In a transformative initiative towards digitalisation, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is all set to introduce the paperless Personnel Licenses for Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs).
According to Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR), the duty period of an ATCO shall not exceed 12 hours in one shift and 48 hours in seven days. ATCOs shall take a compulsory 30 minute break after an operational duty of 2 hours.
As many as 870 posts of Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) are vacant, Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen. V. K. Singh (Retd) said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Monday.
New Delhi [India] September 7, (ANI): The Director-General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is set to re-start the mandatory breath analyser (BA) tests for all pilots, crew and other staff involved in flight operations.