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All safety steps being complied with: Airlines
Indian air crriers on on Tuesday said they were complying with all safety regulations for their flight operations days after DGCA pointed several safety lapses.
While Kingfisher Airlines submitted its response to the aviation regulator on Monday, Jet Airways, JetLite, Air India Express and some other carriers said they had also responded to the safety issues raised by the regulator.
A financial surveillance carried out by DGCA found widespread sickness in the sector, saying it was seriously impacting safety of flight operations. It recommended action against the airlines under the Aircraft Rules and Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs).
The audit suggested withdrawal of Kingfisher’s flying permit and slashing of operations of AI Express, even as it criticised other carriers like IndiGo, SpiceJet, Jet Airways, GoAir, Alliance Air and JetLite on issues like non-reporting of incidents, lack of pilots, proper and regular training, absence of qualified safety officials and non-compliance of safety audits.
DGCA has also held a meeting with the safety chiefs of almost all non-scheduled operators who fly aircharters on Friday and asked them to abide by all safety norms, official sources said.
Defending their safety performance, IndiGo chief Aditya Ghosh said the regulatory investigation would not hit its expansion plans. IndiGo, which placed orders for 100 Airbus A-320 planes in 2005 and another 150 last year, is inducting an average of one aircraft each month. In December 2011, it had a fleet of 48 planes which would go up to 60 this year-end.
In a statement, Jet Airways and its subsidiary JetLite said they too have submitted ‘Action Taken Reports’ in line with industry practice. “As such Jet Airways and JetLite are in compliance withall regulatory requirements to ensure safe operation,” an airline spokesperson said, adding that both were certified by IATA’s International Operational Safety Audit, a globally recognised evaluation system.
Indian air crriers on on Tuesday said they were complying with all safety regulations for their flight operations days after DGCA pointed several safety lapses.
While Kingfisher Airlines submitted its response to the aviation regulator on Monday, Jet Airways, JetLite, Air India Express and some other carriers said they had also responded to the safety issues raised by the regulator.
A financial surveillance carried out by DGCA found widespread sickness in the sector, saying it was seriously impacting safety of flight operations. It recommended action against the airlines under the Aircraft Rules and Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs).
The audit suggested withdrawal of Kingfisher’s flying permit and slashing of operations of AI Express, even as it criticised other carriers like IndiGo, SpiceJet, Jet Airways, GoAir, Alliance Air and JetLite on issues like non-reporting of incidents, lack of pilots, proper and regular training, absence of qualified safety officials and non-compliance of safety audits.
DGCA has also held a meeting with the safety chiefs of almost all non-scheduled operators who fly aircharters on Friday and asked them to abide by all safety norms, official sources said.
Defending their safety performance, IndiGo chief Aditya Ghosh said the regulatory investigation would not hit its expansion plans. IndiGo, which placed orders for 100 Airbus A-320 planes in 2005 and another 150 last year, is inducting an average of one aircraft each month. In December 2011, it had a fleet of 48 planes which would go up to 60 this year-end.
In a statement, Jet Airways and its subsidiary JetLite said they too have submitted ‘Action Taken Reports’ in line with industry practice. “As such Jet Airways and JetLite are in compliance withall regulatory requirements to ensure safe operation,” an airline spokesperson said, adding that both were certified by IATA’s International Operational Safety Audit, a globally recognised evaluation system.
