New airport director has his work cut out
The Hindu
Resumption of wide-bodied aircraft operations a major challenge for R. Mahalingam
An uphill task awaits R. Mahalingam, the new Director of the Calicut International Airport, to restore the operation of wide-bodied aircraft, which was suspended after the Air India Express crash in August last year. His predecessor K. Srinivasa Rao, who has been transferred to the Visakhapatnam International Airport as its Director, keenly took interest in recommencing the operation of big aircraft. A special team attached to the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had carried out an examination for the purpose. The August 7 mishap killed 21 people, including both pilots, and injured more than 100 passengers. However, it is learnt that the suspension of the operation of wide-bodied aircraft will continue at the airport till a five-member team of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), probing the Air India Express crash, submits its report.
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