Wednesday, May 09, 2012

DGCA grounds MP govt aircraft on safety issues

New Delhi: A day after a helicopter crash- landed in Ranchi injuring Chief Minister Arjun Munda, aviation regulator DGCA today grounded the entire fleet of Madhya Pradesh government for serious violation of safety norms. The action came after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation carried out safety audit of the state government's fleet of two airplanes and two helicopters and its separate aviation department. This was part of a process of audits DGCA is currently carrying out in 24 states and state-run entities like Coal India and ONGC which have such departments and aircraft. Official sources said the Madhya Pradesh aviation department would be allowed to operate flights only after it fulfilled all requirements.
10/05/12 PTI/IBN Live
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