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Look forward to bravery award for Smit Machchhar: Ex-IAF pilot who flew with himWing Commander Avinash Chikte reflects on his colleague Smit Machchhar's courage during a recent cockpit incident. After being stabbed by h...
Aviation security measures under new scrutiny after in-flight attack on FlyDubai pilotThe alleged stabbing of captain by his co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv has exposed potential gaps in crew screening, cockp...
Midair miracles: Passengers hail Captain Smit Machchhar and Israeli heroes who thwarted attack on flydubai flightAn Indian flydubai pilot, Captain Smit Machchhar, was seriously stabbed by his copilot in an attempted plane crash. Despite his injuries, h...
Drugs, alcohol, bicycle & losses: The strange to-do list awaiting Air India’s new boss Tewolde GebremariamAir India’s incoming CEO Tewolde Gebremariam inherits an airline with global ambitions but an unusually complicated to-do list. Beyond tack...
Trump says Iran wants deal as Gulf talks delayed, Houthis strike Saudi ArabiaIran wants a deal with the United States, President Trump stated on Monday. Gulf Arab states postponed a meeting with Iran as fighting wide...
IndiGo Lucknow-Dammam flight makes emergency landing in Ahmedabad after bomb threatAn IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Dammam made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport. A crew member found a note with the word "Bomb" wri...
Flying Kremlin, decoy jets, AI cameras: How Delhi is securing BRICS leadersDelhi has implemented extensive security measures for the upcoming BRICS Summit. Advanced technology and layered defenses are now in place ...
Air India Express flight from Cochin to Abu Dhabi returns after engine oil quantity drops rapidlyAn Air India Express flight returned to Cochin after detecting a rapidly falling oil quantity. The pilots shut down Engine 1 when oil press...
Air India flight from Dammam-Delhi makes emergency landing in Ahmedabad after bomb threat on tissueAn Air India flight from Dammam to Delhi made an emergency landing in Ahmedabad. A crew member discovered a tissue paper with the word "bom...
Why was an Alaska Airlines Miami flight put on lockdown after passenger threats?Two separate passenger incidents on US flights prompted emergency responses and law enforcement involvement. A United Airlines flight diver...
Akasa Air flight runs short on fuel, makes emergency landing in LucknowAn Akasa Air flight from Bengaluru to Bhubaneswar experienced a low fuel alert. Air Traffic Control issued a full emergency. The flight was...
Akasa Air's Varanasi-Mumbai flight passenger detained for attempting to open emergency exitA passenger on an Akasa Air flight from Varanasi to Mumbai was detained. He allegedly tried to open the aircraft's emergency exit before ta...
Porter Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Regina after smoke smell detected in cabinA Porter Airlines flight from Hamilton to Vancouver made an emergency landing in Regina. The flight crew reported a smoke smell in the cabi...
Indigo flight lands under full emergency conditions in Mumbai due to bomb threatAn IndiGo flight, 6E 5324, en route from Jaipur to Mumbai, executed an emergency landing in Mumbai around 8:50 pm on April 7 following a bo...
Flying somewhere? This 90 second rule can save your life in a mid-air emergencyTo ensure safe evacuation, aircraft manufacturers must demonstrate that passengers can be evacuated within 90 seconds using half of the exi...
Air India flight inadvertently sends out hijack signal; authorities probe incidentA Mumbai-bound Air India flight triggered a hijack alert shortly after departure from Delhi, prompting security protocols. The crew later i...
Delhi-Mumbai Air India flight sends ‘hijack’ alert mid-air, but...A Mumbai-bound Air India flight sparked a hijack alert shortly after departing from Delhi, setting off a full-scale security response. The ...
Delhi bound Air India flight collides with tug truck before takeoff in PuneAn Air India flight bound for Delhi collided with a tug truck while taxiing at Pune Airport. The collision caused damage to the aircraft's ...
Dharamshala to Delhi SpiceJet flight diverted to Amritsar after engine failure, lands safelyA SpiceJet flight from Dharamshala to Delhi was diverted to Amritsar after experiencing engine trouble. The turboprop Q400 aircraft safely ...
Tense 10 minutes as Kolkata's air traffic control loses link with 85 jetsA communication breakdown between Kolkata's air traffic control and 85 airborne aircraft jeopardised lives of nearly 25,000 unsuspecting fl...