Third Eye: Showing what 'hands-on leadership' is, minister’s helicopter hack & an attempt to return to political relevanceAt a statue unveiling in Malegaon, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar took a literal "hands-on" approach by physically pushing people aside to clear the ...
12 Apr, 2025, 12.06 AM IST
A unique opportunity to expand luxe hotels in India: Omer Acar, CEO, Raffles & FairmontLuxury hotel brands Fairmont and Raffles are expanding in India. Fairmont will open four new properties in Mumbai, Udaipur, Agra, and Shiml...
20 Dec, 2024, 12.06 AM IST
Trai releases consultation paper on data communication services between aircraft, ground stationsConsidering that VHF data link services to provide Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting (ACAR) service can be beneficial to trac...
11 Dec, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
DGCA: Track planes throughout journeyAmong Indian carriers, Air India has the longest distance flights that operate over vast oceans like the Atlantic and Pacific and the India...
24 Oct, 2018, 11.15 AM IST
Airlines’ on-time performance data on DGCA radarIndiGo had questioned OTP monitoring at Mumbai airport in December last year and filed a complaint with DGCA after a decline in ranking fro...
20 May, 2017, 01.18 AM IST
Jet mid-air scare: 1 pilot slept, the other on wrong frequencySources say that one of the pilots of 9W 118 was reportedly taking "controlled rest" - sleeping, something allowed by regulatory agencies.
21 Feb, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
Smoke detected inside EgyptAir jet before crash: investigatorsFrance's aviation safety agency said the plane had transmitted automated messages indicating smoke in the cabin before it crashed on Thursd...
21 May, 2016, 08.16 PM IST
'Smoke detected' inside cabin before EgyptAir crash: ReportsSmoke was detected in the toilet and the aircraft's electrics, minutes before the signal was lost, according to data published by Aviation ...
21 May, 2016, 12.01 PM IST
EXFAQ Systems develops portable plane tracker Falcon; claims device can boost black box dataIndia’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mandated that even helicopters, private planes and chartered flights need to have real...
27 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
AirAsia jet hunt widens, no emergency signal detectedThe Indonesia team suspects the plane is under water, search and rescue agency chief F.H. Bambang Sulistyo said on Monday in Jakarta.
30 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Share button may be sharing your browsing history, investigators discoverOnce a website has determined a device's fingerprint, it can easily recognize the user on subsequent site visits, much in the same way cook...
23 Jul, 2014, 02.09 PM IST
IATA task force preparing draft options for tracking planes"We will come out with draft options in September and present it to the ICAO (UN agency International Civil Aviation Organisation).
03 Jun, 2014, 04.12 PM IST
Track planes' flight on real-time basis: DGCA to airlinesThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered airlines to track planes on a real-time basis from takeoff to landing.
08 May, 2014, 03.53 AM IST
Lack of response from Jet Airways London-Mumbai flight caused panic German air traffic controlThe incident led the German air traffic control DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH to panic and later shoot off a complaint to the Indian regu...
10 Apr, 2014, 06.09 PM IST
Digital communication system training made must for airline crewIndia's aviation regulator has mandated airline crew to be trained on the Aircraft Communication Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS).
31 Mar, 2014, 04.08 AM IST
Experts wake up to blind spot at 35,000 feetEven a cockpit voice recorder that is part of the black box may not provide clues if the 777-200 operated for hours after controllers lost ...
18 Mar, 2014, 11.07 AM IST
- Obama's Indian-American infotech czar reinstated
President Barack Obama's Indian-American infotech czar Vivek Kundra was on Wednesday reinstated to his job at the White House.
18 Mar, 2009, 10.29 PM IST