Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri says Kozhikode runway safety as per ICAO guidelines, questions Cong MPs' tweetsOn the subject of the safety of tabletop runways such as that at the Kozhikode airport where the mishap took place, he said, Kozhikode airp...
10 Aug, 2020, 04.51 PM IST
What caused the Air India Express crash? Black box retrieved, probe beginsThe investigating team retrieved the black box and cockpit voice recorder after cutting into the floorboard of the cockpit. These devices, ...
10 Aug, 2020, 04.46 PM IST
What is a 'table-top runway', the site of deadly Air India plane crash?The Air India Express plane, which was repatriating Indians stranded in Dubai due to the coronavirus pandemic, overshot the runway of the C...
10 Aug, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
Kozhikode crash brings back tricky subject of tabletop runways and their safetyA tabletop runway, like the one in Kozhikode, is built on the plateau of a hill, with one or both ends leading to a deep gorge. The runways...
10 Aug, 2020, 04.40 PM IST
All issues red-flagged by DGCA in past addressed by Kozhikode airport operator: Aviation ministerThe minister's statement came after various news reports stated that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had issued a show cau...
09 Aug, 2020, 12.48 PM IST
DGCA should not allow landings at Kozhikode airport during monsoons: Aviation safety expertIn June 2011, Ranganathan flagged concerns about the runway in a communication to then Civil Aviation Secretary Nasim Zaidi in June 2011. R...
08 Aug, 2020, 10.00 PM IST
Runway 10 of Kozhikode airport unsafe, especially in wet conditions; expert warned nine years agoCaptain Mohan Ranganathan had flagged concerns about the runway in a communication to then Civil Aviation Secretary Nasim Zaidi in June 201...
08 Aug, 2020, 04.12 PM IST
DGCA had issued notice to Kozhikode airport in July 2019 over critical safety lapsesThe revelation came a day after an Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people on board overshot "runway 10" at the Calicut airport...
08 Aug, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
10 years ago, AI Express plane went up in flames after overshooting runway at Mangalore airportOn Friday, the airline's plane overshot the runway at Kozhikode airport, fell into a slope before breaking into two pieces. While there was...
08 Aug, 2020, 02.58 PM IST
When AI Express mentioned Kozhikode airport and runway as among 'most beautiful'In a blog post titled 'India's Most Beautiful Runways and Airports' dated August 26, 2016, the airline said the joys of flying are made eve...
08 Aug, 2020, 01.32 PM IST
Kozhikode crash: AI Express plane touched down near taxiway, 1,000 metres from beginning of runwayThe pilot of the ill-fated flight -- IX-1344 -- could not sight the runway in the first landing attempt due to heavy rains. An AAI spokespe...
08 Aug, 2020, 11.49 AM IST
At least 18 dead as Air India Express flight breaks up into two while landing at Calicut airportCasualties are expected as initial reports suggest that the aircraft skidded off the runway and has broken into two pieces.
08 Aug, 2020, 08.50 AM IST
PM Modi, other leaders condole loss of lives in Kerala plane crash tragedyThe Dubai-Calicut Air India Express flight with 191 passengers and crew skidded off the tabletop runway and fell into a 50 feet valley brea...
07 Aug, 2020, 11.27 PM IST
Karipur airport: Govt to give fair compensation for landKerala government today decided to give "fair and just compensation" to those whose lands were being acquired for the development of the Ko...
23 Sep, 2015, 05.47 PM IST
Greater Malabar Initiative seeks Chandy's interventionMoopen informed Chandy that the land acquisition issues can be easily resolved through all-party discussions on the matter. Karipur was one...
18 Sep, 2015, 11.42 PM IST
- Tragedy averted as Gulf Air plane strays off runway
Over 140 passengers and crew of a Gulf Air plane from Bahrain had a narrow escape today when the Airbus A-320 skidded off the runway.
29 Aug, 2011, 03.29 PM IST
- Table-tops, bird hits: Many tricky runways in India
The Air India Express Boeing that crashed in Mangalore on Saturday veered off the runway after missing the landing threshold, an error that...
24 May, 2010, 11.38 AM IST