Travel warning issued: This one mistake during airplane emergency could cost lives, IATA warnsA new safety campaign launched by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), with support from the FAA and EASA, is urging airline...
14 Jun, 2026, 10.23 PM IST
Will increase seafarer repatriations if needed: Shipping Ministry’s Mukesh MangalIndia plans to increase efforts to bring back its seafarers from West Asia if needed. Currently, 18,000 Indian seafarers are in the region....
11 Jun, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Chennai evacuated after smoke spotted on aircraft during taxingAn IndiGo flight from Bengaluru to Chennai was evacuated on Monday. Smoke was noticed on board the aircraft while it was taxiing for depart...
26 May, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
Passenger's electronic device catches fire on IndiGo flight after landing at Mohali airportAn IndiGo flight from Hyderabad to Chandigarh experienced a scare after landing at Mohali. A passenger's power bank caught fire, filling th...
05 May, 2026, 09.58 PM IST
Blackout mock drill across Punjab on April 24In order to test civil defence preparedness in the state, a civil defence air raid/blackout mock exercise will be conducted in all district...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.44 PM IST
Did you know the last person to leave the Titanic was a baker, Charles Joughin? Here's his storyDid you know the last person to leave the Titanic? The RMS Titanic went down in the early hours of April 15, 1912, after striking an iceber...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
Why Delhi practised war-like air raid sirens, blackouts & evacuations across 17 locations. Here’s what the drill was aboutEast Delhi conducted a two-day civil defence exercise across 17 locations, simulating air raids, blackouts, and evacuations to test emergen...
04 Apr, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Watch: United Airlines 787 engine catches fire, makes emergency return to LAX, passengers evacuatedA United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner returned to Los Angeles International Airport shortly after takeoff due to reports of an engine f...
03 Mar, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
Mock drills held at 9 Delhi Metro stations to enhance emergency preparednessDelhi Metro conducted mock drills at nine stations, including Rajiv Chowk and Botanical Garden, to enhance emergency preparedness. DMRC coo...
07 May, 2025, 10.30 PM IST
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...
01 Mar, 2025, 12.10 PM IST
Bomb threat: IndiGo flight from Chennai makes emergency landing after unclaimed remote was foundAn IndiGo flight from Chennai to Mumbai with 172 people onboard made an emergency landing due to a bomb threat, safely arriving at 8:45 am....
01 Jun, 2024, 11.21 AM IST
AIIMS-Delhi fire: Family members breathe sigh of relief as patients brought to safetyPanic gripped the patients, their family members and hospital staff as a fire broke out in the endoscopy room on the second floor of the ol...
07 Aug, 2023, 07.18 PM IST
DGCA asks airlines to frame guidelines for rapid disembarkationA circular has been issued to all airlines that specifically mentioned that emergency exits and slides are not to be used in rapid disembar...
01 Jun, 2023, 12.58 PM IST
Flyers carry bags during evacuation: Panel to DGCAA government probe panel examining one such recent incident has asked the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ask airlines to s...
04 Feb, 2018, 01.05 PM IST
India asked to employ proper resources for operations in conflict zonesThe India chapter of the Washington, D.C., headquartered think tank released ‘India's Expatriate Evacuation Operations’, the first comprehe...
10 Jan, 2017, 01.04 AM IST
Maintenance lapse caused fire in IndiGo flight last year: DGCAThe fire in an IndiGo aircraft at Kathmandu last year was due to "over tightening" of hose pipe at the time of maintenance work, according ...
20 Nov, 2015, 08.11 PM IST
- Jet fire scare in Mumbai airport shows all is not well with safety
Airline companies in India might just not be doing enough to train cabin crew for safety and emergency procedures, aviation experts say.
30 Aug, 2010, 12.54 AM IST