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Your airplane seat could determine accident survival chances: Worst and best places to sit, finds researchResearch into past aviation accidents suggests that passengers seated in certain places may have better chances of survival in certain cras...
IndiGo says it will operate over 2,000 flights on December 12 as operations continue to stabiliseIndiGo plans to fly over 2,000 flights on December 12, 2025. Operations are stabilizing with flights steadily increasing. All 138 destinati...
IndiGo flight crisis: DGCA officials start monitoring operations, refunds at airline headquartersDGCA officials are now monitoring IndiGo's operations directly from its headquarters. This move follows significant flight cancellations du...
DGCA staffing crisis 'existential threat' for aviation safety system; watchdog needs autonomy: Parl panelA parliamentary panel has urged for autonomy for the DGCA, highlighting a critical staffing shortage that threatens aviation safety. The co...
IGRUA lost 4 trainer aircraft due to accidents in 8 years: GovernmentIndira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi faced trainer aircraft losses. Four planes crashed in eight years. Currently, IGRUA has thirteen train...
Ahmedabad airport a known bird strike hotspot: Animal rights bodyAhmedabad airport recorded 319 bird and wildlife strikes between 2018 and 2023, ranking third in India after Delhi and Mumbai. People For A...
Tragedy, not tactics: Airbus says Air India crash calls for industry reflection, not rivalry amid global shockwavesFollowing the devastating Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad, which claimed nearly 300 lives, Airbus emphasized that safety trumps com...
Expanding missile threats and airspace closures are straining airlinesAirline companies face challenges due to increasing global conflicts. These conflicts impact flight routes and raise operational costs. Air...
Boeing increases 737 production pace as quality, safety culture improvesBoeing aims to stabilize 737 MAX production at 38 planes monthly, while safety concerns reported by employees have surged by 220% from 2023...
Watch: Delta aircraft catches fire before takeoff at Orlando airport, passengers evacuate using slidesA Delta Air Lines flight was evacuated at Orlando International Airport after an engine fire forced emergency procedures. All 282 passenger...
Is flying in America becoming dangerous by the day?A Delta flight had a near-miss with a US Air Force jet near Washington National Airport, raising concerns about aviation safety. This incid...
Bizarre survival secret revealed: How two crew members survived in plane crash where 179 passengers diedA devastating crash at Muan International Airport, South Korea, on Sunday claimed the lives of 179 people aboard a Jeju Air flight. Remarka...
Want to survive a plane crash? Here's where you should sit as per scientists who intentionally crashed a BoeingIn 2012, scientists deliberately crashed a Boeing 727 in a Mexican desert to determine which seats offer the best chance of survival in a p...
View: Female flyers, grounded by dataThe carry-on luggage of female passengers is 0.8 kg lighter than that of male passengers, with no significant difference between the checke...
Why India produces twice as many women airline pilots as the US. India has the highest percentage of female pilots globally, the International Society of Women Airline Pilots estimates, with about 12.4%...
Travel and Tourism investment expected to rise by 6.7% per annum over next 10 years: FICCI-YES Bank ReportShe also added that the ministry of civil aviation is working to remove bottlenecks in remote and regional areas by providing proper naviga...
Government says no abnormal hike in airfares post grounding of 14 planesIndiGo and GoAir, whose 14 A320 neo planes on the ground, have decided to cancel more than 600 flights this month resulting in tough times ...
Tourism industry in NE fears over EU's ban on Nepal airlinesThe decision of European Union to ban all airlines from Nepal from flying into the 28-nation bloc has come as a major jolt to the tourism i...
- 'Majority of working women in India feel unsafe after dark'
Majority of women surveyed by Assocham said they feel unsafe, especially during night shifts, in all major economic hubs across the country.
- Foreign pilots sent home for 'poor English'
The government has sent home over 20 foreign pilots flying for Indian airline companies in the past year as their poor English posed safety...