Bhubaneswar, Odisha, June 14, 2025 (ANI): On the AI-171 plane crash and investigation by various international organisations, former commercial pilot of Air India & BJD Leader Manmath Routray said that he had worked under the late pilot Sabharwal. He was a competent pilot and after investigation everything will be cleared for all. Even confidence among pilots will increase and they will know the facts.
00:30As a junior pilot, I have worked as a junior pilot, a big aircraft, Boeing 777, 777, and all the non-stop aircraft that you hear from Delhi, Bombay, New York, Washington, Chicago.
00:58So, all of these aircraft have been launched.
01:01After that, this aircraft came to the new aircraft.
01:04It was about 11-12 years ago in Air India.
01:10It was about 14 years ago when Boeing launched this aircraft in a commercial launch.
01:15In the first few years, there were some complaints.
01:22When any aircraft came to the new aircraft, there were some complaints and then they settled down.
01:27In the last 10-11 years, there was no major issue in this aircraft.
01:31And Captain Sabarwal, he was probably 11-12 years old in this aircraft.
01:38So, his aircraft was so much in this aircraft.
01:41And he was so comfortable.
01:43He gave himself training.
01:44He was so much in the middle of the aircraft.
01:47He was very knowledgeable.
01:49He worked with a lot of power.
01:53Professional.
01:54You know what you will say,
01:57he was number one, he was standing up in the air.
02:01So there is no doubt about their talent, their reflexes, their knowledge.
02:07But there are people who have 0.1%, 1% chances.
02:11Sometimes there will be something wrong or out of mind.
02:19But this is why there is also a second pilot.
02:21The junior pilot and co-pilot were also together.
02:25So there were two pilots and then there was a little wrong chance.
02:28We are just watching a video.
02:31I don't know what I'm saying.
02:33I don't know what I'm saying.
02:35I've got a digital flight data recorder.
02:38Now it doesn't mean to me or to anyone.
02:42Everything is on it.
02:43The black box is recorded in black and white.
02:48Everything will be released.
02:50As you can see, the high-level committee, which the central government has prepared,
02:57will be our DGCA,
02:59and the Air India experts,
03:03the UK experts,
03:05the International Civil Aviation Organization,
03:08the Boeing experts.
03:10If it's not, it should happen.
03:13Because as soon as soon as possible,
03:15the high-level committee,
03:17which all countries have the participation,
03:20not only affected countries,
03:22the experts,
03:23they also call them to this committee.
03:25And keep it so transparent,
03:26that the whole confidence will increase.
03:28As soon as possible,
03:29the Indian aviation will be better for the world.
03:32Now the question mark has been up.
03:34In all the minds of their standards are good or not,
03:37their pilots are good or not,
03:39their training is good or not.
03:41So for all these things,
03:43we need a transparent committee.
03:45I think that the central government needs to do it.
03:48If they haven't done it,
03:49I think that they will do it.
03:50And the most important thing is,
03:52the most transparent and professional committee will become,
03:55the most rapidly the pilot will become.
03:58Even now,
04:00there will be 500-1500 acres,
04:03there will be 3,000 pilots now.
04:06There will be 10-15,000 pilots,
04:08who are currently dependent on this committee report,
04:10all the people who are dependent on this committee.
