Bangalore, May 24: Air India today rejected claims that its operational and engineering infrastructure was inadequate and did not meet the required norms.
The Air India Express flight IX 812 from Dubai which crashed while landing in Mangalore on May 22, killing 158 people leading to allegation that engineering infrastructure caused the mishap.
An AI spokesperson today alleged that certain sections of the media were trying to malign the functioning of Air India Express and implying that the Operational and Engineering infrastructure was inadequate. ''We wish to reiterate here that Air India Express meets all regulatory requirements and has always been well equipped to handle the operations and maintenance of its fleet to established standards.
''Apart from independent administrative and technical staff, Air India Express have fully trained and qualified Pilots/Engineers.
Additionally, Air India Express, being part of the NACIL group, is fully supported by Air India in terms of infrastructure and services,'' the spokesperson said in a press release here today. Air India Express has an independent Air Operator Permit, and is owned and operated by a subsidiary of NACIL. The airlines operations were therefore independently audited by Regulatory Agencies. The audits are cleared regularly from inception to the satisfaction of the Regulatory Agencies.
The track record of Air India Express had been outstanding with its technical dispatch reliability being above 99.5 percent. The manufacturers of the fleet Boeing have also been very appreciative of Air India Express on this aspect. Air India Express has always been a world class international low cost carrier ever since its inception, the spokesperson added.
----Agencies
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