<p>Aviation safety regulator DGCA has temporarily suspended the Boeing simulator training facility of Air India for certain alleged lapses, a source has said.</p>.<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is “verifying” some of the documents pertaining to the matter and will take a call on the restoration of the training facility once it completes the process, the source said.</p>.Flight operations to begin at Shivamogga airport on Thursday.<p>When contacted, a senior Air India official said DGCA carries out routine checks (on airlines) but did not divulge details.</p>.<p>“DGCA has temporarily suspended Air India’s Boeing simulator training facility for certain lapses. The regulator is verifying some documents related to the matter,” the source said.</p>.<p>The regulatory action against the Tata Group-owned Air India came days after a two-member DGCA inspection team allegedly found lapses in the airline’s internal safety audit reporting, prompting it to launch a probe in the matter.</p>.<p>A decision on the restoration of the training at the facility will be taken once the documents' “verification” process is completed, the source said.</p>.<p>Air India wide-body fleet comprises Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier is also likely to induct Airbus wide-body A350 planes in its fleet from this year end.</p>.<p>According to the inspection report submitted to DGCA, first reported by <em>PTI</em> last week, the airline was supposed to carry out regular safety spot checks in various areas of operations such as cabin surveillance, cargo, ramp and load but during a random inspection of 13 safety points, the team found that the airline prepared false reports in all 13 cases.</p>
<p>Aviation safety regulator DGCA has temporarily suspended the Boeing simulator training facility of Air India for certain alleged lapses, a source has said.</p>.<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is “verifying” some of the documents pertaining to the matter and will take a call on the restoration of the training facility once it completes the process, the source said.</p>.Flight operations to begin at Shivamogga airport on Thursday.<p>When contacted, a senior Air India official said DGCA carries out routine checks (on airlines) but did not divulge details.</p>.<p>“DGCA has temporarily suspended Air India’s Boeing simulator training facility for certain lapses. The regulator is verifying some documents related to the matter,” the source said.</p>.<p>The regulatory action against the Tata Group-owned Air India came days after a two-member DGCA inspection team allegedly found lapses in the airline’s internal safety audit reporting, prompting it to launch a probe in the matter.</p>.<p>A decision on the restoration of the training at the facility will be taken once the documents' “verification” process is completed, the source said.</p>.<p>Air India wide-body fleet comprises Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier is also likely to induct Airbus wide-body A350 planes in its fleet from this year end.</p>.<p>According to the inspection report submitted to DGCA, first reported by <em>PTI</em> last week, the airline was supposed to carry out regular safety spot checks in various areas of operations such as cabin surveillance, cargo, ramp and load but during a random inspection of 13 safety points, the team found that the airline prepared false reports in all 13 cases.</p>