Just 400 Feet Apart: How two IndiGo planes averted mid-air Charkhi Dadri-type head-on collision near DelhiTwo IndiGo aircraft narrowly avoided a collision after take-off from Delhi airport last November. One of the aircraft deviated from its ass...
20 Feb, 2024, 12.07 PM IST
DGCA to investigate incident of IndiGo aircraft taking off without clearance from air traffic controlThe civil aviation regulator is investigating an incident where an IndiGo aircraft operating from Delhi to Baku took off without necessary ...
30 Jan, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
Alert Vistara pilot averts collision of two aircraft, saving over 300 lives at Delhi AirportThe incident occurred when one aircraft was about to land and another was about to take off. The pilot noticed the error in air traffic con...
24 Aug, 2023, 11.29 AM IST
Mid-air scare: Nepal asks Indian authorities to take action against Air India pilotsOn Friday, before landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, the Air India plane from New Delhi, flying at an unauthorise...
27 Mar, 2023, 02.37 PM IST
All measures in place to prevent bird hits at airport areas: Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia"...why do birds come to certain places, especially airports. It is not because they make their homes there but more because the fact that ...
09 Feb, 2023, 01.00 PM IST
Go First car goes under IndiGo plane, narrowly avoids collision with nose wheelThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will investigate this incident, its officials stated. There was no damage to the plane, av...
02 Aug, 2022, 02.49 PM IST
Saudia Boeing 777 and UPS Jets avert collisionA Saudia Boeing 777 and a Boeing 747 came within about 300 feet of each other but a collision was averted after a traffic alert was trigger...
24 Oct, 2018, 10.17 AM IST
Near collision of Vistara, Jet planes, ministry launches probeThe incident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Ministry's apex probe body -- Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), the s...
05 May, 2017, 09.56 PM IST
Pilot's last minute manoeuvre averts midair collisionThe incident happened when SpiceJet's flight SG 3604 took off from Goa for Hyderabad and GoAir's G8 141 Mumbai-Goa flight was descending to...
24 Oct, 2016, 11.17 AM IST
3 runways, 8 radars and a dozen pair of eyesIn peak time, IGI ATC manages up to 75 flights an hour. This works out to one flight operation each minute, making the Delhi station the co...
05 Apr, 2016, 10.54 AM IST
Mumbai Air traffic control faces acute staff crunchIn Mumbai, currently 255 controllers do the job of 455. The 43% shortfall is extreme, as globally, the average controller shortage stands a...
21 Jun, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Five flight collisions averted in Mumbai airspace in four monthsDuring the critical stages of a flight, between ground level and 14,000 feet, 14 incidents occurred in the Mumbai airspace between January ...
21 Jun, 2015, 11.34 AM IST
Qatar Airways planes set to have automatic tracking systemQatar Airways, the national carrier of the Gulf country, plans to roll out planes equipped with an automatic aircraft tracking system.
07 Jan, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
- Near-collision of planes averted at Mumbai airport
Two aircraft at Mumbai airport came too close for comfort on Monday afternoon, raising fears of a collision.
20 Apr, 2010, 11.12 AM IST
- IAF orders inquiry into incident involving Prez's copter
Court of Inquiry has been ordered into Prez's copter incident.
09 Dec, 2009, 10.34 PM IST
- Jet Airways pilot responsible for near collision
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has held a Jet Airways pilot responsible for near collision with an Air India flight at the inter...
13 Oct, 2007, 08.00 PM IST
- Passengers safe in skies: Praful Patel
Allaying fears of mid-air collisions, Government today said Indian airports were technically equipped to prevent any such disaster.
06 Mar, 2007, 02.40 PM IST