The head of aviation defends security record

How safe are India’s heavens?

It is a question that asks many after the destructive of June Air India Crashwhich lead to the death of at least 270 people. London-Bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, on June 12, Ahmedabad in West India fell less than a minute.

“The heavens of India have always been safe – in the past and even today, Civil Aviation General Directorate of Aviation (DGCA) – India’s Aviation Security Regulator – In an interview with the BBC.

“If you look at the global security dimensions like this Published by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)India, which follows the number of flight accidents, India is a consistently better the world’s average, “he said.

“In 2010-2024, in just two years, there are only two years in a period of global average – there were years of great accidents.”

In August 2020 Air India Express flight 1344 crashed Kill 21 people after going through a tabletop sliding lane in Kozhikode. Decade ago, in May 2010, Flight 812 from Dubai Top up the runway in Mangalore and left a ravine to leave 158 dead. June was a third crash in the country for 15 years.

Although such large accidents remain rare, the latest headlines raised fresh concerns. The questions around the aviation security are once again focused on the flights of Delhi-Srinagar flight, maintenance and training.

The latest involved spicejet, the fourth largest and most longest priced airline in India.

Economic periods The newspaper called on the aviation program recently after a number of exciting findings, but not daily inspections, but by a British aviation company.

The newspaper said that two part of the spicjet earlier this year twice the turboprops showed the failures of prematurities before the previous turboprops. The airline is a Great British manufacturer who led a GE aerospace damaged by propeller internal bearings.

Each propeller has two races or rings or rings. In this case, the internal race was damaged. Instead of solving the root cause, the spicejet said that instead of solving the caused by the root.

In April, the report said that DGCA’s audit was “further deficit, including defects.”

Mr Kidwai told the BBC that the Turbopol Permane issue came to our attention with one of the maintenance of the spicejet. ”

“We took and took the corrective measures together. We took measures against various postal holders that ensure the original equipment manufacturer and other rules, we have stopped several of them.”

Recently, Reuters Aviation Watchdog was reported to be reproduced in March in March to delay the change of compulsory engine section in Airbus A320.

Air India Express has admitted the mistake of DGCA to the news agency and called “corrective measures and preventive measures.”

Mr Kidwai told the BBC that the information in this work came through “Self-Report by Airline.

“I will not run it (at least). But we started receiving these reports. This was in this situation. In this case, we saw that our actions are more careful and our attention.”

Indigo flight from Delhi to Srinagar in May, after about 45 minutes after about 45 minutes after the fierce tension and flight.

Airlbus A321, who carried 222 passengers, was reported to be encountered by extreme vertical air currents – updates of updates – emptied and damaged the nose. The crew was urgent and landed in Srinagar safe without injuries. Regulator, launched an investigation, during this period Two pilots were justified.

Mr Kidwai told the BBC that the regulator “Cleansed the instructions of pilots flying in turbulent conditions.

For example, if there is an important cloud cover or any air formed by a risk – and “We clearly identified those who create such a risk,” the pilots are now required to take a number of sea billions for a number of sea miles.

“It can be redirected, walking or other matching steps.”

Since 2020, India’s internal carriers report 2461 technical shortcomings, according to the Federal Ministry of Civil Aviation. Songo and 233 in Indigo, SPICEYJET and Weather India and its derivative Air India Express, 389 jobs from January 2025.

“The report on snags by the airline went. This is good,” said Cinwai.

“I wouldn’t say that I was pleased. But I see the growing report culture (Snags). Every snag is better to bring the government’s attention and more to the attention of the authorities than to control the plane.”

Mr Kidwai said: “It is important to see if there is a turning time for the verification of flights (maintenance services) or not.

To be sure, the requirements required to the regulator: India has emerged as the world’s third largest passenger aviation market. Over the past two years, the Ministry of Civil Aviation faced Budget Cuttingreflects reduced financial priority for the sector.

Today, the country’s planned carriers operate about 850 aircraft – only an important increase in 400 years ago.

The number of air passengers has doubled since 2014-15 – from 116 million to 239 million.

The number of trading airfields has also seen an important increase – about 60-70 to about 60-70 ten years ago about 130-140.

“In general, we have 1.288 planters, including planned and unplanned operators, are currently projected to work more than 2,000 aircraft to the end. (Unplanned operators include Charter Airlines, Personal Reactive Operators, Air Taxes and Helicopter Services.)

Thus, the latest air accident in India was reputed by the air journey in India? Mr Kidwai said that the data did not indicate that.

“We looked at the information to evaluate the information that the data affects internal or international operations. There were no few falls in traffic. Along with several cancellations, we have observed many marginal immersions for a short period of time.

“After such events, people are natural to worry. But over time, the situation is better understandable, and this concern is tended to decrease.”