The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), after much delay, suspended the airoperator’s permit (AOP) of debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines on 20 October and gave Kingfisher until 31 December, i.e. the date its AOP expires, to submit “a concrete and reliable revival plan ensuring safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable scheduled air transport services”.
An airline can conduct scheduled flight operations only during the validity of its AOP, which is renewed periodically by the DGCA.
Background
On 28 December 2011, after conducting a safety audit, the DGCA concluded that Kingfisher’s financial crisis was likely to impede its ability to maintain the required safety standards and there existed a reasonable case for withdrawal of its AOP.
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