Bangalore: The first-ever Indian to win the International Aviation Safety Award, Captain Samir Kohli was recently presented the Cecil A Brownlow Award by Flight Safety Foundation at the Farnborough Air Show.
Capt Kohli is an accomplished pilot and air accident investigator who made an independent investigation on behalf of the relatives of the victims of the horrendous crash of Air India Express Flight IX812 on May 22, 2010 at Mangalore. He penned down the reasons behind the crash in his book Waiting to Happen. This was an insightful look into a crash that resulted in 158 fatalities among the 166 passengers and crew.
According to Flight Safety Foundation, Captain Kohli had focussed on understanding and explaining the causal factors of the crash rather than sensationalising it or assigning blame.
The Brownlow Award is presented every year in recognition of significant contribution to aviation safety in the form of published works. Capt Kohli’s book painstakingly explained the complexity of modern commercial air transport operations as well as all the interrelated functions performed in support.
17/07/14 New Indian Express
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Capt Kohli is an accomplished pilot and air accident investigator who made an independent investigation on behalf of the relatives of the victims of the horrendous crash of Air India Express Flight IX812 on May 22, 2010 at Mangalore. He penned down the reasons behind the crash in his book Waiting to Happen. This was an insightful look into a crash that resulted in 158 fatalities among the 166 passengers and crew.
According to Flight Safety Foundation, Captain Kohli had focussed on understanding and explaining the causal factors of the crash rather than sensationalising it or assigning blame.
The Brownlow Award is presented every year in recognition of significant contribution to aviation safety in the form of published works. Capt Kohli’s book painstakingly explained the complexity of modern commercial air transport operations as well as all the interrelated functions performed in support.
17/07/14 New Indian Express
