More than two months after the murderous accident of a Boeing 787 of Air India killing 260 people, the explanations of this drama remain packages. Only certainty, the kerosene power source of the two device reactors was intentionally interrupted just after the take -off of Ahmedabad.
Therefore, the pilot’s profile is observed closely. Was there a suicidal desire of one of them or simply excessive fatigue that led to a fatal error?
According to the Wall Street Journal, this last track should not be ruled out. The American Daily highlights the recurring complaints of the Indian pilots in front of a workload too large.
To meet the growing demand for plane trips, the country’s airlines would push the pilots to make the maximum number of authorized flight hours (35 hours of flight for a period of seven consecutive days and 100 hours in 28 consecutive days), they often give them an insufficient break.
Air traffic in India has jumped 80% in 10 years
It should be said that the number of flights from India has increased almost 80% in ten years to reach 1.3 million in 2024. The country has more than doubled the number of its airports in 10 years, reaching more than 150. But the country has only 7,000 in practice, an insufficient number for unions.
Complaints have been filed to obtain better working conditions and the courts have estimated that Indian airlines did not respect the mandatory rest rules.
In addition, even according to the WSJ, Air India told the authorities, during the voluntary statements, having undervalued their long distance flights, without having granted adequate periods of rest to the crews. Worse, the company authorized drivers to fly without the required training.
But neither the airline nor the regulatory authority revealed the number of hours worked by the two pilots before the accident.
However, proof that this track is taken seriously, the Indian aviation regulator threatened Air India with coercive measures for violation of regulations related to the training and prevention of fatigue.
Non -Respected Rest Rules
Is the food switch the result of this fatigue or this stress? The researchers said in July that it was too early to draw final conclusions, as well as the general director of Air India.
If the Indian Line Pilot Association is denied at the time of establishing a cause and effect link, it has asked the authorities to examine the question of the fatigue of the pilots globally. “We are not machines, we are human beings,” said Anil Rao, pilot and general secretary of the Union.
In a statement, an Air India spokesman disputes these accusations and declares that the airline scrupulously respected all regulations and that its pilots flew “largely within the authorized limits” established by the regulatory authorities.
Source: BFM TV
