NEW DELHI: India’s aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Tata-SIA Vistara airlines for violation of take-off and landing clearance.
“Vistara has been fined by DGCA for violation of takeoff and landing clearance given to first officers without conducting any training. A penalty of Rs 10 lakh has been levied on the airline for the lapse. It was detected during a landing in Indore,” DGCA told ANI.
As per the rules, training is conducted for the first officer to land the aircraft on the simulator before they can do it on the aircraft with passengers on board. “A captain is trained at a simulator before he/she can give landing to the first officer. The aircraft was being landed by the first officer without the captain or the first officer training at the simulator,” informed DGCA.
The DGCA stressed that the act was a serious breach as it risked the security of flyers. “It is a serious violation endangering the lives of the passengers on board,” it added.
The airline refused to give a statement over the said incident. The Tata-Singapore Airline joint venture company, known as Tata-SIA Airlines Ltd operating as Vistara, is an Indian full-service airline.
On Monday, the DGCA had imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on SpiceJet for training 737 Max aircraft pilots on a faulty simulator.
A senior DGCA official informed that during simulator surveillance by DGCA at CSTPL, Greater Noida, on March 30, it was observed that there was an MMI (Missing Malfunction Inoperative Item ) for the B737 Max with respect to the Stick shaker on the P2 side, being inoperative since March 17. (ANI)