On 25 and 26 July, aviation and regulatory bodies visited Air India's premises in Gurugram and after scrutiny, they mentioned the lapses. Several inadequacy found in Air India's internal safety audit under DGCA inspection. Air India spokesperson said in the statement that Air India actively engages in such audits to continuously assess and strengthen our processes. We address any issues raised with the relevant authority directly.
New Delhi: On 25 and 26 July, two-member inspection team of DGCA and other regulatory bodies visited Air India’s premises in Gurugram and after scrutiny, they mentioned the lapses. Several inadequacy and false reports found in Air India’s internal safety audit under DGCA inspection. Air India spokesperson said in the statement that Air India actively engages in such audits to continuously assess and strengthen our processes. We address any issues raised with the relevant authority directly.
A two-member inspection team of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found lapses in Air India’s internal safety audit and the regulator is probing the matter. Officials gave information about this. An Air India spokesperson said all airlines are subject to regular safety audits by regulators and other bodies. The DGCA team had visited Air India’s office in Gurugram, Haryana on 25 and 26 July.
As per the inspection report submitted to the DGCA, the airline was supposed to check routine safety issues in various areas of operations such as cabin surveillance, cargo, ramp and load, but during surprise checks, the team found that the airline had submitted fake reports in all 13 cases.
Correct report of CCTV, recording, auditee statement not given
When the team re-verified through CCTV, recordings, auditee statement, shift register documents, GD (General Declaration) list, passenger declaration, the reports were found to be forged.
Further, the inspection report stated that these forged test reports were not signed by the Chief of Flight Safety (CFS). The checklist was signed by an auditor from the Quality Management System (QMS) department, which does not come under the approval and inspection purview of the DGCA.
Airline did not provide other list
In addition, the inspection team noted that the airline was unable to provide the list of flight safety auditors in time. All airlines including Air India are subject to regular safety audits by regulators and other bodies both in India and abroad.
