The Sky Smith

Safe skies for everyone

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

#MaroofRaza
Too early to go! India just lost one of its finest Defence Analysts - a true Patriot, Officer & Gentleman par excellence.
Will miss his dignified presence and listening to his sane & professional insights on TV.
RIP! Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.

[Bangalore Aviation @BLRAviation]

The “gold standards” in air accidents investigations, the US NTSB, Canada TSB, French BEA, UK AAIB are independent of the aviation regulator FAA, TCCA, DGAC, CAA respectively. The American TSBs report directly to their Legislatures, while the Europeans are under their respective departments of transportation. The agencies always have at the minimum a certified ATPL pilot, a mechanical engineer, and an electronics engineer, and a human factors specialist, led by a person with legal investigative expertise. All full time. No deputation or seconding. Independence is needed since an investigation normally investigates regulations also. The Indian AAIB team has 2 of its 5 members from the DGCA. Any agency investigating itself naturally breeds suspicion. The lack of certified specialists and experts in the five critical areas adds to the mistrust. It will behoove the powers in charge to make the needed corrections and immediately induct the needed team members to ensure industry and public confidence into the #AI171 investigation.

[Bangalore Aviation @BLRAviation]

#AI171 #Ahmedabad #crash A podcast showing the very recording being to used to spin a narrative blaming the pilot, shows the loss of electrical power India’s pilots are claiming
https://t.co/cVocRP4Z6m

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

An excellent piece on one of the biggest ailments of Aviation in India - the 'Bonded Pilot' and how Airlines ensure that the pilot is unable to stand up strongly for Safety.

India’s Airlines Aren’t Practising Free-Market Capitalism — They’re Capturing Labour https://t.co/EW0G2jv20k

@DGCAIndia @In_Alpa @CaptShaktiLumba @flyingamit @hellfire_81 @sjlazars @flyingbeast320 @AbhineetMishraa @ARanganathan72 @Mohan_Rngnathan @republic @BDUTT @Suhelseth @BLRAviation @manishasinghal @narendramodi @virsanghvi @ShivAroor @shukla_tarun @khabri_lal

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

@TheJonyVerma Hello

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

@AviationAll_ Compliant?! Seriously?! It's a joke!
A cruel joke played by the Airline & compromised Regulator on the helpless pilots!

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

It is not absense of reasoning, but one single point of reasoning:- 'Profit over Human Lives!'
The tragedy is that the shamelessly compromised Regulator is in bed with the Airlines!
Airlines will not invest anything towards true Aircrew well-being.
Aircrew health issues, rising medical unfitness & increasing deaths be damned!
@DGCAIndia @6ESinger157593 @BLRAviation @In_Alpa @RamMNK @flyingamit @manishasinghal @raghav_chadha @flyingbeast320 @AbhineetMishraa @sjlazars @CaptShaktiLumba @ShyamPrasad1975

[Jagriti Chandra @jagritichandra]

https://t.co/So4r3Rfz1n

[Sanjay Lazar @sjlazars]

A thread 🧵
Yesterday I posted how a retailer at @AAI_Official @aaipunairport
refused to give me a physical bill for a purchase, demanding my cell number instead to send a soft copy.

That post went viral with a number of people writing about their own bad experiences, and I am happy to tasks up all these complaints (ProBono) in the consumer forum or High court in one omnibus PIL.

I demanded the physical bill on grounds of law & insisted that they comply with the law, and left without a receipt and raised the issue on all platforms X, Google, Instagram, FB, LinkedIn. I marked copies to @jagograhakjago & @MoCA_GoI & airport authorities.

I’m happy to say the brand @Myopindia APOLOGISED via email last night & offered to CORRECT THE ANOMALY & send the bill via courier. (Email enclosed)

Kudos to them. I have asked that they issue a circular to their staff in 72 stores explaining the rules that a consumer is bound in law to get a paper bill if they demand one. I await their reply.

For others who have faced this in ANY AIRPORT OR STORE in the last 2 years and want to raise this, please write your issue in the comments.

I will be taking up the case against all airports retailers in India & mall association of India to enforce the law at my cost.

I got a lot of requests from people to detail the rules & process for this - please scroll the thread.
@AAI_Official @aaichnairport @aairedner @MoitOfficial @GoI_MeitY @PMOIndia @sachintaparia @RDXThinksThat @Iyervval @kushal_mehra @Shehzad_Ind @aaipatairport @aaiasrairport @CSMIA_Official @DelhiAirport @BLRAirport @aaikolairport @GMRairports

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

@rithwik_reddy @sjlazars @aaipunairport @Myopindia Why should a customer be required to share his mob. no?
This is how these companies build a database of mob. nos.
The mob. nos. are used for flooding the customer with marketing messages & calls.
The database can also be illegally 'sold' to spammers

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

@birdiee98765 @stardai1993 @sjlazars @nidhichaudhary @manishasinghal @hellfire_81 @DGCAIndia @MoCA_GoI @jagritichandra @CaptShaktiLumba @flyingamit @flyingbeast320 @shukla_tarun @ShivAroor @narendramodi @republic @BDUTT @In_Alpa @27saurabhsinha @6ESinger157593 @AeroAwcs @ANI @AviatorWatching @Aviator97319990 @BLRAviation @Capt_Unknown85 @captroaster @DudeWhoFly @Free_heartt @HOTAS007 @raghav_chadha @sardesairajdeep @RahulGandhi @AamAadmiParty @icao @ICAOMID What!!?? This is not legal as per the FDTL CAR...not even by Indigo's 'twisted' FDTL 'Scheme'!
@In_Alpa @DGCAIndia

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

The Airlines in India have become so used to their exploitative & inhumane practices that they have completely forgotten that crew & pilots are real human beings who need 'real' rest and also have a family life in addition to their employment.
These Airlines will go to any extent to 'make profits at the cost of human lives'. Sadly, they also have the corrupt Regulator on their side.

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

@stardai1993 @sjlazars @nidhichaudhary @birdiee98765 @manishasinghal @hellfire_81 @IndiGo6E @DGCAIndia @MoCA_GoI @jagritichandra @CaptShaktiLumba @flyingamit @flyingbeast320 @shukla_tarun @ShivAroor @narendramodi @republic @BDUTT @In_Alpa @27saurabhsinha @6ESinger157593 @AeroAwcs @ANI @AviatorWatching @Aviator97319990 @BLRAviation @Capt_Unknown85 @captroaster @DudeWhoFly @Free_heartt @HOTAS007 @raghav_chadha @sardesairajdeep @RahulGandhi @AamAadmiParty @icao @ICAOMID Unfortunately for @IndiGo6E & @DGCAIndia , death/ medical problems of pilots & crew is acceptable!
'Profit at the cost of Human Lives'

[The Sky Smith @theskysmith]

Actually, in India it's very easy (for Airlines) to twist & bend FDTL rules. What is difficult is getting the compromised Regulator to act based on scientific principles.
Despite the Dec #Indigocrisis and the big hullabaloo over FDTL, Indigo still gets away with so many exemptions even after 10th Feb 2026 (see attached image). The irony is that @DGCAIndia calls this 'Full Compliance'!
@AeroAwcs @ARanganathan72 @BDUTT @BLRAviation @CaptShaktiLumba @flyingamit @jagritichandra @manishasinghal @MoCA_GoI @In_Alpa