On March 20, 2006, the Chairman of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Assad Kotoite, delivered this message in Montreal while addressing the Directors General of Civil Aviation Conference on Global Aviation Safety Strategy: “It must be a strategy that recognizes that a weakness in one is a weakness in all. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s Civil Aviation Requirements have been undergoing modifications over 15 years, with extensions due to pressure from airline owners. It is the same as far as India’s credibility in aviation safety investigation is concerned. (Mohan) Ranganathan is a former airline instructor pilot and aviation safety adviser. He is also a former member of the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council (CASAC), India

Source: The Hindu January 06, 2026 05:46 UTC