Ashwani Khanna

Director

A subject matter expert with almost 30 years of work experience in diverse fields of Aviation ranging from aircraft manufacturing & maintenance to passenger service delivery. Certified as a lead auditor for various ISO compliances to includes: Quality Management System (ISO9001), Safety Management System (ISO 45001), Green House Gas Emissions (ISO 14064) and Certified Aerospace Auditor (AS9100D). Dr. Khanna is also certified by ICAO on CORSIA verification and validation.

Dr. Khanna had been awarded Ph.D. in Aviation Management and have published numerous articles, case studies in various national and international journals. Dr. Khanna and presented papers on sustainable energy and environment sensing at the University of Cambridge.

Currently Managing Director at KSU Aviation Pvt. Ltd., he is instrumental for introducing TaxiBot Services as alternate taxiing solutions to Indian Aviation. His deep understanding of aviation operational procedures and a vision to introduce future technologies in aviation sector aimed at reducing carbon footprint had lead to TaxiBot Operations run successfully in India. The operations had earned some accolades like “World’s First Boeing and AirBus Passenger Aircraft performing TaxiBot Operations in India”.

In his previous roles with Airlines and Airport Operator he had been instrumental in introducing systems and procedures aimed at enhancing service delivery, reducing cost.

Dr. Khanna was also a steering committee member of IATA’s Aircraft Recovery Task Force (ARTF), the task force that oversees aircraft recoveries and safe handling of accidents & incidents. Dr. Khanna was awarded with a certificate from IATA for “Promoting Aircraft Recovery in India”. Has had successfully completed Aerodrome Operations training from Civil Aviation Authority of United Kingdom.