Earlier in its statement, the aviation regulator had said that it has stopped “flight operations” at two schools located in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat due to “serious safety concerns”.
Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended operations of two flight training schools due to serious safety concerns, an official statement said on Saturday.
It said the two schools are Chimes Aviation Academy in Madhya Pradesh and NMIMS Academy of Aviation in Maharashtra.
Chimes Aviation Academy (CAA) had in February last year entered into an agreement with the country’s largest airline IndiGo for the cadet pilot programme.
The directorate’s statement said, “In one case (chimes) it has been stopped till the runway is fit for flight operations. During inspection, it was observed that it had loose gravel and uneven surface. and was unsafe for flight.” Civil Aviation General (DGCA).
In the second case (NMIMS), it was observed that three aircraft of a flying school had poor fuel gauge indicators and were still being operated, it said.
“The flight operations at this school (NMIMS) have been suspended for three weeks. It will be allowed to operate only when things are fine,” the regulator said.
The DGCA said it has stopped “flight operations” at these two schools, which are located in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra respectively, due to the above “serious security concerns”.
Earlier in its statement, the aviation regulator had said that it has stopped “flight operations” at two schools located in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat due to “serious safety concerns”.
The DGCA on June 16 said that it has audited 30 of the total 32 Flight Training Organizations (FTOs) in India since March 21 and found them to be in violation of several safety norms.
The regulator observed in audit that “the facilities at the airfield/training organization are not being maintained as per the requirements, the runway surface was eroded, the air sack was found to be torn or non-standard.”
The audit found that pre-flight alcohol test rules were not followed at many FTOs.
“Some instructors, student pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers did not undergo BA (breathalyzer) tests or submit undertakings prior to commencement of duty/exercise of privileges,” the audit said.