DGCA to Conduct Surprise Checks to Catch Drunk Pilots, Crew

New Delhi: The Indian aviation watchdog Thursday said it will carry out surprise checks and enforce stricter norms to stop pilots and cabin crew getting tipsy while at work.
"We are currently conducting regular checks ourselves and we will also be conducting surprise checks going forward. We will take strictest possible action against any person who is caught," E.K. Bharat Bhushan, directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA), told IANS.
The development comes as DGCA cracked the the whip on a tipsy pilot of a private airline by cancelling his licence for five years. The pilot failed a pre-flight breath analyser test. Earlier the same pilot's licence was suspended for three months following another failed attempt at clearing the pre-flight breath analyser test.
"The action was taken under the new Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR), which clearly states that two time offender's licence would be suspended for five years," Bhushan said.
09/02/12 IANS/Daijiworld.com

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