Samir Kumar Sinha
Samir Kumar Sinha, an IAS officer from the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, has been appointed as the new Civil Aviation Secretary in a recent bureaucratic reshuffle, showcasing his leadership in the civil service.
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Samir Kumar Sinha is the civil aviation secretary who participated in the deliberations of the panel.
Panel questions IndiGo, DGCA babus, gets 'unconvincing' replies | India News
India· 2025-12-18
Aviation secretary Samir Kumar Sinha has majorly upped the scale of Air Sewa to address issues of affected IndiGo passengers.
AI eyes 275 extra December flights, seeks long-term planIndia· 2025-12-14
Samir Kumar Sinha is the civil aviation secretary who summoned IndiGo's CEO for a meeting regarding the flight disruptions.
IndiGo chaos: Operations expected to stablise by December 10 — what we know so far | India NewsIndia· 2025-12-07
Samir Kumar Sinha, the civil aviation secretary, gave IndiGo two days to fully restore operations.
Govt caps flight fares, gives IndiGo 2 days to normalise | India NewsIndia· 2025-12-07
Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha was part of the meeting with N Chandrasekaran.
Government tells Air India to 'end backseat driving' in key departments | India NewsIndia· 2025-07-27
Samir Kumar Sinha was involved in detailed discussions about safety measures in the aviation sector.
After crash, red flags, government & Air India brainstorm on safety | India NewsIndia· 2025-07-26Samir Kumar Sinha is the secretary of the civil aviation ministry who reported on the pilot's final communication during the crash.
Air India plane crash: Black box of 787 Dreamliner to be sent to US for data recovery; ‘recorders sustained heavy damage…’India· 2025-06-19Samir Kumar Sinha is India's civil aviation secretary who provided details about the flight's take-off.
Two pilots had almost no time to recover as passenger jet went down – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-06-16
Samir Kumar Sinha offered a minute-by-minute account of the last moments of flight AI171.
Se confirma qué dijo el piloto del vuelo AI171 de Air India antes de estrellarse | MAG
Peru· 2025-06-14Samir Kumar Sinha provided a minute-by-minute account of the last moments of the flight that crashed shortly after declaring an emergency.
Gobierno de India promete informe sobre accidente aéreo en un plazo de tres meses
Venezuela· 2025-06-14Samir Kumar Sinha is a secretary for India’s aviation ministry who provided details about the crash.
Air India captain sent mayday less than minute before crash, say authorities | Air India Ahmedabad plane crash
United Kingdom· 2025-06-14
Samir Kumar Sinha is a member of the committee investigating the Air India flight AI 171 crash.
Air India plane crash: Government forms high-powered panel led by Union home secretary to probe AI 171 crash | India NewsIndia· 2025-06-13
Samir Kumar Sinha has been appointed as the new Civil Aviation Secretary.
In major bureaucratic reshuffle, Centre appoints Arvind Shrivastava revenue secretary | India NewsIndia· 2025-04-18
