Air India gets DGCA nod for dual use pilots of large aircraft
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A senior official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said, “Air India may initially train a total of eight designated examiners to operate the Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft. Of these, four examiners will be trained for Boeing 777 while four examiners will be trained for Boeing 787.
Selected pilots of Air India will now be able to fly two types of large Boeing aircraft. The long-pending demand of the airline in this regard has been approved by the aviation regulator DGCA. A senior official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said, “Air India may initially train a total of eight designated examiners to operate the Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft. Of these, four examiners will be trained for Boeing 777 while four examiners will be trained for Boeing 787.
The dual use of existing pilots will help the airline which plans to expand internationally. Typically, a designated examiner is an experienced pilot who is authorized by a regulator to conduct various examinations and tests based on civil aviation requirements. The examiner is an employee of the airline concerned. Under the scheme approved by the DGCA, each of the eight designated examiners should have 150 hours of flying experience with at least 10 landings in case of separate operations on Boeing 777 and 787, the official said. Air India’s proposal was approved by the DGCA on March 3.
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