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An audit by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's aviation regulator, has identified more than 50 safety violations at Air India over the past year. The findings come about a month after a fatal crash involving one of the airline's Boeing 787 jets in Ahmedabad.
The DGCA routinely audits Indian airlines to ensure regulatory compliance and safe operations. According to a BBC report, the recent inspection found a total of 263 violations among Indian carriers, with Air India accounting for 51 of them. Seven of these were classified as Level One violations, which are considered to seriously endanger safety. The remaining 44 were Level Two violations, regarded as less critical but still notable.
Despite the number of findings, regulators emphasized that airlines with larger fleets and more extensive operations often have higher numbers of audit observations. "It should be emphasised that, for airlines with extensive operations and large fleet sizes, a higher number of audit findings is entirely normal," stated the DGCA.
