowed an unauthorized person into the cockpit during departure and the person remained in the cockpit throughout the flight," the DGCA said in the statement.
The first officer "did not raise any concern" for the unauthorized entry of the person into the cockpit or report the violation, it said.
"…based on the outcome of its investigation…the pilot license of the PIC has been suspended for a period of one year for misuse of his authority vested under the Aircraft Rules 1937, and allowing violation of the applicable DGCA regulations," the DGCA said in the statement.
"The pilot license of the First Officer has been suspended for a period of one month for not being assertive in preventing and non-reporting of the violation," it stated.
The DGCA last month slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for not reporting a similar incident that took place on its Dubai-Delhi flight in February this year.
In the February incident, the aviation regulator slapped a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India for lapses in effectively addressing the "safety-sensitive issue" related to the incident of a pilot allowing a female friend into the cockpit during a Delhi-Dubai flight on February 27.
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