New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA today asked for recordings of the black box of the Air India Express plane after a high drama unfolded at Thiruvananthapuram when some agitated passengers entered the cockpit, leading its pilot to press the hijack alarm.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked the pilots to appear before it to provide their version of the incident and directed the airline to submit the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) or the black box for an inquest, official sources said.
The regulator also asked Air India Express to take action as per the Aircraft Act against the passengers who entered the cockpit. Following this, six passengers were detained at Kochi airport on charges of endangering aircraft safety when the Boeing-737 landed there, but let off later.
Quoting reports reaching the DGCA headquarters here, the sources said four persons had entered into the cockpit of Kochi-bound Air India Express flight IX-4422 from Abu Dhabi when the plane was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to poor weather at Kochi.
19/10/12 PTI/Business Standard
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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked the pilots to appear before it to provide their version of the incident and directed the airline to submit the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) or the black box for an inquest, official sources said.
The regulator also asked Air India Express to take action as per the Aircraft Act against the passengers who entered the cockpit. Following this, six passengers were detained at Kochi airport on charges of endangering aircraft safety when the Boeing-737 landed there, but let off later.
Quoting reports reaching the DGCA headquarters here, the sources said four persons had entered into the cockpit of Kochi-bound Air India Express flight IX-4422 from Abu Dhabi when the plane was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to poor weather at Kochi.
19/10/12 PTI/Business Standard
