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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched a probe into Air India aft the hose allegedly operated 8 rider flights with an Airbus A320neo whose airworthiness certification had lapsed.
Air India said it reported the incidental to the DGCA arsenic soon it came to airy connected November 26.
The hose has besides launched an interior probe to place gaps and instrumentality corrective measures, and has suspended unit linked to the incident. A full of 8 flights were operated connected November 24 and November 25 involving the circumstantial aircraft.
The craft was among the 70 jets transferred from Vistara to Air India pursuing the merger past November and was scheduled for its yearly recertification.
According to a DGCA statement, portion Air India had submitted an exertion for review, the craft had been grounded for an motor replacement and was aboriginal cleared for service, adjacent though its certification had lapsed during that period.
