After over two months of hiatus, Go First could soon resume flight operations as the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has accepted the cash-strapped airline’s flight resumption plan but with certain riders.
Go First had announced the cancellation of flights on May 2, 2023, and had filed for insolvency in view of the ongoing Pratt & Whitney engine issues on its Airbus A320 NEO aircraft.
The aviation regulator says Go First may resume scheduled flight operations on the availability of “interim funding and approval of flight schedule”.
Further, Go First has been directed to ensure “compliance” with all the applicable regulatory requirements, and continued airworthiness of the aircraft engaged in operations. The DGCA says the carrier must subject “every aircraft to a satisfactory handling flight prior to deployment for flight operations."
The NCLT imposed a moratorium on Go First on May 10, 2023, and appointed Shailendra Ajmera as the interim resolution professional, which was approved by the NCLT on June 15, 2023.
The aviation regulator says the airline has ensured the findings of the special audit have been adequately addressed by Go First. “The resumption plan dated June 28, 2023, amended on July 15, 2023, for operating 15 aircraft/114 daily flights, has been reviewed and accepted,” says the DGCA.
The acceptance is subject to the outcome of the writ petitions or applications pending before the Delhi High Court and the NCLT, Delhi.
The regulator says the resolution professional had presented the resumption plan to the DGCA on June 28, 2023, following which a special audit of Go First facilities was conducted in Mumbai and Delhi from July 4 to 6.
"The audit focussed on the safety-related aspects and continued compliance of the requirements by an operator to hold an air operator made for the resumption of flight operations," says the airline.
21/07/2023 Fortune India
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