Air India has suspended Capt RS Dhillon, GM,
Incharge Training, on grounds of fudging simulator training records
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Wednesday
ordered shifting of Capt HY Samant, General Manager (Operations) of Air
India following the non-availability of the crew A-330 Mumbai-Singapore flight
scheduled for the midnight of 1-2 January. The fiasco took place as the crew
was to be led by Captain RS Dhillon, who had been placed under suspension
following the charges of fudging training records.
Samant’s removal was ordered by the minister as he failed to put a crew in place for the flight. Following a preliminary enquiry it was found that Capt RS Dhillon was supposed to take the flight from Mumbai to Singapore. However, after his suspension on 31 December, he had become ineligible to fly and no replacement was put in place.
Information regarding Dhillon was available with Samant. However, no alternative arrangement for crew was ensured by the Operations Department of Air India working under him, which caused immense inconvenience to 220 passengers who were to take this flight, said a government release.
Taking a serious note of this issue, the minister instructed Air India management to take immediate disciplinary action against Samant and all those responsible for the lapse. Air India has suspended Capt RS Dhillon, General Manager (Operations), Incharge Training, on grounds of fudging simulator training records. This follows a complaint received about alleged irregularities in the conduct of Simulator Sessions at A-330 Jet Airways Simulator.
After Dhillon’s misconduct was brought to the notice of the minister, it was entrusted to the Vigilance Department of Air India for investigation. The investigation report has now revealed that records with regard to training imparted on simulator were fudged by Capt. Dhillon. ‘Prima facie, it has also been established that Capt. Dhillon has not conducted full 8 hours of Simulator training - in fact he has conducted less than 4 hours of training,’ says the report.
Samant’s removal was ordered by the minister as he failed to put a crew in place for the flight. Following a preliminary enquiry it was found that Capt RS Dhillon was supposed to take the flight from Mumbai to Singapore. However, after his suspension on 31 December, he had become ineligible to fly and no replacement was put in place.
Information regarding Dhillon was available with Samant. However, no alternative arrangement for crew was ensured by the Operations Department of Air India working under him, which caused immense inconvenience to 220 passengers who were to take this flight, said a government release.
Taking a serious note of this issue, the minister instructed Air India management to take immediate disciplinary action against Samant and all those responsible for the lapse. Air India has suspended Capt RS Dhillon, General Manager (Operations), Incharge Training, on grounds of fudging simulator training records. This follows a complaint received about alleged irregularities in the conduct of Simulator Sessions at A-330 Jet Airways Simulator.
After Dhillon’s misconduct was brought to the notice of the minister, it was entrusted to the Vigilance Department of Air India for investigation. The investigation report has now revealed that records with regard to training imparted on simulator were fudged by Capt. Dhillon. ‘Prima facie, it has also been established that Capt. Dhillon has not conducted full 8 hours of Simulator training - in fact he has conducted less than 4 hours of training,’ says the report.
No comments:
Post a Comment