India’s aviation regulator has pulled up Air India over flight responsibility time violations, issuing a show-cause discover to the Tata Group-owned service after discovering security norms breached on transcontinental flights from Bengaluru to London.
In accordance with a discover issued by the Directorate Common of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the violations have been uncovered throughout spot checks on Air India flights AI133 working from Bengaluru to London on Might 16 and 17. In each cases, the flight responsibility time for the crew exceeded the prescribed 10-hour restrict.
“…throughout a spot examine, it has been noticed that the Accountable Supervisor of Air India operated two flights from Bangalore to London (AI133) on 16 Might 2025 and 17 Might 2025, each of which exceeded the stipulated flight time restrict of 10 hours,” the DGCA acknowledged within the discover. The watchdog cited violations below the Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR Part 7, Collection J Half III).
“It’s additional famous that the Accountable Supervisor of Air India Ltd has failed to make sure adherence to the provisions and compliance necessities…,” the regulator added.
The copy will probably be up to date with response from the airline, when it’s obtained.
The DGCA has given the airline seven days to clarify why enforcement motion shouldn’t be initiated over the lapse.
