Overview
- Air India removed from duty a senior captain who flew with a lapsed English Language Proficiency endorsement and an A320 co-pilot who operated after an unsatisfactory proficiency check without required corrective training.
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has begun an investigation into the lapses and requested a detailed report from the airline.
- A crew scheduler linked to one incident was also off-rostered, and the airline says disciplinary proceedings are underway.
- Flight operations chief Captain Manish Uppal sent a final reminder to all cockpit crew warning that non-compliance could lead to termination or loss of trainer status.
- The episodes follow a June DGCA order that removed three rostering officials and warned Air India that further violations could trigger penalties up to license suspension or withdrawal of operator permissions.