DGCA finds ‘blatant’ disregard of norms by flying schools

New Delhi: “Blatant disregard” of norms has been detected in the functioning of most flying schools in the country, with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) warning them of strong action including cancellation of their permits if they failed to comply with the guidelines within 30 days.
The audit by the DGCA came in the wake of the fake pilot scam which led to cancellation of licences of over a score of pilots a few months ago for submission of fake or forged documents.
DGCA teams carried out audits of 40 flying schools across the country since mid-April and found discrepancies in almost all of them, DGCA chief EK Bharat Bhushan told reporters at the sidelines of a CII conference on civil aviation in Delhi.
“We have given them 30 days to comply with the guidelines or face stringent action,” he said when asked about the status of the audit into the flying training schools.
31/10/11 PTI/Daliy News & Analysis