Sunday, October 11, 2015

50% emergency landings due to snags in Air India fleet

Bengaluru: Two recent back-to-back emergency landings of Air India flights have put the focus on the efficacy of the national carrier's fleet and maintenance.

With both the landings-on September 7 and October 4-caused by hydraulic failures, the Director General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA) and Air India are looking for solutions to prevent any recurrence.

Data sourced from the ministry of civil aviation reveals that Air India has the worst record when it comes to emergency landings caused by technical glitches.

In the past three-and-a-half-years (January 2012-July 2015), a total of 141 emergency landings by all scheduled airlines have been reported in the country. Of these, 14% (20) were caused due to technical problems while 86% were due to medical emergencies.
However, 10 of the 20 emergency landings caused due to technical problems (50%) involve the state-run Air India. Another one involves its subsidiary Air India Charters Limited (AICL). Air India didn't respond to queries on the matter.
11/10/15 Chethan Kumar/Times of India
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