INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: An Air India pilot, aged about 37, died at Delhi Airport on Thursday
The young commander was not operating a flight but was there as part of his training to transition for flying another aircraft type
While pilots of some Indian carriers have cited very high fatigue due to gruelling rostering cycles, the AI pilot had resumed work after
his medical validity until August 30, 2024.Further there is no fatigue-related issue with regard to flying duties
The pilot was undergoing his Boeing 777 full type transition ground technical course from October 3, 2023, converting from Airbus A320 type
He was on leave from Diwali onwards and resumed Thursday for his class, which had a planned B777 aircraft visit, hence was at T3
CPR was given and he was rushed to a nearby private hospital but could not be saved
Comments have been sought from AI and are awaited.Pilots of Indian carriers, especially the big ones, have been complaining of stress and
they are out of home base for days on end
The DGCA has recently issued a draft of revised flight duty time limitation (FDTL) rules that tries to rein in airlines
Whether the proposed change is enough remains to be seen.This August an IndiGo had pilot collapsed at a Nagpur Airport boarding gate as he
was about to board an aircraft to fly it to Pune
Just a day earlier, an ex-SpiceJet captain currently working for Qatar Airways had died while flying as a passenger from Delhi to Doha.The
years felt by cardio arrest at level 3 Air India office where CPR was provided by co-staff and immediately shifted to Medanta medical centre
where doctor (gave) CPR and first aid but till now he was in an unconscious condition
