The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA India) has been invited to Parliament by the Parliamentary Standing Committee to present its concerns on Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL), pilot fatigue and growing safety risks in the aviation sector.
The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA India) has said that it has been formally invited by the Director General, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), to attend a consultation meeting in the national capital on Friday
"The tone and direction of the investigation suggest a bias toward pilot error. We categorically reject this presumption and insist on a fair, fact-based inquiry," the pilots' association said in a media statement.
A representative of airline associations and unions -- Indian Pilots Guild (IPG), Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA), Air India Employees Unions (AIEU), All India Cabin Crew Association (AICCA) and Air Corporation Employees Union (ACEU) -- as well as Airline Pilots Association of In