India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a show-cause notice to Akasa Air (QP, Mumbai International) after it failed to provide corrective training to a pilot involved in a hard landing incident in March, the Economic Times reported.

“The incident was closed with a counselling session only without any corrective training being imparted to the pilot in command," a government official told the newspaper, adding that Akasa was required to respond to the authority's notice within 14 days.

ch-aviation has contacted Akasa Air for comment on the matter.

The DGCA uncovered the incident during a recent audit. It involved a B737-8 flying between Bagdogra and Bengaluru International on March 5, 2024. Reportedly, the aircraft bounced after a hard touchdown. The pilot pressed the take-off go-around button, but this was then rejected, and the aircraft went on to land safely.

It is Akasa's second significant run-in with India's safety regulator this year. Last month, the airline was fined INR3 million rupees (USD35,500) after a spot audit of the airline's Gurgaon HQ in May uncovered training lapses, including conducting practical training without the necessary regulatory approvals.

Akasa currently operates twenty-three B737-8s and three B737-8-200s to 28 airports across India, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, and has 200 Boeing MAX aircraft on order. The airline commenced scheduled services in August 2022.