Motivated by the recent tragedy of the Air India Express crash at Mangalore India, the government of India is setting up an independent Civil Aviation Authority to investigate aviation accidents, above and beyond the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The new authority will be analogous to the FAA. Additionally, the DGCA will have 550 new technical positions legislating upon the ICAO’s Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) ensuring incident reporting and sharing of global data.
The horrible concern remains that the horrific Air India Express crash in Mangalore that killed 158 people could have possibly been averted if the pilot had followed his co-pilot’s advice.
Transcripts show that co-pilot H S Ahluwalia repeatedly urged Captain Zlatko Glusica to go around.
