Mangalore Plane Crash: Court of Inquiry Next Week

ew Delhi: The Centre is likely to constitute next week a Court of Inquiry into the Mangalore air crash while it set up on Friday a Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council (CASAC) to strengthen aviation safety environment.
The Court of Inquiry is likely to be headed by a serving or a former high court judge and will comprise two assessors with aviation background. The assessors will be experts in engineering and operations and will help the Court look at the crash from various angles. It would be handed over all the material evidences collected from the crash site by the Inspector of Accidents, appointed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
The Civil Aviation Ministry said on Friday that CASAC would be headed by the Director General of Civil Aviation and will comprise 28 members drawn from aviation sub-sectors such as airlines (both public and private), flight operations, airworthiness, operations etc.
Representatives of ICAO (International civil aviation organization), FAA (Federation of Air Safety of the USA), Boeing, Airbus and other organisations will be special invitees. The Council will have a term of one year.
The Council will advise DGCA in areas of operations of aircraft such as commercial and general aviation, aerodromes and heliports, air navigation services, air operator certification, airworthiness of aircraft including maintenance, certification of aeronautical products, and human performance and training. It would also review the existing regulatory framework and provide recommendations for strengthening aviation safety.
28/05/10 DHNS/Daijiworld.com

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