Nagpur News: The Non-Resident Indian of Madhya Pradesh, Sam Verma, who was in the headlines across the country for his crazy act of landing his plane directly on the National Highway near Betul, has Nagpur connection, too. Sam Verma is a habitual air space violator and plays games with air safety.
Sam Verma was license-holder of private planes and had purchased a small aircraft. His license expired in 2001. Even then Sam Verma flies his four-seater Cessna 172 without permission. The same aircraft had landed on the National Highway near Betul instead airstrip four days ago. The airstrip is also unauthorized.
The Non-Indian Resident, with an intention to jump into aviation sector, started Continental Air Service in 1997 with much fanfare. He took Boeing 720-25 aircraft on lease by paying 40 lakh dollars to begin Delhi-Nagpur-Mumbai service. However, the aircraft went dead on the very first after landing in Nagpur from Delhi. One of engines gave away but Sam Verma did not care to repair the engine and since then the aircraft has been grounded. Initially, the snag-hit plane was lying on the parking slot. However, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) itself towed the plane and placed it near runway. The aircraft was not a hurdle till 2007-2008. But thereafter, the flights increased by leaps and bounds. And also increased the difficulties of pilots. The grounded aircraft, from the air looks like moving towards runway. The pilots many times tell ATC that a plane is moving towards the runway. Should they abort landing? However, every time the ATC had to convey message of clearance to the pilots of approaching planes. Now, the demands are being voiced to remove the plane to another place.
The Airports Authority of India has moved the High Court for issuance of directives to Sam Verma to either take away the plane or pay parking charges
04/01/14 Nagpur Today
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Sam Verma was license-holder of private planes and had purchased a small aircraft. His license expired in 2001. Even then Sam Verma flies his four-seater Cessna 172 without permission. The same aircraft had landed on the National Highway near Betul instead airstrip four days ago. The airstrip is also unauthorized.
The Non-Indian Resident, with an intention to jump into aviation sector, started Continental Air Service in 1997 with much fanfare. He took Boeing 720-25 aircraft on lease by paying 40 lakh dollars to begin Delhi-Nagpur-Mumbai service. However, the aircraft went dead on the very first after landing in Nagpur from Delhi. One of engines gave away but Sam Verma did not care to repair the engine and since then the aircraft has been grounded. Initially, the snag-hit plane was lying on the parking slot. However, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) itself towed the plane and placed it near runway. The aircraft was not a hurdle till 2007-2008. But thereafter, the flights increased by leaps and bounds. And also increased the difficulties of pilots. The grounded aircraft, from the air looks like moving towards runway. The pilots many times tell ATC that a plane is moving towards the runway. Should they abort landing? However, every time the ATC had to convey message of clearance to the pilots of approaching planes. Now, the demands are being voiced to remove the plane to another place.
The Airports Authority of India has moved the High Court for issuance of directives to Sam Verma to either take away the plane or pay parking charges
04/01/14 Nagpur Today
