Jabalpur runway tour: DGCA suspends licenses of two Alliance Air pilots for one year

New Delhi : The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday suspended the flying licenses of two Alliance Air pilots, who operated an ATR 72 from Delhi to Jabalpur earlier this year, during a runway excursion at the destination during landing. Was.

“Later DGCA Inquiry, the privileges of the licenses held by both the operating crew have been suspended for a period of one year,” news agency ANI reported.

The civil aviation regulator has taken this action following an inquiry into the March 12 incident involving ATR72 aircraft VT-AIW during the operation of flight 9I-617 on the Delhi-Jabalpur route, the news agency said.

An Alliance Air plane had skidded off the runway on March 12 this year due to tire burst while landing at Jabalpur’s Dumna airport.

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