AI pilots rebel, refuse to fly to Kabul

Unnerved by terror attacks, Air India pilots' association is threatening not to operate services to the Afghan capital Kabul saying safety is a major concern. Air India's operations to Kabul could soon be hit.
AI pilots have been threatening to stop flying to Kabul since last month.
In a letter dated February 17 and addressed to the Executive Director (Operations) of the National Aviation Company of India Limited (Indian) - Air India's holding company - the Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) has listed shortcomings in the New Delhi-Kabul operations that the ICPA has claimed impinges directly on the safety of flight operations and puts the lives of both the air crew and the passengers in 'jeopardy.'
The ICPA has listed a number of areas that lack specially defined procedures/guidelines which have the approval of the Civil Aviation Authority of Afghanistan and the operator (Air India).
These include procedures for Kabul in the event of single-engine operation, permission or otherwise for 'Low Visibility Takeoff'(depends on airport's infrastructure), and ceiling requirement.
04/03/10 Times Now.tv

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