Friday, August 01, 2014

‘Fasten seatbelt’ sign is now on for all airlines

Two days after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced a three-member committee to conduct an 'engineering audit' of low-cost carrier SpiceJet, the aviation regulator said on Thursday that all Indian airlines, including the national carrier Air India, will be audited to ensure they comply with safely requirements.

The DGCA joint director general, Lalit Gupta, told this newspaper: "Financial details of all airlines will be scrutinised. We'll also seek details about spares purchase, cannibalising aircraft (interchanging of parts), payment of salaries and issuance of tax deduction at source (TDS) certificates in the case of Spicejet and other carriers."

The DGCA director general, Prabhat Kumar, confirmed that the aviation regulator found "serious engineering issues with aircraft in the fleet of SpiceJet".
01/08/14 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
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