New Delhi (ABC Live)Ministry of Civil Aviation in apress note on January 5, 2012 asks for recovery plan from Indian Domestic Airlines.
In the background of reported financial stress experienced by scheduled domestic airlines, DGCA has carried out financial surveillance from safety perspective of these airlines in December, 2011.
Several findings have been noted with respect to backlog of flight crew training, Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) monitoring, shortage of operational crew, delay in disbursement of salaries etc. CEOs of all these airlines have been called for detailed examination of individual cases.
There were apprehensions indicated about Kingfisher Airlines having a number of aircraft on ground for want of engines/spares due to which they were operating a truncated schedule. With regard to Air India Express, concern was expressed about some safety issues that remain pending and shortage of training captains.
Airlines have been asked to submit their recovery plan with firm time lines next week. Financial Surveillance of Air India is proposed to be conducted by DGCA next Week.
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