AI Express pilot dies after landing flight in Delhi
According to a source, Chaudhary was flying within the 'flight duty time limitations of the civil aviation regulations'.
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Captain Armaan Chaudhary, who was in his 30s, vomited in the cockpit after landing, sources said. An Air India Express pilot passed away due to a “medical condition” in Delhi on Wednesday soon after operating a flight from Srinagar.
Captain Armaan Chaudhary, who was in his 30s, vomited in the cockpit after landing, sources said. “The captain landed the flight safely in Delhi, after which he felt a medical issue. He was subsequently taken to a Delhi hospital, where he was declared dead,” a source said.
“We deeply regret the loss of a valued colleague due to a medical condition. Our thoughts are with the family during this time of profound grief. We are extending all possible assistance to them as we all cope with this tremendous loss,” an Air India Express spokesperson said.
According to a source, Chaudhary was flying within the ‘flight duty time limitations of the civil aviation regulations’.
“A pilot cannot fly more than 35 hours in seven days. Captain Armaan had flown 11 hours in the last seven days,” the source said. On Thursday, he had operated a flight from Delhi to Srinagar and then returned to Delhi.
“India’s aviation community is in mourning following the tragic and untimely death of Captain Armaan Chaudhary, a young commercial airline pilot whose life ended far too soon under circumstances that raise troubling questions about pilot welfare, mental health, and working conditions in the Indian aviation industry,” a statement from Airline Pilots’ Association of India said.
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