Jet Airways pilot allowed his friends and colleagues to access the highly sensitive cockpit area and pose for pictures - displaying utter disregard for civil aviation safety guidelines.
The pilot turned the cockpit of the Boeing jet he was flying into a favourite location for selfies, some of which feature him craning out of an open window and posing.
The matter came to light after Sahil Arora, the pilot in question, uploaded the pictures on his Facebook page. Among the many pictures he posted were images of official documents with details of precious items like gold bars that were being ferried in the plane.
Sahil Arora poses with two friends in the cockpit area for a photo-op
In one of the photographs, Arora can be seen posing with crew members for a selfie. In another he is seen with a woman friend as an elderly gentleman occupies the pilot's seat. Yet another photo shows the same woman fiddling with the cockpit panel.
Most of the photos appear to have been taken on the ground. According to sources, other pilots of the same airline also indulged in such "irresponsible practice", risking the lives of passengers who flew in the aircraft.
According to the Director General of Civil Aviation's (DGCA) guidelines, only a select few are allowed inside the cockpit. Arora's Facebook page has pictures of a fellow pilot posing with rapper Honey Singh and actor Shah Rukh Khan.
A senior official of the Civil Aviation Department said that apart from the one who pilots the plane, a DGCA inspecting official, an engineer of the airline or trainee pilot are authorised to enter the flight deck.
A series of photographs posted by JetLite pilot Sahil Arora on his Facebook account show him posing with friends and airhostesses in the cockpit
To face action
When Mail Today sought a response from the DGCA, an official said Arora is liable to face action if he is found guilty.
"It is a very serious issue. He clearly compromised security guidelines. This is totally irresponsible behaviour by this trained pilot, who permitted unauthorised persons to have a bizarre photo shoot inside the cockpit," said the official of the rank of Deputy Director, who did not want to be named.
"We will serve a show cause notice to Jet Airways and if it is found that there has been a violation of security rules, DGCA may cancel the pilot's licence," the official told Mail Today.
After going through Arora's profile on Facebook, Mail Today found that other pilots of the same airlines have also flouted rules and taken selfies inside the cockpit. In the images, it is clearly visible that pilots and air hostesses of Jet Airways are taking flight operations rather casually.
A Jet pilot has also posted a number of photographs with celebrities like rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh (left) and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan (right).
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