Indian Aviation sector ‘completely protected’, no have to panic: DGCA chief

Amidst the rising technical snag incident, aviation watchdog authority DGCA’s chief Arun Kumar has stated that the aviation sector is ‘completely protected. He added, saying that there is no such thing as a cause to panic. In line with the pinnacle of the aviation authority, the nation’s civil aviation house is “utterly protected,” and all ICAO-mandated procedures are carried out. It’s to be famous that not too long ago there have been round 478 technical-snag incidents within the final yr.

In gentle of the latest string of technical difficulties confronted by Indian airways and the DGCA’s choice to cease SpiceJet’s operations, Mr. Kumar emphasised that there is no such thing as a cause to worry as a result of not one of the incidents which were printed or mentioned have the potential to trigger chaos.

DGCA chief additionally stated that the entire difficulties encountered are frequent and have an effect on all airways and fleet varieties. There have been 15 technical points within the final 16 days, together with for worldwide operators visiting India, which have been addressed and stuck.

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It was not made public what particular difficulties the worldwide carriers encountered. Mr. Kumar claimed that the difficulties encountered by the abroad operators have been similar to these confronted by the Indian carriers. Greater than a dozen incidents of Indian carriers working into technical difficulties not too long ago grew to become public, significantly within the case of SpiceJet, and the DGCA is carefully monitoring the occasions.

In response to considerations raised by some that the DGCA’s motion in opposition to SpiceJet was inadequate, Mr. Kumar said, “I’m not right here to close down airways. My position is to take measures to make sure protected and environment friendly flying”.

The DGCA chairman additional famous that, compared to many different nations, the fleet of Indian carriers is primarily younger. “The main focus is at all times on security and to make sure that any state of affairs will not be allowed to worsen.”The DGCA’s annual surveillance programme incorporates regulatory audits, spot checks, and surveillance as a part of its security monitoring course of.

Lately, Jyotiraditya Scindia, the minister of aviation, met with senior members of his ministry and the civil aviation authority to debate issues of safety (DGCA). The minister knowledgeable the officers there ought to be no compromising on the security of the passengers after receiving a radical report from them relating to these incidences over the past month.

With inputs from PTI