DGCA suspends IndiGo pilots’ licences for tail strike during landing at Ahmedabad

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on July 26, 2023
After examining the tail strike of an IndiGo Airbus A321 (VT-IMW) during landing at Ahmedabad on June 15, 2023, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of this flight’s pilot-in-comand (PIC) for three month and the co-pilot’s for a month. The regulator had issued show cause to the pilots on...

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