Indigo & AirIndia world two most unsafe Airlines, Both belongs to India
Insult to aviation industry of India! India’s two most unsafe airlines, Indigo and AirIndia, will be allowed to fly as long as they meet new safety standards. The only two airlines in the world that don’t meet the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards will be given exemptions by the Indian government. The ruling came after a recent audit found that both airlines failed to meet international safety standards.
The audits have revealed that both AirIndia and Indigo have a poor safety records. The airplanes didn’t have live or functioning black box recorders, the aircraft maintenance logs were incomplete and the airlines weren’t complying with safety rules related to training of crew. There were also issues related to the maintenance of international cargo flights by both AirIndia and IndiGo.
The aviation industry in India is the third largest in Asia and ninth largest in the world, with over 19 million passengers carried annually. The Indian government has been working to develop its civil aviation industry by ensuring that all aircraft are “airworthy.” There have been attempts to introduce a Bill on air safety but the government has not done so. A draft of Air Safety Bill, which is being put together by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has proposed stringent rules for airlines to follow and hefty penalties for those who are unable or unwilling to comply with the new rules.
IndiGo and Air India are the two airlines that have failed to meet ICAO safety standards. Both these airlines operate worldwide as Indian carriers, but their head offices are located in Gurgaon and Mumbai, respectively. The Civil Aviation Ministry can now allows them to fly.
Air India has been on the ropes for some time now and the national carrier is making all-out efforts to survive on a day-to-day basis. Air India has been flying with an “air-ambulatory”…