Overview
- A DGCA order dated December 23 divested Ravinder Singh Jamwal of the additional Flight Standards Directorate charge and reassigned him to Airspace and Air Navigation Services at headquarters.
- Ashish Dubey was appointed to head the Flight Standards Directorate under the same order.
- A four-member committee led by Joint Director General Sanjay K. Bramhane submitted its report on December 26 into IndiGo’s mass disruptions, and the findings remain undisclosed.
- Jamwal oversaw pilot fatigue rules when DGCA granted IndiGo exemptions on December 6 during an operational crisis that involved over 5,000 cancellations and large-scale passenger disruption.
- Times of India reports that additional DGCA roles are under scrutiny and that further actions are likely, including unverified allegations about one officer’s credentials.