Air safety watchdog DGCA to check airports hit by heavy rain after Kozhikode crash"We will conduct additional checks at major, busy airports across India that are affected by the monsoon rains," Arun Kumar, head of the Di...
11 Aug, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
What is a 'table-top runway', the site of deadly Air India plane crash?The Air India Express plane, which was repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the coronavirus pandemic, overshot the runway of the C...
10 Aug, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
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...
08 Aug, 2020, 02.58 PM IST
Pilots involved in SpiceJet excursion at Mumbai suspended for a yearThe pilots clearly violated all procedures and need to be punished, said a senior DGCA official on a condition of anonymity.
29 Jul, 2019, 08.14 PM IST
Aircraft landing with unstabilised approach in bad weather to attract punitive action: DGCA chiefThe circular, titled 'Monsoon Operations', comes as the main runway at Mumbai airport continues to remain shut after a SpiceJet plane from ...
03 Jul, 2019, 12.31 PM IST
Assess risk before operating flights in bad weather conditions: DGCA to airlinesA senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told PTI that it is probing incidents of planes overshooting runway a...
02 Jul, 2019, 10.19 PM IST
SpiceJet flight overshoots runway at Mumbai airport; none hurtThe incident occurred on Monday around 11.45 pm when the aircraft skidded and overshot the main runway, a source said.
02 Jul, 2019, 04.06 PM IST
IAF aircraft overshoots runway at Mumbai airportDue to the incident, aircraft movement was diverted to the secondary runway.
08 May, 2019, 07.50 PM IST
DGCA suspends licence of 2 Jet Airways pilots for runway incursion at RiyadhAs many as 148 people on board the Mumbai-bound Jet Airways flight escaped unhurt after the aircraft went off the runway following an abort...
06 Aug, 2018, 03.08 PM IST
Air India flight overshoots runway at Mumbai airportAir India Express flight IX 213 from Vijaywada to Mumbai, landed & came to halt deep into the runway at 2:51 pm, overshooting the runway, s...
10 Jul, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
Air India plane overshoots Pune Airport runway"An emergency evacuation was carried out.All 152 passengers are safe," said a statement from the airline. The runway has been closed.
12 May, 2017, 08.12 PM IST
- Coir pith could avert air accidents in runways
Coir pith could avert air accidents in
21 Nov, 2011, 07.13 PM IST
- Coir pith to avert Mangalore-type mishap, project test soon
The Coir Board will soon be evaluating the effectiveness of coir pith blocks in averting mishaps like the one occured at Mangalore airport.
21 Nov, 2011, 05.27 PM IST
- Short, narrow Bajpe runway fraught with risks: Experts
Aerospace experts say flat terrain should be the first choice for an airport and table-top runways only in an “absolute no-choice situation...
24 May, 2010, 12.00 PM IST
- 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...
24 May, 2010, 11.38 AM IST
- Cause of crash: 'Incorrect' flight path or pilot fatigue?
An "incorrect" flight path, missing the touchdown point, a brake failure, pilots' fatigue and judgemental error are various reasons being g...
23 May, 2010, 02.16 PM IST
Aviation experts raise questions over air safety normsAfter the crash of an Air India aircraft in Mangalore, aviation experts raised questions over air safety norms observed by airlines in the ...
22 May, 2010, 12.09 PM IST