Chennai, Oct. 26 -- The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA) has urged the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to immediately withdraw the Flight Duty Time Limit (FDTL) extension for two pilot 787 operations.
In a letter dated today to DGCA, the ALPA has asked the DGCA to mandate augmented crew (3-man operations) for all flights exceeding eight hours or operating through the Window of Circadian Low (WOCL) until the corrective seat modification is implemented and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently issued Airworthiness Directive (AD) FAA-2024-0218 (FAA AD) is superseded.
The pilot's body also urged DGCA to undertake a comprehensive fatigue risk assessment in consultation with flight crew representatives befor...