Section of Akasa Air pilots allege mismanagement, favouritism; airline rejects accusations

The pilots wrote to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on December 11, listing their grouses and concerns.

A section of the pilots of the fledgling Akasa Air has approached the civil aviation ministry alleging mismanagement, favouritism, harassment, and compromised safety standards in the airline’s pilot training and evaluation processes. Reacting to the development, Akasa Air dismissed the allegations and termed them as “baseless and untrue”.

The pilots wrote to Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on December 11, listing their grouses and concerns, and requested an immediate independent investigation into the carrier’s management practices, training methods, and safety standards, it is learnt. A copy of the letter was also marked to the aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), which had fined Akasa Air in October for certain lapses in crew training.