New Delhi: Civil aviation regulator DGCA has made over 150 observations after it conducted regulatory audit of five airlines, Union Minister Ajit Singh said today.
The main audit observations relate to airworthiness, flight safety, flight dispatch, pre-flight medical check, ramp inspection and aircraft operations and training of crew, the Civil Aviation Minister said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has made 77 observations against Air India Charters Ltd, 35 against cash- strapped Kingfisher Airlines, 23 against Jet Airways, 12 against IndiGo and 10 against GoAir, he said, adding that the
DGCA has prepared annual surveillance programme and regulatory audit plan for this year.
07/09/12 Financial Express
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