Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (India)

Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau
Agency overview
Formed	5 July 2012
Jurisdiction	India
Headquarters	New Delhi
Minister responsible	Jyotiraditya Scindia, Ministry of Civil Aviation;
Agency executives	Aurobindo Handa, Director general; Anil Tewari, Director;
Parent department	Bureau of Civil Aviation Security
Website	aaib.gov.in

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is a division of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India which investigates aircraft accidents and incidents in India.

Statutory Backing[]

Earlier, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conducted investigations and gave information to the investigations established by the Court of Inquiry and the Committee Inquiry. A separate investigative agency was established to comply with the Standards And Recommended Practices (SARPs) of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).^[1]

The agency was established by Order No. AV-15029/002/2008-CG dated May 26, 2011. The Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2012 came into effect on 5 July 2012. It provides for setting up of an Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau.

Investigations[]

2020 - Air India Express Flight 1344 - this will be the first full-fledged air crash that will be investigated by this agency^[2]

References[]

^ "No. AV. 11012/01/2011 - PG" (PDF). Ministry of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ Kulkarni, Sagar (7 August 2020). "AAIB to probe Kozhikode plane accident" (7 August 2020). Deccan Herald. Deccan Herald New Service. Retrieved 11 August 2020.