JET AIRWAYS Capt. lets Trainee pilot land a 737
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Firstly can someone please explain how in the US thousands of 737's fly around daily with non-type rated FO's. 
Also currently most airlines operating narrow bodies and larger require new hire pilots to have 1,000 hours command time on turbine aircraft before they'll even interview them.
The US domestic market is dominated by regional jets, and narrow bodies (73, A320). In the US most pilots look at flying a "big" airplane like an A320 or 73 as a "privilege" that has to be earned by flying smaller jets or turbo props first. It's very very rare to see a US airline looking for DECs.
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Actor pulls strings, gets Jet pilot reinstated
NEW DELHI: A Jet Airways flight from Chennai to Mumbai was landed by a trainee pilot on the instructions of the Captain of the flight. While the Captain was suspended internally for this violation of safety norms and playing with the lives of 200 people on board, he was later reinstated on the recommendation of a renowned Bollywood actor. However, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in its usual show for priority to safety has suspended the Chief of Flight Safety of the airline who had little role in the incident.
The story unfolds like this: On October 14, Jet Airways Captain Sheikh Ahmed was operating a flight from Chennai to Mumbai along with First Officer Khajuria and a charming supernumerary pilot in the jump seat. Soon, Ahmed asked Khajuria to vacate his seat and permitted the supernumerary pilot to sit there. “When a flight is at a height of 10,000 feet or lower the cockpit has to become a sterile zone... In this case, when Khajuria asked the Captain to seat him back, Captain Ahmed ignored his plea and went on to allow the lady supernumerary pilot to land, in gross violation of safety,” said a Jet Airways official in Mumbai.Khajuria made an internal complaint about the incident with Chief of Flight Safety, Vishesh Oberoi, who suspended Captain Ahmed for three months. But, his suspension was revoked on January 3 by the Chief Pilot of Jet Airways’ 737 fleet. Airline sources told Express that it was done after a Bollywood actor, close to Ahmed, spoke to the airline’s top brass to soften their stand.
Actor pulls strings, gets Jet pilot reinstated | Jet Airways | | The New Indian Express
This is absolutely disgraceful on the part of JetAirways management. Does Jet even have any safety standards what so ever?? Such a major breach of safety...followed by a lenient suspension for 3 months which itself was further reduced. Absolutely disgraceful.
NEW DELHI: A Jet Airways flight from Chennai to Mumbai was landed by a trainee pilot on the instructions of the Captain of the flight. While the Captain was suspended internally for this violation of safety norms and playing with the lives of 200 people on board, he was later reinstated on the recommendation of a renowned Bollywood actor. However, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in its usual show for priority to safety has suspended the Chief of Flight Safety of the airline who had little role in the incident.
The story unfolds like this: On October 14, Jet Airways Captain Sheikh Ahmed was operating a flight from Chennai to Mumbai along with First Officer Khajuria and a charming supernumerary pilot in the jump seat. Soon, Ahmed asked Khajuria to vacate his seat and permitted the supernumerary pilot to sit there. “When a flight is at a height of 10,000 feet or lower the cockpit has to become a sterile zone... In this case, when Khajuria asked the Captain to seat him back, Captain Ahmed ignored his plea and went on to allow the lady supernumerary pilot to land, in gross violation of safety,” said a Jet Airways official in Mumbai.Khajuria made an internal complaint about the incident with Chief of Flight Safety, Vishesh Oberoi, who suspended Captain Ahmed for three months. But, his suspension was revoked on January 3 by the Chief Pilot of Jet Airways’ 737 fleet. Airline sources told Express that it was done after a Bollywood actor, close to Ahmed, spoke to the airline’s top brass to soften their stand.
Actor pulls strings, gets Jet pilot reinstated | Jet Airways | | The New Indian Express
This is absolutely disgraceful on the part of JetAirways management. Does Jet even have any safety standards what so ever?? Such a major breach of safety...followed by a lenient suspension for 3 months which itself was further reduced. Absolutely disgraceful.
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Again, this is a newspaper report. Let's face it the quality of journalism, if you can use that term, in India is not the most reliable.
Yes perhaps other countries should sit up and take notice regarding the quality of oversight and policing, or perhaps the lack thereof, within the DGCA itself.
After the fake pilot scandal, which is curretly an ongoing issue, do you think IOSA, and the DGCA really care? You can forget about the integrity of the DGCA... that ship has sailed long ago.
Its apparent that the rule is beyond the hand of the Central Government. It's now in the hands of Bollywood
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Yes perhaps other countries should sit up and take notice regarding the quality of oversight and policing, or perhaps the lack thereof, within the DGCA itself.
Why not send the CP and email letting him know what you think of the action and CC a copy of it to IOSA and the Director General DGCA?
After the fake pilot scandal, which is curretly an ongoing issue, do you think IOSA, and the DGCA really care? You can forget about the integrity of the DGCA... that ship has sailed long ago.
Its apparent that the rule is beyond the hand of the Central Government. It's now in the hands of Bollywood
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I guess wih someone like Hameed Ali at the controls of Jet Airways, these types of incidents are to be expected.
After the mess in the training department at Gulf Air that lead to the fatal crash of an A320.... Why on earth did Jet ever hire him? Unless from the start the plan was not to operate the airline correctly, but cut corners instead?
After the mess in the training department at Gulf Air that lead to the fatal crash of an A320.... Why on earth did Jet ever hire him? Unless from the start the plan was not to operate the airline correctly, but cut corners instead?
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There is nothing immature of my statement. It is well known fact that aviation in India is corrupt. I was there for four years.
I have a simple statement.regarding aviation in the USA. Stay out of our country then. I won't try to defend anyone but I know India...corrupt corrupt corrupt.
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I have a simple statement.regarding aviation in the USA. Stay out of our country then. I won't try to defend anyone but I know India...corrupt corrupt corrupt.
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