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AI pilots fly plane with fuselage crack

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New Delhi: Two senior commanders and a flight engineer of Air India have been grounded for flying an aircraft with a crack on its fuselage. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the airline are probing this lapse as the crew reportedly operated the flight even after discovering the crack on the main body section of the Airbus A-319 during a pre-flight walk around inspection. (epaper.timesgroup.com) More...

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Highflyer1950
Highflyer1950 3
I’m guessing the engineer got his AME license on line or photocopied some else’s? What’s even more disturbing are the actions of the “senior” captains!
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patpylot
patrick baker 3
the element of trust is broken here, and these men will be having a mid-life career change momentarily...
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stanbutler1971
stanbutler1971 3
you ride the thin line you risk everything is it worth it?
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maverick49
Tom Novak 3
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/air-india-pilots-fly-plane-with-fuselage-crack/articleshow/62014635.cms
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ToddBaldwin3
ToddBaldwin3 1
Thank you Tom.
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