The man appointed to lead India’s effort in the search for MH370, the missing Malaysian Airlines jet, is 59-year-old Air Marshal P.K. Roy.
He is currently the head of the Andaman and Nicobar Command and joined the Indian Air Force in 1975 after gaining his commission from the National Defence Academy near the central city of Pune.
A trained helicopter pilot, Air Marshal Roy has 4,500 hours of flying experience and is also a qualified flying instructor.
He has held a number of high ranking positions, including as the commander of the air force station in New Delhi, and the commandant of the National Defence College, also in the Indian capital.
He will coordinate India’s search as it joins 10 other nations, including the U.S. and China, in the hunt for MH370 after it vanished from the sky early Saturday.
13/04/13 Wall Street Journal
MH370, Foreign Mar 2014, Safety Mar 2014
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He is currently the head of the Andaman and Nicobar Command and joined the Indian Air Force in 1975 after gaining his commission from the National Defence Academy near the central city of Pune.
A trained helicopter pilot, Air Marshal Roy has 4,500 hours of flying experience and is also a qualified flying instructor.
He has held a number of high ranking positions, including as the commander of the air force station in New Delhi, and the commandant of the National Defence College, also in the Indian capital.
He will coordinate India’s search as it joins 10 other nations, including the U.S. and China, in the hunt for MH370 after it vanished from the sky early Saturday.
13/04/13 Wall Street Journal
MH370, Foreign Mar 2014, Safety Mar 2014
