flydubai axe attack renews scrutiny: Key aircraft incidents since 9/11 that reshaped aviation safety rulesA flydubai co-pilot launched a terrorist attack by stabbing the captain with an emergency axe. The plane rapidly plunged 16,000 feet before...
06 Oct, 2026, 06.26 PM IST
Israel was prepared to shoot down FlyDubai plane after attack on captain: ReportIsrael was prepared to shoot down a FlyDubai passenger jet carrying more than 150 Israelis after the captain was attacked in the cockpit an...
06 Oct, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
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...
02 Oct, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
A fight in the cockpit, a plunge from 33,000 feet: Inside the FlyDubai mid-air crisisA pilot on a FlyDubai flight from the United Arab Emirates attacked another pilot during the journey. This incident led to a rapid altitude...
01 Oct, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
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...
01 Oct, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
Israel to ramp up pilot checksSaudi authorities have arrested and interrogated the co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073 from the United Arab Emirates to Israel, Israeli PM...
01 Oct, 2026, 01.04 AM IST
Anthropic, OpenAI sound alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlledThe CEOs of Anthropic and OpenAI recently declared America's cutting-edge models are so powerful, they're dangerous, and need to be regulat...
27 Sep, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
14 Sep, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
European aviation team to visit Pakistan next week for airport security trainingFor the first time, a European Civil Aviation team will visit Pakistan next week to train Islamabad Airport staff in advanced security prac...
06 Apr, 2025, 12.20 PM IST
Rajya Sabha passes The Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects BillRajya Sabha has passed The Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025, which aims to give legal effect to international agreeme...
01 Apr, 2025, 04.03 PM IST
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...
29 Jan, 2025, 09.12 PM IST
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 ...
29 Jan, 2025, 01.57 PM IST
BCAS slaps Rs 5 lakh fine on IndiGoBCAS has fined IndiGo Rs 5 lakh for violating aviation security protocols as per the Aircraft (Security) Rules, 2023. IndiGo is reviewing t...
29 Nov, 2024, 09.13 PM IST
BTAC protocols tweaked in wake of hoax bomb flurry to airlines; 30 categorised non-specific on MondayProtocols for India's Bomb Threat Assessment Committee have been revised to better address recent online threats to airlines. Though 140 fl...
22 Oct, 2024, 07.21 PM IST
Civil Aviation Ministry asks airlines to continue following protocol for MPsUnder the protocol, MPs must get access to reserved lounge facilities at all domestic and international airports across the country and the...
12 Oct, 2021, 02.18 PM IST
CISF working on 'white paper' to standardise security gadgetry and infrastructure at India's airportsThe CISF is drafting a concept paper that will detail the role of different agencies involved in civil aviation security, including guards,...
11 Jul, 2018, 04.30 PM IST
No proposal to cut privileges of MPs, VIPs at airports: GovernmentThe Minister also said that security arrangements at airports in the country are elaborate, adequate and effective.
20 Apr, 2015, 05.10 PM IST