MUMBAI: The Ghatkopar aircraft crash has raised the massive query about whether or not old airplane with a chancy safety record will have to be allowed to fly over congested cities like Mumbai and Delhi.
The aviation business is split. "Aircraft over 25 years old and not in active flying, aircraft that fly only once in a while should not be allowed over congested cities," stated a senior turboprop pilot and director (aviation) with a state govt, soliciting for anonymity. He defined that even old airplane manage to get a certificates of airworthiness from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation which permits them to be flown. "But when you fly them, you find that they are highly prone to snags. There is always some problem, it's the same with all old aircraft," he added.
A charter operator had a unique take. "It's not a question of aircraft age. As per DGCA norms, jets less than 20 years old and turboprops less than 15 years only can be brought/imported. But there are much older planes based in India, which are workhorses. The problem is that their maintenance is chancy," he stated. India has many small-time charter brokers, without a non-scheduled operator's permit, who purchase reasonable airplane, cut corners, borrow pilots from different operators. "It's called cross-utilization of crew, a practice which is discouraged because it impacts air safety. It's a concern when such charter brokers fly aircraft over crowded cities like Mumbai, Delhi," he added.
Advocate Yeshwant Shenoy, who had filed petitions within the Bombay and Delhi high courts warning in regards to the dangers of obstructions along the method trail of Mumbai and Juhu airport, known as the Ghatkopar crash a "trailer". "Big aircraft fly into Mumbai; if there is a crash, it would take away a chunk of the city's population," he stated.
Referring to the pictures of a path of fireplace along a street near the crash web page, he stated "aviation turbine fuel flowing like water, taking fire along with it" is the type of disaster that Mumbai will have to protect itself against.
The aviation business is split. "Aircraft over 25 years old and not in active flying, aircraft that fly only once in a while should not be allowed over congested cities," stated a senior turboprop pilot and director (aviation) with a state govt, soliciting for anonymity. He defined that even old airplane manage to get a certificates of airworthiness from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation which permits them to be flown. "But when you fly them, you find that they are highly prone to snags. There is always some problem, it's the same with all old aircraft," he added.
A charter operator had a unique take. "It's not a question of aircraft age. As per DGCA norms, jets less than 20 years old and turboprops less than 15 years only can be brought/imported. But there are much older planes based in India, which are workhorses. The problem is that their maintenance is chancy," he stated. India has many small-time charter brokers, without a non-scheduled operator's permit, who purchase reasonable airplane, cut corners, borrow pilots from different operators. "It's called cross-utilization of crew, a practice which is discouraged because it impacts air safety. It's a concern when such charter brokers fly aircraft over crowded cities like Mumbai, Delhi," he added.
Advocate Yeshwant Shenoy, who had filed petitions within the Bombay and Delhi high courts warning in regards to the dangers of obstructions along the method trail of Mumbai and Juhu airport, known as the Ghatkopar crash a "trailer". "Big aircraft fly into Mumbai; if there is a crash, it would take away a chunk of the city's population," he stated.
Referring to the pictures of a path of fireplace along a street near the crash web page, he stated "aviation turbine fuel flowing like water, taking fire along with it" is the type of disaster that Mumbai will have to protect itself against.
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