US EditionAir India Plane Crash: Parliamentary Panel to Discuss ‘Civil Aviation Safety’, Other Issues Today
NEW DELHI, INDIA, JUL 8 – Parliamentary panel scrutinizes Air India crash probe and airfare hikes after Pahalgam terror attack, with over 270 fatalities reported in the June 12 crash, officials said.
- On July 8, the Public Accounts Committee, MoCA, and airline officials discussed the Air India crash and airfare surges post-Pahalgam attack.
- The investigation stems from the June 12 AI-171 crash that killed 241 and the April Pahalgam attack, which caused airfare surges and stranded tourists.
- The AAIB leads the investigation with IAF, HAL, and NTSB experts; black box data was decoded domestically on June 25, and the preliminary report was submitted earlier this week.
- Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee demanded airlines establish clear fare regulations and called for an independent audit of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security following the crash investigation delay.
- The full crash report is expected later this week, with DGCA planning measures to curb fare surges amid ongoing safety concerns in India's expanding aviation sector.
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Air India Plane Crash: Parliamentary panel to discuss ‘civil aviation safety’, other issues today
Air India Plane Crash: A month after the tragic Air India crash that claimed over 260 lives, a parliamentary committee is set to review safety regulations in civil aviation today. The ongoing discussions aim to ensure accountability and enhance aviation safety.
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Air India has reportedly asserted before the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the Boeing Dreamliner remains "one of the safest aircraft in operation" globally, even as scrutiny intensifies following the tragic crash of Flight AI 171 in Ahmedabad, which claimed 260 lives. According to media reports, the airline stated that more than 1,000 Dreamliners are currently operational worldwide. As per reports, the PAC meeting, which was…
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