New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) informed Air India CEO and Flight Safety Officer on 27 February 2023 that a pilot friend On the flight deck of the Dubai-Delhi flight.upperclassman DGCA The official said the notice was issued for “failure to timely report safety instruction violations to regulators” and “delay in investigating the incident.” The notice was issued on 21 April 2023 and the airline has given him 15 days to respond. After reviewing the response, regulators will decide on actions against crew members and airlines.
An Air India pilot was placed under a scanner after he reportedly had a “very sweet” female friend on the flight deck while operating a flight between Dubai and Delhi on February 27. I’m here. The flight attendant reported this violation to the airline and her DGCA. Additionally, complaining crew members claim that the pilots wanted their friends to have a “living room” experience when they asked for pillows, business-class meals, and alcohol.
The “friend” turned out to be a trained flight attendant for a Boeing 787, the type of aircraft used to operate this flight that day. “This woman was in Dubai for office work in AI. She was sleeping in her economy class seat when the captain sent the flight attendants to call her into the cockpit. The flight attendant who received the flight was not a flight attendant on this flight and the pilot should not have called her to the flight deck.She spent some time in the jumpseat but asked for a drink while there. She drank coffee on the flight deck and then headed for an economy seat,” multiple aviation sources said.
The way the pilot spoke and acted offended a flight attendant who made a complaint on his return. Some passengers reportedly objected to the flyer going to the flight deck because only crew members were allowed to fly. Both pilots who flew the above flights are known to be currently abroad. They will be taken off the flight mission (de-rostered) the moment they land in India until this investigation is done.
An AI spokesperson previously said: We have also reported this matter to the DGCA and are cooperating with the investigation. We have no tolerance for aspects related to passenger safety and health and will take necessary measures. ”
According to crew complaints, the pilot of this AI 915 flight was delayed and boarded the plane with the passengers. The captain then asked the crew if there was an open business class seat for his friend. “He said he wanted to know the business class load the minute he finished boarding. He has a very nice friend who was traveling in economy and wants her to be upgraded to business class. Since I already knew, I told the captain that the luggage (business class) is full, there are 16 guests in business and 2 seats in MEL (not serviceable).
“He (the pilot) said the cockpit should look cozy, warm and comfortable, as if he were preparing a living room for a female friend. To take orders and serve her in the cockpit, I said to him, “Captain, I’m not very good at serving alcohol in the cockpit.” This seemed to upset him greatly, and from that moment his whole demeanor changed. The angry pilot then “made sexist remarks during the return flight,” the complaint said, and the pilot was disrespectful to the passengers. It adds that a psychiatric evaluation is required because you have endangered your safety.
Crew members claim the pilot was not in his normal position when the friend was in the cockpit. “I noticed that the co-pilot was lying flat on a pillow and sleeping, and the (captain’s) pilot sat face-to-face with the passenger at the rearward-looking station, chatting with him. The pilot in charge. The crew said that both pilots accompanied their friend through immigration when the co-pilot (co-pilot) landed.
An Air India pilot was placed under a scanner after he reportedly had a “very sweet” female friend on the flight deck while operating a flight between Dubai and Delhi on February 27. I’m here. The flight attendant reported this violation to the airline and her DGCA. Additionally, complaining crew members claim that the pilots wanted their friends to have a “living room” experience when they asked for pillows, business-class meals, and alcohol.
The “friend” turned out to be a trained flight attendant for a Boeing 787, the type of aircraft used to operate this flight that day. “This woman was in Dubai for office work in AI. She was sleeping in her economy class seat when the captain sent the flight attendants to call her into the cockpit. The flight attendant who received the flight was not a flight attendant on this flight and the pilot should not have called her to the flight deck.She spent some time in the jumpseat but asked for a drink while there. She drank coffee on the flight deck and then headed for an economy seat,” multiple aviation sources said.
The way the pilot spoke and acted offended a flight attendant who made a complaint on his return. Some passengers reportedly objected to the flyer going to the flight deck because only crew members were allowed to fly. Both pilots who flew the above flights are known to be currently abroad. They will be taken off the flight mission (de-rostered) the moment they land in India until this investigation is done.
An AI spokesperson previously said: We have also reported this matter to the DGCA and are cooperating with the investigation. We have no tolerance for aspects related to passenger safety and health and will take necessary measures. ”
According to crew complaints, the pilot of this AI 915 flight was delayed and boarded the plane with the passengers. The captain then asked the crew if there was an open business class seat for his friend. “He said he wanted to know the business class load the minute he finished boarding. He has a very nice friend who was traveling in economy and wants her to be upgraded to business class. Since I already knew, I told the captain that the luggage (business class) is full, there are 16 guests in business and 2 seats in MEL (not serviceable).
“He (the pilot) said the cockpit should look cozy, warm and comfortable, as if he were preparing a living room for a female friend. To take orders and serve her in the cockpit, I said to him, “Captain, I’m not very good at serving alcohol in the cockpit.” This seemed to upset him greatly, and from that moment his whole demeanor changed. The angry pilot then “made sexist remarks during the return flight,” the complaint said, and the pilot was disrespectful to the passengers. It adds that a psychiatric evaluation is required because you have endangered your safety.
Crew members claim the pilot was not in his normal position when the friend was in the cockpit. “I noticed that the co-pilot was lying flat on a pillow and sleeping, and the (captain’s) pilot sat face-to-face with the passenger at the rearward-looking station, chatting with him. The pilot in charge. The crew said that both pilots accompanied their friend through immigration when the co-pilot (co-pilot) landed.
