New Delhi: To beef up manpower resources for investigating aircraft accidents, the Civil Aviation Ministry is looking to rope in experts from diverse areas, including psychology and meteorology.
The government is in the process of creating a pool of experts who would help with the work of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which has become an independent body.
The regulatory framework has been put in place for functioning of AAIB as an entity independent of aviation watchdog DGCA.
As many as 21 positions at AAIB, including the post of Director General (DG), have been notified.
In order to help the bureau during its investigations, the Ministry is looking for experts who would be initially empanelled for two years.
Experts are being sought from various areas such as aviation operations, engineer, in flight safety personnel, pilots, air traffic controller, human factors and aviation psychology, aviation medicine, meteorology and legal, the Ministry said in a communication.
AAIB takes the help of experts on a case-to-case basis while probing aircraft accidents.
07/06/16 PTI/Business Standard
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The government is in the process of creating a pool of experts who would help with the work of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which has become an independent body.
The regulatory framework has been put in place for functioning of AAIB as an entity independent of aviation watchdog DGCA.
As many as 21 positions at AAIB, including the post of Director General (DG), have been notified.
In order to help the bureau during its investigations, the Ministry is looking for experts who would be initially empanelled for two years.
Experts are being sought from various areas such as aviation operations, engineer, in flight safety personnel, pilots, air traffic controller, human factors and aviation psychology, aviation medicine, meteorology and legal, the Ministry said in a communication.
AAIB takes the help of experts on a case-to-case basis while probing aircraft accidents.
07/06/16 PTI/Business Standard
