The Indonesian civil aviation regulator, the DGCA, has recently cited that it will move to revoke the Air Operators Certificate’s (AOC’s) of airlines that are currently in a state of negative equity. As a part of new laws passed by the DGCA, the regulator has prescribed minimum capital amounts that must be held by airlines, which will in turn be based on the capacity of the aircraft being operated by the airline. The regulator noted that these laws were designed to further enhance airline safety within Indonesia, as sustained poor financial performance likely limited the airline’s ability to invest in safety initiatives.

The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) has fined Okay Airways for breaching crew rest regulations. Okay Airways reportedly allowed its pilots to work duty periods that exceeded the maximum allowable time permitted by the regulations. As a result, the crew rest periods were less than the minimum prescribed by the CAAC regulations. The CAAC reportedly fined the airline approximately USD80,000 and has forced the airline to reduce its September schedule by 20 percent as a penalty for the violations.

The Pakistani civil aviation regulator, the PCAA, has grounded three Shaheen Air aircraft over a series of airworthiness safety concerns. The PCAA stated that the aircraft were not in compliance with the Pakistani civil aviation regulations. The PCAA cited that the airline had been advised of the non-compliances, but had failed to rectify them in an appropriate time frame. The privately owned airline confirmed that the aircraft had been grounded. However, the airline also noted that it had not been advised of the specific reasons for the grounding.