Air India deceased pilot DV Sathe was ex-IAF
August 07, 2020 22:55
The shocking accident of the Air India Express flight, which crashed and split in two while landing at Kozhikode
International Airport, has claimed the life of the pilot and co-pilot.
The pilots of the ill-fated Air India Express Flight No IX 1344 from Dubai to Kozhikode has been identified as
Captain Deepak Vasant Sathe and First Officer Akhilesh Kumar.
Captain Sathe was a former Indian Air Force Test pilot. He was commissioned into service in 1981 and served in the
force for 22 years.
According to his colleagues, he was a wonderful pilot and a great human being.