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Friday, November 14, 2025
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Topic: AAIB

‘Who audits the auditor?’ AAIB’s reports expose flaws in Indian aviation oversight—but spotlight on it too

A look at AAIB’s 68 final reports on aircraft accidents shows a pattern of neglect & lapses in responsibility across all levels of airport management as well as regulatory oversight.

67% aircraft accident reports cite pilot action, but show human error often last straw in flawed system

Lack of cockpit coordination & pilot disagreements, poor decision-making, lapses in judgement are mentioned among factors contributing to human error & complacency in 46 final reports.

Indian aviation has a ‘safety culture’ problem. Airline carriers, training institutes share blame

Analysis shows that in at least 47% of 68 final reports, AAIB finds violations or lapses by operators & makes remarks about them. But they are not always directly linked to accidents.

Air India gives all clear to its Boeing fuel switches & India-Pakistan ‘ritual’ standoff at Wagah

Global media also reports on the British F-35B fighter jet, that was stranded in Kerala for weeks, finally being on its way home & PM Modi’s 2-day visit to the UK.

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

Uttarakhand chopper crash that killed 6: Main rotor blade hit overhead cable, says AAIB in prelim probe

On 8 May, 17-year-old Bell 407 helicopter operated by Aerotrans Services crashed 24 minutes after being airborne near Kedarnath shrine.

Indian pilots’ body sends legal notices to WSJ, Reuters for ‘misleading’ reports on Air India crash probe

New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a nationwide body of pilots, has sent legal notices to international media platforms, the Wall Street...

Report leak, global headlines pinned Air India crash on dead pilots. But nothing adds up

Pilot associations in India and abroad have justifiably objected to how the report was spun. But not enough have asked: shouldn’t action be taken against those who leaked it?

Air India crash report didn’t deserve Modi govt’s secrecy culture

The AAIB's report on Air India crash didn't provide full information, like the entire cockpit voice recordings, giving the impression that something is being hidden.

Air India crash should push India to create independent board for transport safety oversight

It is far too early, indeed malicious, to blame the pilots of Air India flight. Let the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau do its work. The government must ensure zero interference.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.