New Delhi: Just how many hours can a pilot fly without endangering the lives of passengers? That's what a group of Indian pilots and the Supreme Court want decided and implemented urgently.
The regulator for airlines, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has been issued a contempt of court notice by the Supreme Court today because a policy on pilots' shifts remains unclear. The DGCA, Arun Mishra, has been given three weeks to respond.
The matter is in the Supreme Court because of a group of pilots who have said that some recent crashes and narrow escapes can be attributed to pilot fatigue.
25/02/13 Mala Das/NDTV.com
