Victor Washington

St. Stephens College (DU), 2016.
International Aviation Academy of New Zealand, 2018.
FSTC, ATR 72-600, 2021.
Young Professional, MoCA, 2023.
Indigo, 2023.

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@trend_nosig @Drukair I hope I get to fly her with the clear vision system installed. Looks like crazy tech. Wonder what the dynamics are if QDM required

[Griffin @6ESinger157593]

Here are the direct counters to Vikram Singh Mehta’s key claims

Claim 1 : The crisis was unforeseen and not deliberate.

Counter: IndiGo had over 2 years of notice for the new FDTL rules (notified Jan 2024, fully effective Nov 1, 2025). The meltdown was caused by deliberate understaffing, hiring freezes, and aggressive schedule expansion despite known crew shortages.

Claim 2 : IndiGo never tried to influence or lobby the government/DGCA.

Counter: IndiGo repeatedly pressed DGCA for exemptions and deferrals until late Oct 2025. After the crisis broke, it secured selective “one-time” FDTL relaxations (night duties & weekly rest) that DGCA had publicly ruled out just weeks earlier.

Claim 3: Safety was never compromised; full compliance with rules.

Counter: The post-crisis exemptions directly weaken fatigue-prevention rules (e.g., night landings up from 2 to 6 per roster, weekly rest cut from 48 h to 36 h). Pilot unions say this raises accident risk. Pre-crisis fatigue complaints were ignored.

Claim 4 : The board was actively involved from the start.

Counter: Board only formed a crisis group on Dec 7 and began daily briefings from Dec 5 — after thousands of flights were already cancelled and the DGCA had issued a show-cause notice. Proxy advisors and regulators have flagged governance lapses.

Claim 5: Normal operations will resume by Dec 15; refunds fully processed.

Counter: Cancellations continued (220+ on Dec 10), fares remain 5–7× normal, and full statutory compensation (beyond refunds) is still pending for most passengers. Delhi High Court and opposition are demanding stricter penalties.

6. Overall tone of the statement : “We are fixing it, trust us.”

Counter: Fixes are only happening under intense DGCA, court, and government pressure. The same management that caused the crisis is still in charge, and the “external experts” were announced only after the Prime Minister’s Office intervened

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@FanCode Whys the live broadcast so patchy and constantly cutting in back and forth?

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@rewardingspends @abraham__san

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@manflxsrsrwy Saw this a/c about an hour ago near Koramangala, thought they stopped base training here

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@nakulvk Congratulations!

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@prAdhikary Thanks Prakriti!

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

Anyone have the final yeti airlines crash report?

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@rpramodhkumar @manflxsrsrwy Refresher done a couple weeks ago sir, these reports contain lot of technical data about parts of the aircraft we don’t normally learn about

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@manflxsrsrwy Thank you!

[Andrew Lynch @andrewglynch]

Me: I want to buy a keyboard

Yamaha: yep

Me: … and a guitar

Yamaha: yeah we got you bro

Me: also weird q but do you know where i can find a jet ski?

Yamaha: you’re not gonna believe this

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@thejagjitfan Congratulations sir!

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@TRE_320 Sorry for your loss captain. 🙏

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@MrrMukherjee @DelhiAirport Congratulations!

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@kungfupandya_ Congratulations captain!

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@chainsawrocks Unfortunately they don’t have ATR in their list.

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@thejagjitfan Thank you sir!

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

Couldn’t bring myself to take a picture during ops, eventually gave in during ground training.
Thankful to everyone who’s played a part in me getting upto here.

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@Vinamralongani Thank you!

[Victor Washington @Victyy32]

@abraham__san :O