Budget airlines Indigo and SpiceJet opposed changes to night mandatory regulations. Airlines had even warned that the rules would “force” to cancel 20% of peak flights during the summer travel season.
Many pilots cut off the increase in international flights that exponentially increased the amount of night flight without adequate rest. Several pilot bodies, including the Indian Pilot Federation, Air India Pilot Union, Indian Commercial Pilot Association, and Indian Pilot Guild, have been in the High Court against the norms developed by the pilot duties and resting regulators in 2019. A warrant petition has been filed. time.
The Indian Air Federation, an industrial organization, is “inadequate” because the six-month timeline for implementation is “inadequate” because the airline needs to hire 10-20%. They were against the new norm because of that. The flight will be cancelled.
In April 2024, the DGCA had asked Indian airlines to propose a timeline for preparing and implementing new FDTL norms for pilots.
In the affidavit, the DGCA urged the court to view the revised plan as the final roadmap for implementing Civil Aviation Requirements Section 7 Part III, under the Aircraft Act of 1934. The plan is international deliberation, according to the opinions of stakeholders, opinions of expert committees, and states and states and DGCA. “Therefore, I humbly prayed that the warrant petition would be disposed of and that existing cars would be instructed to operate until such times.”
The High Court will hear the next issue on February 24th.
