Solar farms could be disrupting bird and bat migration, new studies revealSolar farms, vital for clean energy, are inadvertently harming migrating birds and bats. Their reflective surfaces mimic lakes, luring wild...
07 May, 2026, 10.02 PM IST
Israel approves plan to buy F-35 and F-15I fighter jets amid Iran warIsrael is poised to enhance its aerial capabilities with the procurement of state-of-the-art F-35 and F-15IA fighter jets. This important d...
03 May, 2026, 05.46 PM IST
Close call at Lucknow Airport: Monkey disrupts IndiGo take-off, forces mid-runway abort and delays flightsAn IndiGo flight from Lucknow to Raipur aborted its takeoff after pilots spotted a monkey on the runway. The incident, which occurred just ...
01 May, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
A mountain hideout and aircraft under fire: US carries out daring rescue of service member in IranAmerican forces executed a daring rescue of two pilots shot down by Iran. One pilot was extracted from enemy territory, while the second, h...
06 Apr, 2026, 07.08 AM IST
SpaceX's business and finances: Rockets, satellite communications and budding AISpaceX is gearing up for a massive stock market debut, potentially the largest ever. The Elon Musk-led company is known for its rocket laun...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.28 PM IST
Quote of the day by Clint Eastwood: 'You can't stop everything from happening. But we've gotten to a point where we're...' - lessons on life, humor and embracing uncertainty by The Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy of Italian Spaghetti Western filmsQuote of the day by Clint Eastwood: Clint Eastwood's quote humorously critiques society's obsession with excessive safety, highlighting lif...
31 Mar, 2026, 04.37 AM IST
US Navy loses another $67 mn F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet after it tumbles down to sea from USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrierIn a recent incident, an F/A-18 fighter jet went overboard the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea, prompting its pilots to eject with minor...
08 May, 2025, 07.46 PM IST
Arizona private jet crash: Landing gear malfunction revealed, investigation could take yearsThe official cause of the landing gear failure that led to a private jet crash in Arizona earlier in February remains unknown. A final inve...
01 Mar, 2025, 01.09 AM IST
SpaceX cleared to fly Falcon 9 rocket after landing mishapUS regulators on Friday cleared SpaceX to restart launching its stalwart Falcon 9 rocket, as a probe continues into a rare mishap this week...
31 Aug, 2024, 08.51 AM IST
IndiGo aircraft misses taxiway, delays operations at Delhi Airport brieflyIndiGo flight encounters landing mishap at Delhi airport, blocking runway briefly. The A320 aircraft veered off course, leading to a 15-min...
11 Feb, 2024, 11.59 AM IST
Concern after third combat chopper crashes, pilots missingThe helicopter was part of the Pathankot based 254 Army Aviation squadron and was seen by eyewitnesses taking a sudden dip into the Ranjit ...
04 Aug, 2021, 08.08 AM IST
ET View: The Moon is not made of insta-cheeseIndian Space Research Organisation will analyse the mishap to identify what went wrong and rectify the defect that caused it.
07 Sep, 2019, 01.27 PM IST
Debris of Devendra Fadnavis' chopper moved to MumbaiFadnavis, along with five others including two crew members, escaped unhurt on May 25 when his helicopter, while taking-off near Latur, cra...
30 May, 2017, 03.06 PM IST
52 near-misses in India since 2014; Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra account for 50% of itAccording to information accessed from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, there have been 52 such incidents between 2014 and May 20...
11 May, 2017, 02.12 PM IST
Vistara, IAF airplanes collision averted at Chandigarh International AirportThe Air Vistara flight had 151 passengers on board and was scheduled to departure at 3.20 pm. However, it got delayed and left past 5 pm, o...
30 Apr, 2017, 06.37 PM IST
- DGCA probe blames pilot for Kochi mishap
A preliminary inquiry by the Directorate general of civil aviation has blamed pilot error for the plane landing off the runway.
31 Aug, 2011, 10.20 AM IST
- Takeoff, landing mishaps on rise
In the last one year, four flights — two of SpiceJet, one Jetlite and one GoAir — landed on runways that were closed for repairs.
24 May, 2009, 02.59 AM IST