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Ahmedabad plane crash: List of India's most devastating air tragediesA London-bound Air India flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, killing all 244 on board. Initial reports suggest a catastrop...
High-level panel discussing corrective actions based on Kozhikode plane crash report: OfficialChaired by Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Bansal, the committee was set up in September after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (A...
PIL in SC seeks to set up a mechanism at tabletop airports to avoid future mishapsA Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court by Rajen Mehta, an 85-year-old mechanical engineer, seeking installa...
SC seeks reply from Centre, DGCA on plea for emergency systems at small airports to avoid accidentsThe petition has mentioned accidents of August 7 at Calicut International Airport and May 22, 2010 at Mangalore -- both having table-top ru...
AAIB chief says too premature to make initial assessment of Kozhikode plane crashAt least 18 people, including two pilots, died in the Air India Express aircraft crash at Kozhikode airport in Kerala on Friday. The Boeing...
Kozhikode crash brings back tricky subject of tabletop runways and their safetyA tabletop runway, like the one in Kozhikode, is built on the plateau of a hill, with one or both ends leading to a deep gorge. The runways...
10 years ago, AI Express plane went up in flames after overshooting runway at Mangalore airportOn Friday, the airline's plane overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport, fell into a slope before breaking into two pieces. While there was...
'Air India sees rise, registers growth in passenger revenue'K C Venugopal informed that the airline's operating performance during Q2 and Q3 this year has improved in comparison to the corresponding ...
- Mangalore crash: Inquiry team will submit report by August 31
The investigation team probing plane crash will submit its report by Aug 31.
- Govt mulling forming independent airline safety board
Government is considering creating a dedicated mechanism to deal with all major accidents, including air crash, and giving total autonomy t...
Black box recoveredInvestigators at the crash site of the Air India Express plane that overshot the runway in southern Mangalore killing 158 people said on Tu...
- How govt upgrades old airports rather than build new
Instead of building a modern, greenfield airport with infrastructure large enough to handle bigger aircraft like the Boeing B737-800 or Air...
- Table-tops, bird hits: Many tricky runways in India
The Air India Express Boeing that crashed in Mangalore on Saturday veered off the runway after missing the landing threshold, an error that...
- SBI to provide free fund transfer to crash victims' families
The State Bank of India has come forward to provide assistance in transferring funds free of cost to families of the victims of the Air Ind...
Mangalore air crash: AI arranging for grief counsellorsAs families of Mangalore plane crash victims go through a trauma, Air India is arranging for the services of grief counsellors in an attemp...
Mangalore crash: DNA experts, DGCA officials arriveA team of experts arrived in Mangalore from Hyderabad to conduct DNA tests to help in identification of bodies charred beyond recognition i...
- 158 die, 8 survive as AI plane crashes at Mangalore airport
India’s worst air disaster in 14 years triggers intense debate on air safety; DGCA investigation may focus on pilot error
Environment group blames air crash on faulty runway constructionDid the faulty construction of the second runway result in the air crash at Mangalore airport? Some environmental and social groups strongl...
There was no distress indication from pilot: AAIVisibility at the Mangalore airport where an Air India flight crashed was more than required and there was "no distress indication" from th...
BJP condoles loss of lives in Mangalore air crashBJP on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Mangalore air crash and hoped immediate steps are taken to provide relief to ...