Mumbai: The recent installation of state-of-art equipment at airports might make travellers assume their travel is safer but Airport Authority Officers' Association (AAOA) says this far from reality.
In a frightening insight, in a letter written to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju, AAOA has alleged that airport authorities are putting passengers' lives at risk by providing incomplete training to air traffic management personnel.
The letter written by YP Gautam, general secretary, AAOA, states, "Instead of taking initiatives for training/ proficiency examination for the new equipment, our officers are forced to accept familiarisation training of five days which Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) would never agree to". DGCA is the regulatory body for aviation in India and lays down rules and policies for operation and safety.
10/07/14 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
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In a frightening insight, in a letter written to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapati Raju, AAOA has alleged that airport authorities are putting passengers' lives at risk by providing incomplete training to air traffic management personnel.
The letter written by YP Gautam, general secretary, AAOA, states, "Instead of taking initiatives for training/ proficiency examination for the new equipment, our officers are forced to accept familiarisation training of five days which Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) would never agree to". DGCA is the regulatory body for aviation in India and lays down rules and policies for operation and safety.
10/07/14 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
