The national carrier has given additional charge of the position to executive director (training) Captain Amitabh Singh.
Order relieving Capt Kathpalia as @airindiain director operations https://t.co/eUuItRcpYo
— Saurabh Sinha (@27saurabhsinha) 1542107129000
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had on Monday suspended his flying licence + for three years as this was the second time that Captain Kathpalia had failed his BA test.
Referring to the DGCA ruling, the order issued by the aviation ministry on Tuesday said: “Taking cognizance of the serious nature of the transgression and failure to course correct even after an earlier suspension of flying licence for three months, the minister of civil aviation has accorded approval for the following: Relieving of Captain Kathpalia from the charge of director (operations) with immediate effect, and Captain Amitabh Singh, ED (Training) to be assigned the additional charge of the post of Director (Operations) with immediate effect till further orders.”
Kathpalia had the failed alcohol test before operating a Delhi-London flight on Sunday.
“The privileges of his licence have been suspended for a period of three years from 11.11.2018 as per the provisions of applicable regulations,” a DGCA official had said.
Captain Kathpalia had on January 19, 2017, operated a Delhi-Bangalore flight without undergoing the BA (breath analyzer) test. Even after landing he did not do post-flight BA test.
@anjali_damania @sureshpprabhu @timesofindia HMCA @sureshpprabhu has viewed this incident very seriously and had al… https://t.co/VdcE6acNiI
— Ministry of Civil Aviation (@MoCA_GoI) 1541951946000
After the second time he failed the BA test, the aviation ministry had said in a tweet: “HMCA @sureshpprabhu has viewed this incident ... and already directed earlier that there will be zero tolerance on safety thus now has asked DGCA to take action as per rules immediately, they are awaiting report from Air India, action will be taken ASAP.”
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