Overview
- On July 28, DGCA grounded an Air India aircraft after finding an overdue emergency slide inspection and initiated enforcement proceedings under its Enforcement Policy and Procedure Manual.
- A July 1–4 audit at Air India’s Gurugram base identified 51 safety lapses, including seven Level-1 breaches related to pilot training, unapproved simulators, crew rostering and route assessments at complex airports.
- Air India has been ordered to correct critical safety breaches by July 30 and resolve the remaining non-compliance issues by August 23.
- DGCA’s industry-wide annual audits uncovered 263 safety lapses across eight domestic carriers, noting that larger airlines tend to record more findings due to operational scale.
- The regulator continues to conduct spot checks, night inspections and issue show-cause notices as part of heightened oversight since the June 12 Dreamliner crash.