Overview
- Air India took two pilots off flying duty this week and suspended a crew scheduler after discovering flights were operated without required certifications.
- A senior captain commanded an A320 with a lapsed English Language Proficiency certificate, and a co‑pilot flew after an unsatisfactory PPC‑IR check without completing mandated corrective training.
- The DGCA has opened an investigation and sought a detailed report from the airline as part of its ongoing oversight of crew‑scheduling compliance.
- Air India issued a final reminder to all cockpit crew warning that non‑compliance could result in strict disciplinary action, including termination of services or loss of trainer status.
- These incidents revive concerns about rostering controls and the crew management system, echoing DGCA’s post‑Ahmedabad crash actions that removed three scheduling officials and warned of possible penalties or operator permission withdrawal for future violations.