Aviation safety of India could be downgraded by US if urgent steps not taken: Experts

New Delhi: The lives of passengers were put at risk on at least 22 occasions since June 2011 in "near miss" incidents of aircraft coming too close to each other, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has revealed in response to an Right to Information query.
The data show that during the 10-month period between June 2011 and April 2012, two near-miss incidents were being reported every month from the country's air space on an average.
According to the DGCA data, of the 22 incidents, as many as 11 cases were reported from the Chennai flight information region alone. Delhi with five such incidents and Mumbai with four remained at second and third places. On five occasions, one or both aircraft involved were those of IndiGo airlines and SpiceJet.
13/08/12 Business Today

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Aug 2012, Safety Aug 2012