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.
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.
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.
In an interview, air traffic controller reveals how it’s minute-to-minute work that demands total focus for hours at a stretch. ‘It’s about responsibility without visibility’.
As AAIB releases preliminary report on AI-171 crash, in this edition of ThePrint Quiz, we look at some of the worst aviation disasters the world has seen over the years.
Haryana govt has a plan to develop 7,200-acre integrated aviation hub in Hisar. Airport will cater to domestic flights for now, with plans to upgrade to international by 2030.
Airbus has final assembly lines in India for C295 aircraft for Air Force & H125 helicopters, but not for commercial aircraft. CEO Guillaume Faury gives 2 reasons for Airbus's reluctance.
With projects such as the Bangalore Airport partnership, India is building infrastructure and guidelines for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
Implementation of new norms, introduced in January to ease pilots' working hours, rest periods, has been deferred. Pilots complain of constantly-changing roster & being 'financial slaves'.
Following the transaction which is expected to be completed by November, Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd will become an associate company, with Reliance retaining a 49% stake.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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