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Air India Scrutiny: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) flagged around 100 violations and observations related to Tata Group-owned Air India's operations. The news agency PTI, citing sources, reported that Air India's training, crew's rest and duty period norms, and airfield qualification, among others, came under the DGCA radar.

According to the aviation regulator, seven of these breaches fall in the Level-1 violations. The Level-1 refers to the critical safety risks and requires immediate corrective action by the air operator.

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Air India Acknowledges DGCA's Findings

Meanwhile, Air India acknowledged receipt of the findings. In a statement, the aviation firm said it will submit its response to the DGCA within the stipulated time frame.

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"All airlines undergo regular audits to test and continuously strengthen processes. Air India's annual DGCA audit took place in July, during which it was fully transparent with auditors in the spirit of such continuous improvement," the statement read.

"We acknowledge receipt of the findings and will submit our response to the regulator within the stipulated time frame, along with the details of the corrective actions taken. Air India remains fully committed to ensuring the safety of its passengers and staff," it said.

The DGA conducted the detailed audit at Air India's main base in Gurugram from July 1 to July 4. The aviation regulator examined the operations, flight scheduling, rostering and various other areas.

Earlier on July 23, the DGCA issued four show cause notices to Air India for various violations, ranging from cabin crew rest to cabin crew training rules.

Prior to this, on June 21, the regulator directed Air India to remove three officials from all roles and responsibilities related to crew scheduling and rostering with immediate effect for serious violations.

On June 12, the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner began to lose thrust almost immediately after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport and ploughed into a medical college hostel, killing all but one of the 242 onboard and another 19 on the ground in the deadliest aviation accident in a decade.