Lockheed’s F-35 faces a bigger threat than China—It’s Donald Trump’s foreign policyThe F-35 fighter jet, once the undisputed champion of Western air power, is facing an unexpected challenge—not from rival aircraft, but fro...
27 Mar, 2025, 08.13 PM IST
Flying windows, fatal turbulence: Is flying in planes safe right now? Here is how to understand disruptionsAir travel disruptions, from minor mechanical issues to severe incidents, often cause anxiety but are rarely dangerous. Aviation experts st...
21 Jun, 2024, 11.17 AM IST
Quality control at heart of latest Boeing crisisThe Alaska Airlines episode represents the most serious operational problem for Boeing since two crashes on 737 MAX 8 planes in 2018 and 20...
26 Jan, 2024, 02.51 PM IST
Skidding Off Fallout: Myanmar may be forced to ground Chinese aircraftThe Y8 transport aircraft, with tail number 5821, skidded off the runway but all crew and passengers survived the accident. The aircraft - ...
24 Jan, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
Miracle in the sky: US plane's unbelievable landing after roof lossA Boeing 737's mid-flight roof loss on April 28, 1988, becomes a miraculous survival tale as it lands safely, defying odds.
21 Nov, 2023, 07.17 PM IST
DGCA finds no safety violation after spot checks on 48 SpiceJet aircraft: GovernmentSpiceJet planes were involved in at least eight technical malfunction incidents in the 18-day period starting June 19, following which the ...
25 Jul, 2022, 06.07 PM IST
SpiceJet aircraft conducts priority landing in Mumbai after windshield cracks mid-airEarlier today, a SpiceJet flight carrying passengers from Delhi to Dubai made an emergency landing in Karachi after it developed a technica...
05 Jul, 2022, 10.03 PM IST
Cracks were found in a key structural part on 38 Boeing jetsBoeing said Thursday that airlines worldwide have inspected 810 planes following an order from U.S.safety regulators.Of those, 38 - or 5% -...
11 Oct, 2019, 02.32 PM IST
A $125,000 machine is the latest toy for super rich land baronsThe smart money is arguably on the older machines, which are more affordable and appreciating quickly.
30 Dec, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
DGCA probing flying of AI aircraft with dent, 3 derosteredThe incident involving an A319 aircraft that was flying from Patna to the national capital happened in October.
11 Dec, 2017, 10.34 PM IST
Air India pilots fly plane with fuselage crackAfter getting this voluntary report, AI de-rostered the crew and started investigating the lapse as "luckily the flight was uneventful but ...
11 Dec, 2017, 10.39 AM IST
World's first windowless plane set to take offPassengers would be able to switch the view on and off according to their preference, identify prominent sights by tapping the screen.
28 Oct, 2014, 01.39 PM IST
- China steps up air safety checks as crash probe continues
China stepped up nationwide air safety checks Thursday as investigators searched for clues on why a Brazilian-made airliner crashed while t...
26 Aug, 2010, 10.57 AM IST
- Australia's Qantas reports record profit despite woes
Australia's national airline Qantas reported Thursday a 44 percent increase in annual net profit to a record 969 million dollars (842.6 mil...
21 Aug, 2008, 09.34 AM IST
- US' Southwest Airlines checking safety of over 40 jets
US airline Southwest Airlines said on Wednesday that it was carrying out safety checks on 44 of its Boeing jets, some of which have been cl...
13 Mar, 2008, 01.45 AM IST