MDLR planes grounded amid safety norm violations

New Delhi: Gurgaon-based MDLR Airlines Pvt. Ltd, which serves mostly north Indian destinations, has grounded operations amid regulatory findings that the carrier had flouted safety norms. The airline is “not shutting down”, said Koustav M. Dhar, chief operating officer of MDLR, confirming that both its “What make” planes are grounded. The airline will take a call on operations on 14 October. “We will do some restructuring,” he said. “We are going to be looking at being leaner and meaner.”
Mint had reported on 8 October that two separate checks on MDLR flights this year found at least 10 safety-related deficiencies. The notices of regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) were issued after several surveillance checks, part of an audit by the US aviation regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration.
DGCA issued a show-cause notice to the airline, owned by realtor Murli Dhar Lakh Ram Developers and Promoters Pvt. Ltd, in mid-September. The airline, which employs 264 people, is yet to comply with the regulator’s directions. MDLR also faces cancellation of its scheduled regional airline licence if it cannot comply with the guidelines, which mandate at least three operational aircraft within the first year of operations.
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