AI Makes Tainted Pilot North Head, Backtracks
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CCI NG 3.7 Product: TOIMumbaiBS PubDate: 01-05-2019 Zone: MumbaiCity Edition: 2 Page: TOIMIND2 User: manju.chandran Time: 05-01-2019 01:45 Color: CMYK THE TIMES OF INDIA, MUMBAI * WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 TIMES NATION 9 IndiGo pilots AI makes tainted pilot grounded for I-T dept searches premises, five in unsafe landing Mumbai, of ‘Lottery King’ Martin north head, backtracks information about tax eva- [email protected] in Nagpur Martin operates in Kerala and sion committed by Martin Chennai: The investigation and his family members. “As Failed Breath TIMES NEWS NETWORK wing of the income tax (I-T) north-eastern states, where lottery of now, we have seized Rs40 Jet’s mediclaim lapses; department on Tuesday business is still permitted. The lakh cash from one of his Test Twice, Was New Delhi: An IndiGo Air- started searches on at least ED had attached many of his premises. There are more seizures, but it would take lines aircraft reportedly 70 premises belonging to properties, worth Rs122cr, in TN Barred From 100 pilots & 450 crew landed in Nagpur this Sunday businessman Santiago some time to collate informa- with the nose wheel reported- Martin, known by the mo- tion trickling in from vari- ly touching down first, fol- niker ‘Lottery King’. Though five in Mumbai, three in Del- now,” said an I-T official. ous places,” said the official. Flying For 3 Yrs lowed by the main landing a resident of Coimbatore, hi, and two each in Hydera- I-T sleuths took Martin Martin had come under get jobs with Vistara gear later. Martin operates primarily bad, Guwahati, Siliguri, for questioning from Kolka- the scanner of the CBI and TIMES NEWS NETWORK Correct and safe landing in Kerala and northeastern Gangtok, Ranchi and Lud- ta airport when he reached the enforcement directorate Saurabh.Sinha procedure entails the main states, where lottery busi- hiana. “We started the there from a north-eastern (ED) in the past few years. New Delhi: Air India has @timesgroup.com landing gear touching down ness is still permitted. He searches around 12.30pm. state on Tuesday. He was on The ED had attached many of put on hold the posting of a first, followed by the nose had suffered a setback when Premises belonging to his his way to Chennai. his properties worth Rs122 controversial senior pilot as New Delhi: Almost 100 pilots wheel coming down a few sec- Tamil Nadu banned sale of family members are also be- While Martin’s primary crore in Tamil Nadu in con- head of northern region. and 450 cabin crew members onds later. lotteries in 2003. ing searched. Our officials activity was lottery market- nection with a money On Tuesday morning AI of Jet Airways have been Both the pilots operating I-T officials said searches were keeping a watch on the ing and sale, he was also into laundering case. announced appointment of hired by Vistara. this Cochin-Nagpur flight were being conducted on 22 movements of Martin, his real estate business in a big I-T itself had probed his Captain Arvind Kathpalia, The Tata Group-Singa- have been grounded, said a se- premises in Coimbatore, 10 son, daughter and other fam- way, said the official. He said establishments for tax eva- who was removed as the air- pore Airlines JV is planning nior official who is probing in Chennai, 18 in Kolkata, ily members for some time the department had specific sion four years ago. line’s director-operations to induct some of Jet’s air- the lapse. last November after failing craft. The other Tata JV air- “This was a very danger- pre-flight breath analyser line, AirAsia India, is also ous landing. The nose wheel (BA) test twice, as regional planning to take Jet’s Boeing could have broken due to the director (northern region) 737s in its fleet. impact. Something like this EWS: IIM Calcutta to add 18 seats, from Wednesday. Air India, SpiceJet, Indi- can happen only when the atti- Captain Kathpalia failed Go and GoAir are among the tude of the aircraft is unsta- the BA test on November 11, Indian carriers that have tak- The government is bilised, when the nose is not 2018, before he was to operate en Jet’s pilots and cabin crew temporarily giving 2-3 degrees above the horizon aims to raise quota to 10% by 2021 a Delhi-London flight. Be- on board. AI and AI Express as it should be to ensure that fore this, he had on January were looking at inducting Jet’s slots to other main landing gear touches Somdatta.Basu mier B-schools to implement te number of hostels, additio- 19, 2017, operated a Delhi- Jet’s