Before the meeting committee members will travel on Air India to conduct a first-hand assessment of the airline, its planes, and its staff, sources said.
New Delhi:A Parliament committee on transport will meet, likely in the first week of July, on the issue of safety of civil aviation and to discuss aircraft maintenance concerns. Government officials, airline reps, and Boeing executives have been sumoned and are expected to face tough questions, sources said.
Sources told NDTV of 'multiple shortcomings' in the aviation sector, with maintenance of aircraft now a matter of major concern. The committee will also address frequent helicopter accidents.
Topics of discussion will include the role of the Director General of Civil Aviation, or the DGCA, aircraft maintenance schedules, and the mental fitness of pilots, sources said.
The committee's report will likely be tabled in the next Parliament session.
Before this meeting the committee is scheduled to hold a consultation in Gangtok to review air and road connectivity to the northeastern states, with the focus on developing tourism.
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