Safety Board Needed
The great witch hunt and blame game has started. After every accident/incident the same rigmarole takes place of how to apportion blame and met out punishment. All those involved in this exercise comprise those who have self interests in their positions and organizations, like the Civil Aviation Ministry, DGCA, Airlines, Unions etc.
The larger picture of aviation safety is always ignored. Time and again pilot bodies in India have requested for the setting up of an Independent Safety Authority, comprising retired aviation experts like pilots, engineers, atcs, etc who understand aviation operational systems or the lack of them, have no self interest, and can pro-actively prevent such disasters from re-occurring with non penal safety reporting of incidents by pilots and other personnel involved with flight operations. A Reprisal Free reporting system would work wonders towards an accident free environment.
The sooner these thick headed babus realize the macro picture the better it will be for flight safety and aviation in India.
Aeronotix.