The Times of India

Chartered flights, tight timelines and soft oversight: What Ajit Pawars death reveals about VIP air travel risks

Ajit Pawar's tragic death in a charter plane crash highlights critical gaps in India's aviation safety for VVIP travel. The incident exposes how urgency and political influence can strain safety margins in the non-scheduled aviation sector, particularly at smaller airfields. This event demands a reckoning with regulatory oversight and operational discipline.