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Air India crash: Aviation chief defends safety record

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India 's aviation safety regulator says India 's skies have always been safe.

Chief Faiz Ahmed Kidwai : India consistently performs better than the world average.

SpiceJet , India 's fourth -largest and longest-running low-cost airline, was recently summoned by aviation regulator.

Recent headlines have raised fresh concerns about safety in the country's skies.

India has emerged as the third -largest passenger aviation market in the world.

India 's scheduled carriers operate nearly 850 aircraft - a significant increase from 400 just a decade ago .

IndiGo accounted for over half ( 1,288 ), followed by SpiceJet with 633 , and Air India Express with 389 cases, as of January 2025 .