Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday slapped a fine of Rs.10 lakh on SpiceJet airlines for training its pilots flying the Boeing 737 Max aircraft with a faulty simulator, officials said. Last month the aviation regulator had barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Max aircraft after it found them being trained on a simulator that had its stick shaker on the co-pilot's side inoperative. Therefore, the DGCA has imposed a penalty of Rs 10 lakh on SpiceJet for using a faulty simulator to train their Max aircraft's pilots, the sources said. The DGCA grounded Boeing 737 Max planes in India on March 13, 2019, three days after an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max aircraft crashed near Addis Ababa, killing 157 people including four Indians. SpiceJet is the only Indian airline that has the Max aircraft in its fleet.

Source: Ethiopian News May 30, 2022 15:27 UTC