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Jet Airways' proving flights scheduled to take place on 15 and 17 May

Proving flights are similar to commercial flights but with officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, executives and flight crew of the carrier concerned on board

|May 13, 2022, 23:23:56 IST

New Delhi: Jet Airways' proving flights, the last step for the carrier to obtain the air operator certificate (AOC), are scheduled to take place on 15 and 17 May, officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Friday.

Proving flights are similar to commercial flights but with officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), executives and flight crew of the carrier concerned on board.

On 5 May, Jet Airways conducted its test flight to and from Hyderabad in a step towards obtaining the AOC.

The airline in its old avatar was owned by Naresh Goyal and had operated its last flight on 17 April, 2019. The Jalan-Kalrock Consortium is currently the promoter of Jet Airways.

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