UNCTUOUS
16th Apr 2007, 05:37
Anybody know what this is all about?
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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre, Airbus Industries and chairman of state-run carrier Indian on a PIL seeking scrapping of a procedure followed in emergency landing by an A-320 aircraft.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice M K Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Khanna issued the notices and sought a reply within four weeks.
The petition filed by P N Sharma, a pilot with Indian, alleged that the procedure published by European consortium Airbus, which is followed by pilots of A-320 during emergency landing immediately after take-off, was incorrect, unsafe and should be changed.
"Even today the A-320 bogie type aircraft flies in contravention to rules and regulation that is highly detrimental to flight safety. This matter is of concern as it could jeopardise the safety of the travelling public, crew and all occupants of the aircraft," the petitioner contended.
Sharma has also said his repeated applications to government authorities and Airbus went unheeded.
The petition said there was a "willful attempt" to stymie the issue and adamantly continue with the incorrect procedure.
"The issue is not being given its due attention perhaps as except Indian Airlines the said aircraft is not operated by anyone else in the entire world," he said.
It was also contended that pilots were put to anxiety due to the erroneous and unwarranted procedure.
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also at link (http://news.google.com.au/news/url?sa=t&ct=/4-0&fp=46233ef7bf071ebb&ei=pwkjRsakGIWGqwOTsujjCg&url=http%3A//www.zeenews.com/articles.asp%3Faid%3D365836%26sid%3DREG%26ssid%3D&cid=1115388436)
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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre, Airbus Industries and chairman of state-run carrier Indian on a PIL seeking scrapping of a procedure followed in emergency landing by an A-320 aircraft.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice M K Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Khanna issued the notices and sought a reply within four weeks.
The petition filed by P N Sharma, a pilot with Indian, alleged that the procedure published by European consortium Airbus, which is followed by pilots of A-320 during emergency landing immediately after take-off, was incorrect, unsafe and should be changed.
"Even today the A-320 bogie type aircraft flies in contravention to rules and regulation that is highly detrimental to flight safety. This matter is of concern as it could jeopardise the safety of the travelling public, crew and all occupants of the aircraft," the petitioner contended.
Sharma has also said his repeated applications to government authorities and Airbus went unheeded.
The petition said there was a "willful attempt" to stymie the issue and adamantly continue with the incorrect procedure.
"The issue is not being given its due attention perhaps as except Indian Airlines the said aircraft is not operated by anyone else in the entire world," he said.
It was also contended that pilots were put to anxiety due to the erroneous and unwarranted procedure.
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also at link (http://news.google.com.au/news/url?sa=t&ct=/4-0&fp=46233ef7bf071ebb&ei=pwkjRsakGIWGqwOTsujjCg&url=http%3A//www.zeenews.com/articles.asp%3Faid%3D365836%26sid%3DREG%26ssid%3D&cid=1115388436)