B777s and B737s, respec- airlines. SpiceJet has down first, followed by the @timesgroup.com the EWS provision. nal classrooms and build fa- Bangalore flight without un- tively, but so far they have not started flying some nose wheel,” said a senior ex- Several prominent IIMs culty offices in order to dergoing the BA test and done so. aminer working for Kolkata: Indian Institute of have postponed this quota to enhance the academic in- even after landing he did not Meanwhile, the situation of Jet’s B737s. Vistara another airline. Management, Calcutta next year. “After assessing frastructure. do post-flight BA test. at Jet is deteriorating by the and AirAsia India “In a situation like this, the (IIMC), one of the premier B- our available facilities, we To determine which stu- As a result of failing the day. On Tuesday, the airline are also planning to pilots should have gone schools of the country, is set to concluded that the institute is dents can avail themselves of BA test twice, the DGCA had told employees that their around and come in to land in introduce a 2% to 3% quota in a position to implement the the quota, IIMC will honour suspended his flying licence group mediclaim policy will do the same the second attempt with the for its flagship two-year MBA EWS quota from this year. the formula drawn up by the for three years last Novem- lapse from Wednesday. “ listed Airbus fleet for its oper- correct approach,” the senior programme from the 2019- Hence, we went ahead,” said a Centre. “Anyone who has a ber and AI removed him as In the absence of any ations. Now the low cost carri- pilot added. 2021 session for economically senior IIM official. “Moreo- gross family income of less director operations. So emergency funding from the er (LCC) has applied to the Di- Luckily, the flight, 6E-816 disadvantaged students. ver, the government had been than Rs 8 lakh, any candidate Tuesday’s announcement of lenders or any other source of rectorate General of Civil operated on Airbus A-320 (VT- The total number of seats IIM Calcutta is among the first pushing for implementing whose family does not own appointing him as RD funds forthcoming in the Aviation (DGCA) for operat- IZS) landed safely. will also be increased by 18 to batch of premier B-schools to the 10% increase under the agricultural land of 5 acres (north) saw pilots opposing near future… we are not able ing Boeing aircraft, the ex-Jet An IndiGo spokesperson a total of 480 from this year, implement the EWS provision quota within the next two ye- and above, does not own an the move. to fund the premium of our B737s, also. AAIPL currently said: “On April 28, IndiGo said sources. ars. We have made an excep- apartment of 1000sq ft and The Indian Commercial group mediclaim policy… I has 20 Airbus A320s and is like- A-320 (VT-IZS) while landing Ultimately, IIMC aims to nuary, approved a 10% reser- tion and will be implemen- above, does not hold a residen- Pilots’ Association (ICPA, sincerely regret to inform ly to add five more of these at Nagpur had a pilot report of raise the EWS (economically vation in jobs and educatio- ting the same in three years. tial plot of 100 square yards or union of erstwhile Indian you that effective May 1, 2019, planes this summer. In suspected hard landing. The backward section) quota to nal institutions for the econo- The Centre has taken the deci- above and does not own a plot Airlines’ pilots) “strongly the group mediclaim policy addition to these, it is looking aircraft was inspected at Nag- 10% by the 2021-2023 session, mically backward section in sion in good faith, and it will of 200 square yards or above condemned the move”. “He’s cover for the Jet Airways at ex-Jet B737s too. Suspension pur. All the inspections were by which time the total num- the general category. This wo- be honoured.” in areas other than notified been made incharge of family will cease. Under these of operations by Jet has sud- satisfactory. The aircraft is ber of seats will also be cap- uld be applicable to all central To increase student inta- municipalities can apply for northern region where he circumstances, we would denly freed up slots at the back in operations. The air- ped at 578. institutes. IIM Calcutta is ke, IIMC, in the next few ye- consideration under the quo- will be able to intimidate urge you to take a medical in- choked Delhi, Mumbai and craft is back in service.” The Union Cabinet, in Ja- among the first batch of pre- ars, will construct an adequa- ta,” the source added. people who (had) statements surance cover of your Bangalore airports. in police enquiry.