NEW DELHI, JUNE 3
Government is considering giving more powers to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and mulling setting up of an independent safety board to separate the role of an aviation regulator and investigator.
The Government move comes with aviation safety back in focus after the Mangalore air crash on May 22 in which 158 persons were killed and a few incidents involving flights in the recent weeks.
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel told reporters today government is considering establishing an independent safety board on the lines of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in a bid to separate the role of a regulator and an investigator.
