Kingfisher Airlines gets time till Monday

Delhi/Mumbai: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has given Kingfisher Airlines till Monday to come back with a detailed plan of financial recovery and safety, which includes getting 20 grounded aircraft of a fleet of 69 back into the air.
The regulator said an audit of airlines, triggered by Kingfisher flight cancellations in November, expressed concern over overlooking the crucial safety issues. The DGCA will seek explanations from all airlines on corrective measures. Kingfisher officials were summoned on Thursday as part of this exercise.
"We have done a financial audit of all airlines. Some safety concerns need to be addressed. All the airlines will be called to give an explanation,'' Director General Bharat Bhushan told reporters in Delhi. He said there is no call of shutting any airline.
"I have asked Kingfisher officials to come back on Monday with a full safety plan," said Bhushan.
The Kingfisher meeting followed the DGCA audit. It found that several Kingfisher planes were grounded because of want of spares or maintenance issues, said a DGCA official who did not wish to be identified.
06/01/12 Business Standard

To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline

Categories: Kingfisher Jan 2012, Safety Jan 2012