DGCA issues notice to Jet Airways after pilots found flying without clearing test

NEW DELHI: As global attention focuses on pilot fitness, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has detected a fresh list of pilots in Jet AirwaysBSE 0.14 % who had flown without clearing the mandatory pilots' proficiency check or PPC, a finding that the airline rejected, stating that it is fully compliant with the norms.

Jet Airways said that the airline has replied to the DGCA on the matter and that all its pilots "are now compliant with the current PPC cycles."

This is the second time in six months that the aviation regulator has found Jet pilots flying without clearing the mandatory test. The DGCA had identified over 131 such pilots in September and found 12 more last month. It had issued show cause notices to the Jet Airways pilots in September for flying without clearing the mandatory bi-annual exam.

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