Friend In Cockpit

Over a month after an Air India pilot was grounded for inviting his female friend into the cockpit, the airline has now initiated action against two pilots for inviting a woman into the cockpit of a Delhi-Leh flight last week.

An Air India pilot was suspended for three months for allowing a woman friend to enter and stay in the cockpit during a flight from Dubai to Delhi in February, violating safety norms, and the airline was fined Rs 30 lakh, said the aviation regulator.

Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show cause notice to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson for the airline's lapses in reporting the incident of a pilot allowing a female friend inside the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight on February 27.

After a pilot allowed a woman friend to enter the cockpit, Air India on Friday said that they have "zero tolerance" in aspects related to the safety of passengers.

The pilot had invited his female friend, who was travelling as a passenger, to join him in the cockpit shortly after takeoff from Dubai in February, news agency ANI reported.

Over a month after an Air India pilot was grounded for inviting his female friend into the cockpit, the airline has now initiated action against two pilots for inviting a woman into the cockpit of a Delhi-Leh flight last week.

An Air India pilot was suspended for three months for allowing a woman friend to enter and stay in the cockpit during a flight from Dubai to Delhi in February, violating safety norms, and the airline was fined Rs 30 lakh, said the aviation regulator.

Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show cause notice to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson for the airline's lapses in reporting the incident of a pilot allowing a female friend inside the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight on February 27.

After a pilot allowed a woman friend to enter the cockpit, Air India on Friday said that they have "zero tolerance" in aspects related to the safety of passengers.

The pilot had invited his female friend, who was travelling as a passenger, to join him in the cockpit shortly after takeoff from Dubai in February, news agency ANI reported.