NEW DELHI: Air India has grounded the two pilots involved in a tiff on
its Jaipur-Delhi flight on Sunday evening. As reported by TOI, the
commander of that flight (AI 611) had complained that the co-pilot had
misbehaved and hit him when the aircraft was in Jaipur and being
prepared for the flight to Delhi.
"Both the pilots have been derostered (means taken off flying duty). An inquiry has been ordered into this," AI spokesman G P Rao said, while adding that there was no violence in the cockpit.
The captain has reportedly told AI that he would not like to fly with the co-pilot again, who has allegedly misbehaves with some other commander in the past too. The commander of AI 611 has given a detailed note of what happened on the flight to the airline operation and despatch units.
The trouble had begun when AI 611 was getting ready to fly for Delhi. The DGCA is also likely to probe this issue.
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"AI and DGCA should examine this latest problem in the cockpit. If the complaints about the said co-pilot's behavior are found true, then in the interest of aviation safety the authorities must act," said a pilot.