(a) whether the Government has chalked out any safety measures and programmes to enhance and ensure safety of airliners;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the list of Indian Airlines operating in both domestic and international sector and the number of fleets in operation of each airline;
(d) whether the Government has taken any serious note of old aircraft being operated by certain airlines; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?
The Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Jayant Sinha)
(a) & (b) Following steps have been taken by DGCA to ensure safety of airlines:;
(i) As per the annual surveillance program, audit of the operators is carried out. Findings of audit report are followed up with the operator for compliance. The compliance of the action taken by the operator is further verified during the next audit.
(ii) Safety recommendations emanating from the investigation reports are followed up for implementation with the concerned agencies so as to prevent recurrence of similar incident in future.
(iii) Accident/incident data is regularly analyzed and based on the analysis, Air Safety Circulars are issued to bring important observations/findings to the notice of the operators to avoid the recurrence of the accidents/incidents.
(c) Details are attached in Annexure ‘A’. ;
(d) & (e) All aircraft operating in the country are within the laid down Civil Aviation Requirement.