New Delhi: A US-registered Bombardier aircraft and a private charter
plane and its pilot were grounded by DGCA following a surprise safety
check by the aviation regulator at Delhi airport, official sources said
today.
Several "major" safety violations were found in the eight- seater Bombardier Global 5000 aircraft during a DGCA safety check drive after it landed here from Paris on Tuesday, they said. The plane is owned by the Nevada Global Aviation LLC and registered in Michigan state of the US.
It was found that the aircraft did not have the mandatory oxygen masks or operations manual on board while its emergency exit was blocked up with luggage, the sources said, adding that the records of instrument rating or competency checks of the pilots were also found missing.
After the grounding of the plane, the pilot-in-command was directed to rectify the faults before flying out of India, they said, adding that the Air Traffic Control at IGI Airport has been asked to clear the plane for flying only after the defects were rectified.
Read news in full 14/10/14 PTI/Economic Times
Several "major" safety violations were found in the eight- seater Bombardier Global 5000 aircraft during a DGCA safety check drive after it landed here from Paris on Tuesday, they said. The plane is owned by the Nevada Global Aviation LLC and registered in Michigan state of the US.
It was found that the aircraft did not have the mandatory oxygen masks or operations manual on board while its emergency exit was blocked up with luggage, the sources said, adding that the records of instrument rating or competency checks of the pilots were also found missing.
After the grounding of the plane, the pilot-in-command was directed to rectify the faults before flying out of India, they said, adding that the Air Traffic Control at IGI Airport has been asked to clear the plane for flying only after the defects were rectified.
Read news in full 14/10/14 PTI/Economic Times
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