House Panel Warned of Charter Plane Safety Gaps Months Before Ajit Pawar's Crash
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News18•29-01-2026, 12:32
House Panel Warned of Charter Plane Safety Gaps Months Before Ajit Pawar's Crash
- •A Parliamentary Standing Committee flagged serious safety gaps in India's civil aviation, specifically in the private and charter aircraft segment, months before Ajit Pawar's plane crash.
- •The report, tabled in August last year, warned that aviation expansion was outpacing oversight capacity and called for tighter scrutiny of non-scheduled operators.
- •Concerns were raised over maintenance standards, documentation, operational control, and the need for mandatory Safety Management Systems for all private operators.
- •The committee also scrutinized Air Traffic Control (ATC) capacity, manpower shortages, and fatigue risks, calling for accelerated recruitment and improved rostering.
- •It highlighted that the DGCA is overburdened and works reactively, recommending strengthened technical staffing and data-driven risk assessment for predictive oversight.
Why It Matters: A parliamentary panel had warned of critical safety lapses in charter planes before Ajit Pawar's crash.
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