New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today expressed the hope that aviation sector regulator DGCA would soon come out with new screening norms to evaluate pilots' mental health, admitting it as a "real" problem.
Pointing out that the recent case of the Germanwings airline's co-pilot who had crashed the Airbus A320 plane into the French Alps killing himself and 149 others onboard, had thrown up a new angle, Raju said "this problem is there and it's a real problem.
"We can only make suggestions... We hope they (DGCA) come out with something (new norm)," the minister said here.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation sources had said earlier this week that the regulator had began discussions with the airport medical services to formulate new norms for assessing the mental health of pilots, which may include regular check-ups.
08/04/15 PTI/Economic Times
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Pointing out that the recent case of the Germanwings airline's co-pilot who had crashed the Airbus A320 plane into the French Alps killing himself and 149 others onboard, had thrown up a new angle, Raju said "this problem is there and it's a real problem.
"We can only make suggestions... We hope they (DGCA) come out with something (new norm)," the minister said here.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation sources had said earlier this week that the regulator had began discussions with the airport medical services to formulate new norms for assessing the mental health of pilots, which may include regular check-ups.
08/04/15 PTI/Economic Times
