Kumar is an IAS officer of 1989 batch of Haryana cadre.
In a rare move, the DGCA has filed a police complaint against 34 pilots of Jet Airways, IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.
SpiceJet has been most affected by the grounding of 737 Max 8 aircraft as it has 12 of them in its fleet.
IndiGo and GoAir, which have Pratt & Whitney-powered Airbus A320 Neo planes, have been facing problems with these engines, manufactured by the US firm, since their induction three years ago.
The guild, which claims to represent around 1,100 of the 1,600 Jet pilots, had earlier warned to go on strike from April 1, unless their salary dues were cleared and clarity was provided on future payments by March 31.
SpiceJet had bet its fortunes heavily on the new version of the 737 of which it has 13 planes in its fleet and another 193 aircraft on order
Five years on, US company that won the auction for the aircraft is running pillar-to-post, unable to take possession as DGCA hasn't deregistered the jet
Anjuli Bhargava finds out that an astonishing number of relatives of DGCA officials over the years are and have been employed in the airline industry.
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