New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- India's aviation safety regulator identified repetitive technical defects in 377 aircraft in 2025, exactly half the aircraft across Indian airlines, with the specific defects ranging from innocuous ones such as faulty recliners or entertainment system to critical ones such as inoperative weather radar and hydraulic pressure issue, according to data shared by the civil aviation ministry in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
The response comes in the backdrop of serious questions being asked of DGCA and the ministry over the safety record of Indian airlines, especially following the June 12, 2025, Air India aircraft crash in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people.P11
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hindus...