IMPORTANT LETTERS / CORRESPONDENCE
2026
- 02/10/2026 - 26 -21 Letter to PMO for Capt. Smit Machchhar for National Bravery Award
- 25/09/2026 - 26 - 20 Letter to Hon Minister of Civil Aviation For Independent Review of the Draft Final Investigation Report of AI 171 Crash
- 18/09/2026 - 26 -19 Letter to DG AAIB Comprehensive Evaluation of B787 Electrical System Evidence submitted by Foundation of Aviation Safety
- 15/09/2026 - 26 -18 Letter to DG DGCA Full Implemenation of FDTL Regulations & Strengthening of FRMS Oversight
- 31/08/2026 - 26 - 17 RECOMMENDATION FOR REVISION OF CAR SECTION 5 SERIES 'F' PART V AND PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE TESTING TECH UNDER DGCA CONSIDERING UNODC AND ICAO DOC 9654
- 24/08/2026 - 26 - 16 INCLUSION OF FIP AS A FORMAL STAKEHOLDER IN AVIATION POLICY FORMULATION AND SAFETY MATTERS OF MOCA DGCA AND AAIB
- 21/08/2026 - 26 -15 Proposal for Development and Mandatory Implementation of a Comprehensive Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) Framework in India
- 17/08/2026 - 26 - 14 COMPARATIVE STUDY ON ORAL - FLUID TESTING AS A COMPLEMENTARY METHOD UNDER THE INDIAN AVIATION PSYCHOACTIVE-SUBSTANCE TESTING FRAMEWORK
- 17/08/2026 - 26 - 13 Consideration of Oral-Fluid Testing as a Complementary Method under the DGCA Psychoactive-Substance Testing Framework - Revision Of CAR 5/F/V
- 17/08/2026 - 26 - 12 REQUEST FOR FORMAL CONSIDERATION OF FIP TECHNICAL INPUTS AND PERSONAL HEARING IN THE INVESTIGATION OF AIR INDIA FLIGHT AI-171 ACCIDENT ON 12 JUNE 2025 AT AHMEDABAD & Court Order dt 28.07.2026
- 09/07/2026 - 26 - 11 Letter to DG FOR WITHDRAWAL OF TEMPORARY EXTENSIONS / VARIATIONS TO FLIGHT DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS (FDTL) AND NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAR SECTION 7 SERIES J PART III DATED 26 MAR 2024: SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS
- 14/06/2026 - 26 - 10 Letter to AAIB SIMULATOR TESTS ON RAT DEPLOYMENT TIMING ANALYSIS & NEED FOR SIMULATOR TESTING TO AUTHENTICATE THE TIMINGS GIVEN IN PRELIM REPORT
- 05/06/2026 - 26 - 08 Letter to AAIB TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION ACARS MESSAGES AND RELATED TECHNICAL ISSUES CONCERNING AI-171 CRASH ON 12 JUN 26 with attachments
- 10/05/2026 - 26 - 07 Letter to DG DGCA URGENT FOLLOW-UP ON RECENT INCIDENTS AND CONTINUED DEVIATIONS FROM FDTL CAR - SAFETY CONCERNS
- 01/05/2026 - 26 - 03 dt 01.05.2026 Letter to MOCA & AAIB TECHNICAL NOTE IN COMPLIANCE OF ANNEX 13 I.R.O AIR INDIA 171 ACCIDENT OF 12TH JUNE 2025 With Annexures
- 14/04/2026 - 26 - 06 Letter to DG DGCA Formal Representation for Urgent Review and Amendment of Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) CAR Section 7 Series J Part II-Helicopter Operations: Systemic Safety Concerns and Regulatory Gaps
- 10/04/2026 - 26 - 05 Congratulatory Letter To New DG DGCA
- 15/03/2026 - 26 - 01 FDTL Letter to MOCA TEMPORARY EXTENSIONS TO FLIGHT DUTY TIME LIMITATIONS (FDTL) FOR TWO-PILOT OPERATIONS : AIR INDIA
- 12/03/2026 - 26 - 04 Letter to AAIB REQUEST FOR SIMULATOR CORRELATION WITH RAT IMAGERY AND DFDR TIMELINE (AI 171) CRASH AND INCORPORATION IN FINAL REPORT
- 12/03/2026 - 26 - 03 Request for Technical Clarification Regarding DFDR Time References and RAT Deployment Sequencing - AI 171 Preliminary Report
- 08/02/2026 - 26 - 01 Letter to MOCA FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF FDTL CAR DATED 24 MAR 2024
2025
- 18/12/2025 - 25 -18 Letter To Minister on FDTL CAR on 18 Dec
- 08/12/2025 - 25 -17 Letter To DG for Withdrawal of Dispensation on CAR Sec 7 Ser J Part III - with Attachments
- 05/12/2025 - 25 -14 Letter To Minister on Indigo 05 Dec
- 02/12/2025 - 25 -13 Letter To DG - Omission of Clause 13.3 in FDTL CAR
