Show-cause notice to GoAir soon over fleet strength

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the Indian regulatory body for civil aviation, has said it will shortly issue a show cause notice to the Wadia group-promoted budget airline GoAir for violating scheduled operation guidelines.
DGCA said the Mumbai-based GoAir is currently operating with four aircraft, against the requirement of five aircraft to retain a licence for scheduled operations.
"We will seek a justification from GoAir for operating only four aircraft," said Director General of Civil Aviation Kanu Gohain.
According to DGCA guidelines, the scheduled operator will have to operate a fleet of minimum five aeroplanes either by outright purchase or through leasing.
DGCA guidelines allow a commercial airline to start operations with one plane but the number needs to go up to five for retaining the scheduled operating licence.
When contacted, GoAir Managing Director Jeh Wadia said, "We have not violated any civil aviation guidelines. We had seven aircraft during our first year of operations."
06/06/07 P R Sanjai/Business Standard/Rediff

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