Fog: Unprepared Airlines May be Barred Next Winter

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday took a tough stand against all private airlines and directed them to start training their pilots in CAT-IIIB instrument landing system (ILS) over the next one year failing which they may be barred from flying into and out of Delhi next winter. CAT-IIIB trained pilots can land and take off aircraft even when visibility is as low as 50 metres.
The government has, however, ruled out the option of making the training mandatory for all airlines though it has asked the director general of civil aviation (DGCA) to consider and study the legality of the issue.
At present, only state-owned carriers Indian (erstwhile Indian Airlines) and Air-India have an adequate number of CAT-III B trained pilots. Private airlines contend that very high training costs for a short period of 2-3 weeks was not a commercially viable proposition.
Dec 28/ Financial Express

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