A Governance, Legal, and Safety Framework for India Executive Summary The proposal to establish an independent Civil Aviation Authority...
Author: Amit Singh @mindFly
I’m a published author and airline captain with over 35 years in civil aviation and 18,000+ flight hours on the Boeing 777 and Airbus A320.
As the Founder of Safety Matters Foundation, I work to enhance aviation safety through training, research, and regulatory advocacy.
I’ve led safety, training and operations at IndiGo and AirAsia India, presented at ISASI and the Flight Safety Foundation, and hold a Fellowship from the Royal Aeronautical Society (UK).
📚 Author of published books: mindFly and Varaha
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DGCA Public Trust Doctrine: Public Power, IndiGo’s Meltdown, And A Regulator Under Question
DGCA public trust doctrine is not an abstract legal phrase. It is the regulator’s own written promise that every power it holds in aviation...
Airline Safety Culture: Why Airlines Stumble During Rapid Expansion and Mergers
This blog examines why airlines often stumble during rapid expansion and mergers, even with good intent and strong ownership. Using human factors...
✈️ The Hidden Danger in Aerobatics: Understanding the Push–Pull Effect
The push–pull effect in combat aircraft manoeuvres is a serious but often overlooked human-factors risk: after negative-G, a pilot’s tolerance to...
Tejas at Dubai: Pride, Pressure and the Need for Meaningful Safety Investigations
The Tejas stands poised on the tarmac—India’s pride framed against a sky of risk and responsibility. In the air, another aircraft carves a white...
When Words Create Blame: Reading the AI171 Preliminary Report Through the Lens of Language
Capt. Amit Singh FRAeS 27th Oct 2025 1. Why Language Matters in Safety Investigations The Preliminary Report on Air India Flight AI171...
🎓 Proud Moment: My Paper Published by Cambridge University Press
Title of Paper: Failure to Switch Tasks Due to Cognitive Lock-Up in Airline Pilots: A Review of Mechanisms, Influences, and Mitigation...
