Fake pilots: Panel to probe insiders' role

New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry has formed a 12-member committee to ascertain the involvement of insiders in the fake pilot licences scam. The committee, which will submit its report in six weeks, will also recommend ways to make the examination for accrediting commanders in airlines foolproof.
“The committee will first find out the extent of insiders’ role in the whole scam and will then suggest ways to make the examination system foolproof,” said a senior ministry official, who did not want to be identified. The committee comprises members from the civil aviation ministry, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), representatives from the Indian Air Force, Air India and National Informatics Centre, and independent aviation analysts.
Rohit Nandan, joint secretary, civil aviation ministry, is the convenor of the committee, which also has Director General of Civil Aviation E K Bharat Bhusan as its member.
After the scam was unearthed, DGCA has initiated a revamp of the pilot licensing system and is looking at appointing a third party to scrutinise pilot training academies. Not only pilot training institutes but the conduct of DGCA officials has also come under the scanner since the scam broke out.
31/03/11 Mihir Mishra/Business Standard

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Mar 2011