Report submitted on near-collision of President’s chopper

New Delhi: India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Tuesday submitted the report of its probe into near-collision between President Pratibha Patil’s choppers and an Air India aircraft at Mumbai airport Feb 9.
DGCA Director General S.N.A. Zaidi, who investigated the incident, submitted the report to the Civil Aviation Secretary M. Madhavan Nambiar.
Although the findings of the probe are yet to be known, sources in the department said the report has a set of 20 recommendations.
However, the report does not include the demand by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to close the airspace for 10 minutes before flying the VVIPs, especially the President and the Prime Minister.
The recommendations generally relate to air traffic procedures and coordination between various agencies, especially between the IAF and the Airports Authority of India, the regulator of airports in India, said an official.
The president was inside one of three choppers that were part of her entourage, and it was in a matter of seconds that the mishap was averted at Mumbai airport Feb 9.
23/06/09 IANS/Thaindian News, Thailand

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