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SriLankan in hot seat after unqualified pilot operated right hand seat of aircraft
View(s):The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned SriLankan Airlines over an incident where an instructor pilot had operated on the right hand seat of an A330 aircraft without stipulated qualifications.
A CAA investigation had revealed that the unqualified instructor pilot had been in the right hand seat of the A330 on December 15, 18 and 19 last year, the CAA’s Director General Captain Themiya Abeywickrama states in a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines.
In light of the events, the CAA’s Director General has informed SriLankan that he has “lost all confidence in the Post holders of the Flight Operations Management of the Airline.”
Accordingly, the CAA has directed the airline to review the roles and responsibilities of each senior management member under its Flight Operation Division, including Training and Scheduling, and take appropriate actions to prevent such unprofessional conduct.
It has also directed the airline to evaluate and restructure the safety management system of the airline to monitor, pre-empt and prevent safety concerns of such nature.
A spokesman for SriLankan
airline said an inquiry was ordered
into the incident.