Senior employees from Air India, Air India Express, Alliance Air, IndiGo, SpiceJet and Akasa made detailed presentations on multiple aspects about their flight operations, he said. The respective chiefs of the Safety, Operations and Engineering teams of the airlines took part.“The presentation made by the airlines touched upon the significant findings during their internal audits and action taken, the operational, technical, runway incursion and excursion incidents experienced by them and the mitigation action taken, the training status of staff with respect to safety management system and the status of compliance of airworthiness directives bulletins among other aspects,” the aviation official said.The number of fatigue reports received from the crew and the issues they raised, the organisation’s strength in terms of aircraft, and the training status of staff in terms of safety management system were also revealed by the airlines.The issue of surging ticket fare prices by the airlines, a frequent complaint by passengers, was also addressed during the meeting. The need to improve amenities provided to passengers in the case of delays or abrupt cancellations was also discussed. “The airlines also presented details on the defects found and where they stand when compared with the industry average as well as their position during the corresponding period last year,” the official added.Air India as well as Air India Express sources confirmed their teams participated in the meet, and made a detailed presentation jointly for 45 minutes.
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