- 28/10/2025 - 25 - 12 Letter To DG DGCA 28 Oct 25
- 24/10/2025 - 25 - 10 Letter to DFS Joseph Comments CAR 5 F III
- 01/10/2025 - 25 - 07 Letter To DG on CAR of RTR
- 22/09/2025 - 25 - 07 LETTER TO THE MINISTER MOCA FOR JUDICIAL PROBE
- 15/09/2025 - 25 - 06 FIPS Feedback on Draft OPERATIONS CIRCULAR ON FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- 01/09/2025 - 25 - 05 Follow Up on Request for clarification pertaining to clause 10.1 Note 3 of CAR Section 7 Series J Part III
- 12/08/2025 - 25 - 04 Request to Participate in Committee for Formulating MPL Policy
- 16/07/2025 - 25 - 03 REQUEST FOR INCLUSION OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THE INVESTIGATION CRASH OF AI-171 & LACK OF CLARITY IN REPORT
- 11/07/2025 - 25 - 02 Request for clarification pertaining to clause 10.1 Note 3 of CAR Section 7 Series J Part III25 - 02 Request for clarification pertaining to clause 10.1 Note 3 of CAR Section 7 Series J Part III
- 23/06/2025 - 25 - 01 Letter to MOCA for Inclusion of Industry Experts in Investigation of AI 171 Accident
2024
- 01/10/2024 - 24 - 03 Congratulatory Letter to Air Chief Marshal
- 29/07/2024 - 24 - 02 FIP Letter to Hon. Minister in regards to Implementaion of Revised CAR
- 28/03/2024 - 24-01 FIP Letter to Hon. Minister in regards to Revision of FDTL CAR
2023
- 02/12/2023 - Comments and suggestions on the regulation Draft revision to CAR Section 7 Series J Part III- Flight Duty Period
- 31/10/2023 - Validating expired Licenses of Indian Pilots Abroad
- 04/10/2023 - Comments/Objections to the draft revision to CAR Section 5 Series F Part III - Procedure for medical examination of aircraft personnel for alcohol consumption.
- 28/06/2023 - FIP Comments Regarding Draft Aircraft Bill 2023
- 04/04/2023 - Prolonged Notice Periods for Pilots in India - A Public and Industrial Safety Hazard
- 10/03/2023 - Issuance of PPL and Open Rating to experienced pilots
- 01/03/2023 - Congratulatory message to Director General of Civil Aviation of India
- 27/02/2023 - DGCA's policy on verification of pilot's licences creating barriers to employment.
- 10/02/2023 - Re: Gross Deficiencies in the procedure for Examining Pilots for aviation related RTR (A) Certificate of Proficiency issued by DOT/WPC wing
- 27/01/2023 - Detrimental impact of Pilots Licence Renewal Medical Examinations (LRME) and Assessments conducted by IAF - Regarding
- 27/01/2023 - Appeal against permanently unfit pilots being declared perpetually TMU during final DGCA assessment
- 25/01/2023 - Review of DGCA's powers to cancel suspend or endorse pilots licences
- 06/01/2023 - Objection to the practice of NOCs
2022
- 06/06/2022 - Issues regarding e-logging of flying hours on eGCA.
- 30/05/2022 - Hazard due Laser Attack
- 29/04/2022 - Distribution of ICAO Space Weather Advisories.
- 13/04/2022 - NOC for Foreign Licence Conversion.
2021
- 18/11/2021 - Upward Revision of Custom Duty Exemption Limit for Air Crew in Union Budget 2022
- 30/10/2021 - Comments / objections to draft amendments to the Aircraft Rules 1937 published in the extraordinary gazette on Sept 30th 2021.
- 23/09/2021 - Draft CAR on Procedure for examination of the aviation personnel for consumption of Psychoactive Substances - Comments Regarding
- 11/09/2021 - Secondary Flight Deck Barriers to mitigate enhanced security threats
- 15/07/2021 - Congratulations to you on assuming charge as the Hon'ble Minister of Civil Aviation.
- 01/05/2021 - Blood Alcohol Tests for Civil Pilots - Regarding
- 01/05/2021 - Letter to Cabinet Secretary wrt Vaccination for Commercial Pilots
- 22/04/2021 - Immediate Suspension of BA Tests For Aircrew Due to Covid-19 Risk
- 08/04/2021 - Letter to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
