Pilots and airhostesses cannot do these things in flight, they are banned from....
Can you guess the list of things which are not allowed for pilots and cabin crew members to posses in the cabin of a airplane? Would you be surprised if we tell you that pilots are allowed to wear perfumes in the cockpit of the plane before taking the breath analyser test. Yes, as per the rules of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), not only perfumes but hand sanitizers, mouthwash, or even tooth gel are also not allowed to be used. Here are all the details you need to know about the list of things that are not allowed to be carried by the pilots and cabin crew members during a flight. What are list of items not allowed in flight?
As per the guidelines of DGCA, alcohol-based products (sanitisers, mouthwash, perfumes) contain ethyl alcohol, and this is the reason why they are not allowed to be carried by the crew members and pilot.
Following the rules, all crew members are required to go through the breathalyzer test, which is done through a device so sensitive that it can detect 0.0001 per cent of alcohol. DGCA directs airlines to check fuel switches of Boeing planes after Air India crash report
In another significant update impacting the security of planes in India, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instructed airlines to carry out checks on the locking mechanism of fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft in their fleets. Notably, the move comes in the wake of the preliminary investigation report into last month's tragic Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash at Ahmedabad, in which 260 people were killed. Air Accidents Investigation Bureau reveals preliminary report on Air India crash
One of the key findings of the Air Accidents Investigation Bureau's preliminary report on the crash was that the twin engines of the ill-fated Boeing plane shut down seconds after take-off as the fuel supply was cut off.
The report raised fresh concerns over the aircraft's engine fuel cutoff switches, as they transitioned from 'Run' to 'Cutoff' just 3 seconds after take-off.
(With inputs from agencies)
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