Hyderabad: In the last one year, 222 commercial pilots were grounded primarily for two reasons — reporting drunk or for in-flight incidents such as overshooting the runway and rough l andings. Of these, 78 pilots were involved in breathalyser violations, and 144 were involved in other incidents.
Twelve pilots were issued show-cause notices for tail strikes — the tail of the aircraft striking the runway during take- off — and plane overshooting the runway.
In June and July this year six commercial flights were involved in serious incidents which could have turned deadly.
June 30 was a nightmare for Indian aviation. A Spicejet Q400 aircraft from Bhopal to Surat overran the runway when landing in Surat. The same day an Air India Express B737 aircraft operating from Dubai to Mangaluru was involved in a runway related violation.
On July 1 and 2, three Spicejet flights and an Air India Express, all at different locations, overran the runway. The Spicejet flight from Pune to Kolkata damaged the runway lights.
Going by the data, 12 pilots were grounded in the two months of June and July from these two commercial airlines.
According to the mandated procedure, every pilot is supposed to walk into the safe room to give the breathalyser test. The pilot should write down personal details including his licence number beside the alcohol reading. It is the responsibility of the pilot to give the test. But since no one oversees this procedure, many give it a miss.
29/07/19 Coreena Suares/Deccan Chronicle
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Twelve pilots were issued show-cause notices for tail strikes — the tail of the aircraft striking the runway during take- off — and plane overshooting the runway.
In June and July this year six commercial flights were involved in serious incidents which could have turned deadly.
June 30 was a nightmare for Indian aviation. A Spicejet Q400 aircraft from Bhopal to Surat overran the runway when landing in Surat. The same day an Air India Express B737 aircraft operating from Dubai to Mangaluru was involved in a runway related violation.
On July 1 and 2, three Spicejet flights and an Air India Express, all at different locations, overran the runway. The Spicejet flight from Pune to Kolkata damaged the runway lights.
Going by the data, 12 pilots were grounded in the two months of June and July from these two commercial airlines.
According to the mandated procedure, every pilot is supposed to walk into the safe room to give the breathalyser test. The pilot should write down personal details including his licence number beside the alcohol reading. It is the responsibility of the pilot to give the test. But since no one oversees this procedure, many give it a miss.
29/07/19 Coreena Suares/Deccan Chronicle
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