New Delhi: Jet pilot involved in mid-air clash may lose licenceAJet Airways "copilot" who allegedly slapped his lady commander on a London-Mumbai flight on New Year's day could lose his flying licence with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation taking a serious view of the episode.
While a probe is on, a top official said the alleged action of the co-pilot — actually Jet's senior-most Boeing 777 commander who was acting as copilot on that particular flight — called for "extreme measures" — a euphemism for cancellation of licence.
"Both the pilots were out of the cockpit a couple of times and no was inside. This is unheard of," said a DGCA official. Asked why action was being taken only against the copilot, another official said, "It is alleged that the lady commander was hit by the co-pilot and she left the cockpit. As per rules, one pilot can leave the cockpit as long as the other is inside. While the probe will examine her role as well, prima facie the co-pilot's hitting the commander and then leaving the cockpit to bring her back — leaving the cockpit unmanned — led us to suspend his flying licence immediately."
06/01/18 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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While a probe is on, a top official said the alleged action of the co-pilot — actually Jet's senior-most Boeing 777 commander who was acting as copilot on that particular flight — called for "extreme measures" — a euphemism for cancellation of licence.
"Both the pilots were out of the cockpit a couple of times and no was inside. This is unheard of," said a DGCA official. Asked why action was being taken only against the copilot, another official said, "It is alleged that the lady commander was hit by the co-pilot and she left the cockpit. As per rules, one pilot can leave the cockpit as long as the other is inside. While the probe will examine her role as well, prima facie the co-pilot's hitting the commander and then leaving the cockpit to bring her back — leaving the cockpit unmanned — led us to suspend his flying licence immediately."
06/01/18 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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