On November 4, Guilin Airlines responded to the Internet transmission that non crew members entered the cockpit to take photos.
Guilin Airlines issued the event description on passengers entering the cockpit of the aircraft, saying that Guilin Airlines received a report from netizens on November 3 about 'a passenger entering the cockpit' and attached great importance to it. Then it established an investigation team and started the internal investigation procedure.
The statement said that after verification, the incident occurred on Guilin Airlines gt1011 Guilin Yangzhou flight on January 4, 2019. Guilin Airlines always puts passenger safety in the first place and adheres to 'zero tolerance' for any improper and unprofessional behavior that may threaten aviation safety. According to the relevant management regulations of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and Guilin airlines, in view of the captain's violation of civil aviation regulations and allowing irrelevant personnel to enter the cockpit, Guilin Airlines decided to impose a lifelong grounding on the captain concerned, and impose an indefinite grounding on other crew members involved and accept the company's further investigation.
The statement said that in view of the incident, Guilin airlines will deeply reflect and seriously improve, strictly abide by the rules and regulations of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, make internal rectification, effectively enhance the safety responsibility and regulation awareness of all personnel, strengthen the establishment of a rigorous safe operation work style, and prevent the recurrence of similar incidents.
According to the surging news reporter, the captain and the female passenger in the photo are in love. After the incident, the crew members including the captain, CO pilot, purser and observer on duty were punished.
At present, the captain has grounded at home.
Guilin airlines, fully known as Guilin Airlines Co., Ltd., was established on June 17, 2015 with a registered capital of RMB 600 million and the legal representative is Xu Xin. The shareholders of Guilin airlines are Guilin Transportation Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. and Guilin Aviation Tourism Group Co., Ltd. Among them, the major shareholder of Guilin air Tourism Group Co., Ltd. is HNA Tourism Group Co., Ltd., and the major shareholder of the latter is HNA Group Co., Ltd.
Industry insiders commented that the losses caused by this incident can no longer be measured from an economic point of view, and more are reputation losses. " At present, the captain has left his post. Lifelong grounding is a punishment made by the airline. Whether he can regain the qualification of heaven depends on the punishment of the Civil Aviation Administration. If the civil aviation administration makes the same lifelong grounding punishment, this person will be finished all his life. "
It is understood that at present, people who have obtained the captain qualification in China spend at least 7-10 years learning to fly from the beginning, and airlines have invested millions in training the captain.
Article 121.545 of the rules for the operation certification of large aircraft public air transport carriers issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China expressly stipulates the personnel entering the cockpit, including:
1. Crew members;
2. The CAAC's supervisor or the CAAC's appointed representative who is performing tasks;
3. Personnel who are allowed by the captain and whose entry into the cockpit is necessary or beneficial for safe operation;
4. Other personnel approved by the captain and specially approved by the certificate holder.
In addition, the regulations require that non crew members who are allowed to enter the cockpit should have seats for such personnel in the cabin, except when the following personnel have seats for them in the cockpit:
1. CAAC supervisor or authorized CAAC appointed representative who is inspecting or observing flight operations;
2. Air traffic controllers approved by CAAC to observe air traffic control procedures;
3. Licensed aviation personnel employed by the certificate holder;
4. Licensed aviation personnel employed by other certificate holders, who have been approved by the certificate holder operating the aircraft;
5. The responsibilities of the employee of the certificate holder who operates the aircraft are directly related to the implementation or planning of flight operation, or air monitoring aircraft equipment or operating procedures. This person's entry into the cockpit is necessary to complete his task, and has been approved in writing by the competent person with approval authority listed in the operation manual;
6. The responsibilities of the technical representative of the manufacturer of the aircraft or its components are directly related to the air monitoring aircraft equipment or operating procedures. Entering the cockpit is necessary to complete his responsibilities, and has been approved in writing by the person in charge of the operation Department with approval authority listed by the certificate holder in the operation manual.
According to the regulations, if the certificate holder violates the provisions of the above rules, fails to effectively manage the personnel, goods and equipment on the aircraft, and poses a threat to the operation safety, and the circumstances are minor, the CAAC may order him to stop the illegal act and impose a warning or a fine of not less than 10000 yuan but not more than 30000 yuan. If the holder of the certificate commits any of the above acts and the circumstances are serious, the CAAC may order him to stop the illegal act and punish him in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
Similar incidents have occurred in domestic airlines before.
In January this year, East China Sea airlines announced that on July 28, 2018, aircraft b-1533 carried out dz6286 Nantong Zhengzhou Lanzhou and dz6206 Lanzhou Beijing flights. The captain bought only tickets for his wife's trip to Nantong Zhengzhou without authorization, but later went to Beijing randomly. During the trip, he allowed his wife to enter the cockpit without authorization, which violated the operation regulations and air defense safety regulations, It constitutes an incident of lax safety operation style and serious violation of rules and regulations.
In the notification, the captain on duty is identified as the primary responsibility for the incident, and the co pilot, steward and safety officer on duty are identified as the secondary responsibility.
The final treatment given to the person responsible for the incident is: give the captain a six-month suspension of flight, cancel the teacher qualification, give an economic penalty of RMB 12000, and make up the ticket money for subsequent flight segments according to the original ticket price; Two co pilots will be grounded for 15 days, with a financial penalty of RMB 6000; In view of the repeated dissuasion and active report of the purser on duty, the punishment shall be mitigated and the economic punishment of RMB 500 shall be given; The safety officer on duty shall be given an economic penalty of 500 yuan.