Air India pilot gets notice for one minute delay in reaching the cockpit

NEW DELHI: A minute's alleged delay in reaching the cockpit may cost an Air India pilot dear. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show cause notice to a senior AI commander for reaching cockpit of the aircraft he was to fly 44 minutes before the schedule departure time instead of the required 45 minutes.

The commander was to operate AI 213, Delhi-Kathmandu flight, on February 26, 2015. This alleged one-minute delay was found when the DGCA carried out spot checks of AI flights on that day at Delhi airport.

"During spot check it was observed that (the captain) had reported 44 minutes prior to the departure of his scheduled flight AI 213. Whereas in accordance with the operations manual, (the captain) was required to report 45 minutes before the schedule departure in order to carry out cockpit safety checks effectively," the show cause issued last Friday by DGCA's joint DG Lalit Gupta says.
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