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DGCA imposes $36,000 fine on IndiGo following tail strikes
IndiGo was fined ₹ 3 million ($36,471) by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday for committing four tail strikes in the course of six months this year. The regulator claimed that after conducting examinations, it discovered several flaws in the airline’s operations, training, and engineering procedures documentation.
In a six-month period in the year 2023, “Indigo Airlines experienced four tail strike incidents on A321 aircraft. The DGCA performed a specialized audit of Indigo Airlines, reviewing their operational, training, engineering, and FDM programme documents and procedures. The paperwork for Indigo Airlines’ operations/training processes and engineering procedures contained several systemic flaws, according to the special audit, it said.
The government’s multiple levels of assessment judged Indigo’s response to the regulator’s show cause notice to be inadequate, according to the ministry. The company said in a statement that it is reviewing the regulator’s order and will respond as soon as possible, adding that the DGCA has given IndiGo one month to file an appeal.
In order to comply with regulatory standards, the DGCA has ordered Interglobe Aviation, which runs IndiGo, to modify its papers and operating procedures.
The DGCA action was in response to two recent incidences in which unauthorized individuals were allowed into the cockpit during scheduled flights. The DGCA had instructed the heads of operations of all scheduled airlines in advice to “prevent any unauthorized entry in the cockpit through appropriate means.” Unauthorized individuals are not permitted in the cockpit under DGCA safety regulations, and any entry that occurs is in violation of regulations.
