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Mallya meets aviation secy, hopes all hurdles will be crossed

Vijay Mallya today met aviation secretary K N Srvastava and briefed him of a plan to revive and restart the grounded Kingfisher Airlines

Aviation safety, staff strengthening priority for new DGCA chief

Facing the threat of downgrading of the aviation safety net, the task is cut out for new DGCA chief Arun Mishra, who said his prime focus would be to take all measures to ensure safe and secure flying in India.

Indian carriers ignore lessons from 9/11, flout security norms

Post 9/11, aviation regulators worldwide adopted new security measures, including installation of bullet-proof cockpit doors and cockpit door surveillance, but aviation officials say a number of Indian flights do not comply.