Six pilots of three airlines de-rostered

Six pilots of Kingfisher Airlines, GoAir and Air India have been de-rostered by the DGCA after they violated guidelines while landing on a short runway at Mumbai airport under rainy conditions.

Six pilots of Kingfisher Airlines, GoAir and Air India have been de-rostered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after they violated guidelines while landing on a short runway at Mumbai airport under rainy conditions.

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The DGCA also issued notices to the three airlines on the matter asking them to explain why the strict guidelines were not followed by their aircraft while operating on a wet and short runway which was in operation at the Mumbai airport yesterday afternoon, official sources said here.

DGCA has de-rostered in all six pilots of three operators – Kingfisher, Go Air and NACIL, which had yesterday operated flights during wet runway conditions, they said.

The sources said the regulatory body issued show-cause notices to these airlines for alleged violations of its directions regarding wet runway operations.

The stern action by the DGCA came after a Kingfisher aircraft skidded off the runway last evening.