Delhi. Delhi. Aviation safety regulator DGCA on Friday ordered suspension of Akasa Air's operations director and training director for six months for alleged lapses in training of pilots. Two senior executives of the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala family-owned airline were booked for non-compliance with civil aviation requirements. have “failed” to ensure safety, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in its two separate orders dated December 27.
The decision to suspend the operations director and training director of Akasa Air was taken after the DGCA found the replies to the show cause notices issued to them on October 15 and October 30 “unsatisfactory”. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, in its orders, directed the airline to suspend both the Also advised to nominate “suitable” candidates for the posts. Responses to queries sent to Akasa on this issue are awaited.
Issuing the suspension order, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said: “The regulatory audit conducted by DGCA on October 7, 2024 at M/s SNV Aviation Pvt Ltd (Akasa Air), Mumbai, has found that the RNP Training (Approach) on such simulators is being conducted on those who are not eligible… which is a violation of Paragraph 7 of CAR Section 7, Series D, Part VI.” Stating that The Director of Operations and Director of Training at Akasa Air “failed to ensure compliance with Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR)”, the DGCA said, adding that both officials “failed to adequately train employees… as well as related to the training Repeated lapses/violations have been found”. The DGCA in its order also said that both the senior officers “failed to discharge the duties to meet the applicable legal requirements and maintain safe operations” as per certain provisions of a particular CAR.
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