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Boeing, civil aviation minister issue key statement on Air India AI-171 crash probeBoeing and India's Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu issued statements marking one year since the Air India AI-171 crash. Both expres...
Air India crash report delay expected due to unfinished engine analysis, source saysThe final report on the Air India Boeing 787 crash will be delayed. Investigators need more time to analyze the aircraft's engines. The cra...
AI 171 crash: 'Wish we could save more lives', rues first responderA year after the AI-171 plane crash, first responder Satinder Singh Sandhu shares his traumatic experience. He recalls the devastating scen...
Philippines earthquake: Aftershocks complicate recovery from quake that killed 45 and displaced thousandsA powerful earthquake has devastated southern Mindanao, Philippines. Dozens of rescuers narrowly escaped a collapsing grocery in General Sa...
On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
India prepares interim, not final, investigation report as Air India crash anniversary nears, source saysIndian investigators are preparing an interim report for the deadly Air India crash. This report will be more comprehensive than the initia...
Kedarnath Yatra on high alert: IMD warns of heavy rain & thunderstorms, check Dehradun traffic plan before you travelThe India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Kedarnath, warning of thunderstorms and strong winds, placing the ongoing...
India sends Boeing 787 fuel switch for US inspectionIndia's aviation authorities are sending a Boeing 787 fuel control switch to the United States for inspection. This follows a pilot's repor...
US jury begins deliberations on 737 MAX victim suit against BoeingA Chicago jury began deliberations Wednesday afternoon in a suit brought against Boeing by family members of a 24-year-old American who per...
Missed your flight from Dubai? Here’s what to do next for a refundDubai has launched new rules for airline refunds and passenger rights. The Aviation Consumer Welfare Directive sets responsibilities for ai...
Congress-led opposition chose obstruction over progress: Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on defeat of Constitution Amendment BillRam Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu criticised the Congress-led opposition after a Constitution Amendment Bill on women’s reservation was defeated in...
Charter operators seek fair play in fuel pricingIndian charter operators are protesting a new jet fuel pricing policy. This policy doubles their fuel costs from April. Commercial airlines...
March 27 in World History: From Charles I’s ascension to the English Throne, blood transfusion breakthrough to power shift and deadly air disasterOn this day in history, Charles I ascended the English throne in 1625. Medical history was made in 1914 with the first successful non-direc...
Andhra Pradesh deploys drones for flood relief, setting new precedentAndhra Pradesh has initiated the use of drones for flood relief operations, deploying drones in Vijayawada to deliver essential supplies to...
AAIB, DGCA teams to probe Uttarakhand helicopter crashThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will also be investigating the accident. The chopper - Bell 407 (VT-RPN) - operated by Ary...
Mumbai airport ties up with Cathay Pacific for disaster preparedness drillTo add a sense of reality to the exercise, over 800 volunteers acted as meeters/greeters, injured passengers and flight crew.
China to deploy Beidou navigation system to track flightsChina will use its Beidou satellite navigation system to track civilian flights, in an attempt to avoid mysterious disasters like the crash...
- Uttarakhand floods be declared as national calamity: Lok Dal
Lok Dal today demanded that the floods in the Uttarakhand should be declared as "national disaster" while accusing the Central and state go...
- Two Air India pilots resign, cite fatigue and stress; Ajit Singh to gauge tiredness level now
Queering the pitch for troubled Air India, two executive pilots have submitted their resignations, citing ‘fatigue and stress’.
- Praful Patel defends himself, says CAG report 'full of contradictions'
Dubbing the CAG report on Air India as "full of contradictions", Praful said the airline would have closed down if new planes were not adde...