Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (India)
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Formed | 5 July 2012 |
Jurisdiction | India |
Headquarters | Safdarjung Airport New Delhi |
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Parent department | Ministry of Civil Aviation |
Website | aaib |
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is a division of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India which investigates aircraft accidents and incidents in India.
The head office is in Udaan Bhawan,[1] an office building on the property of Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi.[2] Previously the head office was elsewhere on the airport property.[3]
Statutory Backing
[edit]Earlier, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted investigations and gave information to the investigations established by the Court of Inquiry and the Committee Inquiry. A separate investigative agency was established to comply with the Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPs) of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).[4]
The agency was established by Order No. AV-15029/002/2008-CG dated 26 May 2011. The Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2012 came into effect on 5 July 2012. It provides for setting up of an Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.
Investigations
[edit]- AAIB, India has carried out more than 150 Accident and Incident investigations so far including major accident in 2020 of Air India Express Flight 1344.[5]
See also
[edit]- Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- Airline codes
- Aviation Safety
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)
- Airport Authority of India
- Commission of Railway Safety - Railway safety investigator
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact". Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Udaan Bhawan Aurobindo Marg New Delhi-110003 India
- ^ "Scindia inaugurates 'Udaan Bhawan' at Delhi's Safdarjung Airport". The Economic Times. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Home". Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau Safdarjung Airport Arobindo Marg New Delhi-110003
- ^ "No. AV. 11012/01/2011 - PG" (PDF). Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ Kulkarni, Sagar (7 August 2020). "AAIB to probe Kozhikode plane accident". No. 7 August 2020. Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald New Service. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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