Clean record must for expat pilots

Mumbai: Airlines will have to follow a stringent screening process while inducting expatriate pilots for flying duties. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued a new draft that proposes significant changes in foreign aircrew recruitment process.
The draft, prepared by Nasim Zaidi, is open for comments and suggestions till August 22. In the last three years, there have been six incidents (and two accidents, including the fatal Air India Express Mangalore accident) involving flights operated by expatriate commanders. Most of the incidents involved overshooting the runway after landing or landing on a wrong runway.
26/07/10 Manju V/Times of India

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2010, Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2010