Air India's Safety Overlook: A Tale of Lapsed Inspections
India's aviation regulator has issued a warning to Air India for flying planes overdue for mandatory safety checks, highlighting procedural failures and weak oversight. The lapses, discovered in Airbus planes' emergency equipment checks, have led to scrutiny and potential penalties for the airline.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned Air India over safety breaches after it was found operating Airbus planes without completing due safety checks, including inspections on critical emergency equipment. The lapses came to light before the recent Boeing crash and pointed to systemic control failures.
A DGCA investigation revealed overdue checks on three Air India Airbus aircraft, highlighting weaknesses in procedural control and oversight. Findings suggest inspections were not conducted timely, with some delays extending over months and affecting international flights.
Air India, now owned by the Tata Group, acknowledged the lapses and committed to accelerating reviews of maintenance records. The regulator decreed non-compliance would result in suspended airworthiness certificates, emphasizing the serious implications of unchecked emergency equipment.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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