Amid deliberations on aviation safety, a need to pay heed to past warnings

This piece highlights some red flags that have consistently been raised by senior commanders, directors, experts, etc., over the years.

This is perhaps the piece one looks least forward to writing as a journalist who has covered or a columnist who has offered opinion on the aviation sector for over a quarter of a century. So as I put pen to paper (or in fact fingers to keyboard), I’ll begin by borrowing a few words already uttered by the Tata chairman in the same context: this is definitely one of the worst subjects that I am forced to address, one

The recent crash was the first hull loss for the Dreamliner, since it went into commercial operations in 2011, although concerns about its safety have been raised by whistleblowers previously. (REUTERS FILE)