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Chinese regulators slam small fry Okay Air for overworking pilots
Beijing抯 aviation regulator has banned privately owned Okay Airways from purchasing more aircraft and ordered it to slash flying hours after it was alleged it was overworking its pilots.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said it had made its decision after examining the flight mission documents and crew schedules for 60 pilots and 15 co-pilots from January to May.
In a statement, the CAC抯 north China division said it found there were 21 instances in which the crew did not take enough time off and another 65 instances of pilots working overtime, reported Reuters.
The airline's executives were not available for comment, but the CAAC statement said the carrier had vowed to rectify the issue and abide by safety rules.
Okay Airways based at Tianjin Bonsai International Airport has a fleet of 30 aircraft and flies mainly domestic routes. It added a few Asian destinations late last year.
Last year, 831 million people took to the skies, twice as much as in 2008, official statistics show, and Boeing expects China to need 6,020 aircraft over the next two decades, an eight per cent rise over its 2013 forecast.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said it had made its decision after examining the flight mission documents and crew schedules for 60 pilots and 15 co-pilots from January to May.
In a statement, the CAC抯 north China division said it found there were 21 instances in which the crew did not take enough time off and another 65 instances of pilots working overtime, reported Reuters.
The airline's executives were not available for comment, but the CAAC statement said the carrier had vowed to rectify the issue and abide by safety rules.
Okay Airways based at Tianjin Bonsai International Airport has a fleet of 30 aircraft and flies mainly domestic routes. It added a few Asian destinations late last year.
Last year, 831 million people took to the skies, twice as much as in 2008, official statistics show, and Boeing expects China to need 6,020 aircraft over the next two decades, an eight per cent rise over its 2013 forecast.
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