Mr. V K Tripathi possess a versatile profile comprising of professional excellence in Air Traffic control with more than 20 years’ experience demonstrating organizational skills; making split-second decisions; controlling the most demanding traffic scenarios at Mumbai International Airport for 6 years and at Delhi International Airport for more than 10 years. In 2017 he switched from operational duties to work at Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) cell at AAI’s Corporate Headquarters sharing responsibility related with Air Traffic Management and coordinating with external agencies and stakeholders for the successful implementation of RCS-UDAN. In 2019 he joined Directorate of Aviation Safety AAI, responsible for SMS implementation at AAI owned Airports and Air Traffic Service provider. Apart from having vast experience in ATC as operational man he has trained many budding controllers as part of on the job training required for an Air Traffic Control officer. As a seasoned officer in aviation he has deep rooted knowledge of Science of Safety and its logical establishment in terms of Safety Management System. Aviation industry being the front runner in terms of SMS implementation, audience can benefit from him in terms of organization, implementation and maturity of an SMS in an industry.
