Overview

• DGCA’s targeted surveillance uncovered multiple repeated aircraft defects, unserviceable ground handling equipment and procedural breaches during night and early morning inspections
• Reviews at Hyderabad and Kolkata airports are being planned following initial findings at the country’s busiest hubs
• On June 24, a 10-member DGCA team launched an expanded audit of Air India’s Gurugram base to assess operations, flight planning and maintenance documentation
• Air India has been directed to remove officials over crew rostering lapses and reduce 118 weekly flights to focus on safety compliance
• All audited entities must submit corrective action plans within stringent timelines—seven days for surveillance issues and 15 days for audit findings—or face penalties including licence revocation