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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...- DGCA bars use of wide-body aircraft at Kozhikode, will audit airports that witness heavy rainsAsked about the duration of the ban, the DGCA official said, "No date has been fixed. We will wait for the monsoon to get over and as a mea...
- 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...
- Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri says Kozhikode runway safety as per ICAO guidelines, questions Cong MPs' tweetsOn the subject of the safety of tabletop runways such as that at the Kozhikode airport where the mishap took place, he said, Kozhikode airp...
- What caused the Air India Express crash? Black box retrieved, probe beginsThe investigating team retrieved the black box and cockpit voice recorder after cutting into the floorboard of the cockpit. These devices, ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express says 56 injured passengers discharged from hospitalsCivil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had said on Saturday that 149 people have been admitted to hospitals, 23 have been discharged, w...
- Kozhikode plane crash: Condition of 14 passengers critical, says Malappuram Collector"Till now, 49 people have been discharged from various hospitals in Malappuram and Kozhikode. The condition of 14 people remains critical,"...
- Pakyong in Sikkim another risky airport with tabletop runwayConstructed by the Airport Authority of India at an estimated cost of Rs 605 crore, it is an "engineering marvel" for its soil reinforcemen...
- Captain Deepak V Sathe's kin concerned about table-top airports: Anil DeshmukhDeshmukh met his relatives here on Saturday to pay his condolences. "The family expressed concerns about table-top airports in the country ...
- Runway 10 of Kozhikode airport unsafe, especially in wet conditions; expert warned nine years agoCaptain Mohan Ranganathan had flagged concerns about the runway in a communication to then Civil Aviation Secretary Nasim Zaidi in June 201...
- 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...
- When AI Express mentioned Kozhikode airport and runway as among 'most beautiful'In a blog post titled 'India's Most Beautiful Runways and Airports' dated August 26, 2016, the airline said the joys of flying are made eve...
- Kozhikode crash: AI Express plane touched down near taxiway, 1,000 metres from beginning of runwayThe pilot of the ill-fated flight -- IX-1344 -- could not sight the runway in the first landing attempt due to heavy rains. An AAI spokespe...
- At least 18 dead as Air India Express flight breaks up into two while landing at Calicut airportCasualties are expected as initial reports suggest that the aircraft skidded off the runway and has broken into two pieces.
- Indian consulate in Dubai sets up hotline numbers for Kerala Air India plane crash victimsThe Indian Consulate in Dubai has activated four helpline numbers to provide information to the family members of the Air India Express fli...
- Coir pith to avert Mangalore-type mishap, project test soonThe Coir Board will soon be evaluating the effectiveness of coir pith blocks in averting mishaps like the one occured at Mangalore airport.
- Bouncing plane brings back Manglore horror; Co-pilot averts disaster after AI Jet hits airstrip five timesOperating on Mumbai-Mangalore as IX 208, the Boeing 737 bounced five times immediately after touching down at this critical runway.
- Table-tops, bird hits: Many tricky runways in IndiaThe Air India Express Boeing that crashed in Mangalore on Saturday veered off the runway after missing the landing threshold, an error that...
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