Ajit Pawar Plane Crash: Europe Banned Company a Year Ago, India Operations Questioned

• A major revelation in Ajit Pawar's plane crash case indicates the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) had banned VSR Ventures a year prior.
• EASA classified VSR Ventures under 'Level-1' for severe safety deficiencies, suspending its Third Country Operator (TCO) license.
• The company failed to report a September 2023 accident and ignored five EASA notices for an internal investigation report.
• Despite the European ban and information shared with India's DGCA, VSR Ventures continued operations and VIP travel in India.
• Maharashtra government has handed the investigation to CID, and the AAIB has seized the black box from the Baramati crash site.

Why It Matters: VSR Ventures, involved in Ajit Pawar's plane crash, was banned by Europe for safety issues, raising questions about its continued operation in India.