The senior DGCA official stated that in view of the observations made up to now regarding insufficient upkeep and in view of the incidents through the monsoon season final 12 months, SpiceJet was positioned below enhanced surveillance.
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Aviation watchdog DGCA has taken off SpiceJet from its enhanced surveillance regime, a senior official stated on Tuesday.
The airline, which has been going through a number of headwinds, was positioned below enhanced surveillance just lately.
The senior DGCA official stated that in view of the observations made up to now regarding insufficient upkeep and in view of the incidents through the monsoon season final 12 months, SpiceJet was positioned below enhanced surveillance.
“Accordingly 51 spot checks were conducted across 11 locations pan India, on the Boeing 737 and Bombardier DHC Q-400 fleet of aircraft, where in a total 23 aircraft were inspected and 95 observations were made by the DGCA teams,” the official stated.
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The findings had been of routine nature and weren’t thought-about vital by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
“Suitable maintenance action was taken by the airline to address the findings in accordance with DGCA guidelines. As a consequence, SpiceJet has been taken off the enhanced surveillance regime by DGCA,” the official stated.
On July 11, PTI had reported about DGCA putting SpiceJet below the enhanced surveillance regime and on that day, the airline refuted any such improvement.
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When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson had stated, “the information is absolutely incorrect and is strongly denied”.
No such communication has been obtained by the airline from the DGCA, the spokesperson had stated in an announcement on July 11.
