New pilot fatigue rules by November; Air India crash report likely tomorrow
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New Delhi: A new mechanism to deal with pilot fatigue is expected to be ready by November, top officials of the civil aviation ministry informed a parliamentary panel. The government is also taking steps to address a staff shortage at the civil aviation regulator by October, they said.During deliberations on air traffic control, officials informed the panel that in several Indian airports, one radar handles nearly 30 flights at a time compared with the norm of eight to 10 in many countries.The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture chaired by JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha held marathon meetings for over eight hours on Wednesday. As many as 97 representatives from the aviation ministry, regulators, airlines and airport operators appeared before the panel during the meeting to review safety in the civil aviation sector.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau informed the panel that it will make public its preliminary report on the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash, the first involving a Boeing Dreamliner, in a couple of days, sources said.At the meeting, MPs across the party lines also expressed concerns over the maintenance of Air India flights, with many saying that the airline is still working in the old set-up, sources said. The previously state-run airline is now part of the Tata Group.Jha described the meeting as "very extensive and thorough", noting that every stakeholder participated in the discussion and answered queries of the panel's members.According to officials, this is the first time the black box of a crashed plane is being investigated in India. The instruments collected from plane wreckage and parts will be shared with concerned OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), sources added.The black box and voice recorder of the aircraft were intact.The parliamentary panel is likely to table its report in Parliament in the session beginning July 21.
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