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
Jet Airways' closure, Kannur airport dent Mangaluru air trafficThe table-top airport in coastal Karnataka has taken a hit both in terms of aircraft movement and passenger traffic, according to the lates...
27 Dec, 2019, 09.16 AM IST
AAI gives nod for parallel taxiway at Mangalore AirportIn the second phase, an additional taxiway has been proposed for which a 35-metre-deep gorge needs to be filled.
16 Jul, 2016, 03.56 PM IST
New international airports remain underserved, underdevelopedOn October 4, 2012 the union cabinet declared airports at Lucknow, Coimbatore, Trichy, Mangalore and Varanasi as international.
01 Oct, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
Mangalore Airport Users' Forum seeks budget airlinesThe forum, in association with more than 30 UAE based organisations, staged a dharna before the Deputy Commissioner's office here today to ...
18 Aug, 2014, 02.38 PM IST
Flyers to be screened for Ebola at Mangalore airportState Health Minister U T Khader appealed to the public to postpone all journeys to the ebola-infected countries.
08 Aug, 2014, 05.16 PM IST
AAI to set up new facilities at Mangalore airport by NovemberThe new air traffic services complex includes a new air traffic control (ATC) tower built at an estimated cost of Rs. 20 crore.
05 Jul, 2014, 07.24 PM IST
Mangalore international airport registers record passenger trafficAirport Director J T Radhakrishna said the airport handled 12.50 lakh passengers during the period which is an all-time high.
25 Apr, 2014, 04.12 PM IST
- How govt upgrades old airports rather than build new
Instead of building a modern, greenfield airport with infrastructure large enough to handle bigger aircraft like the Boeing B737-800 or Air...
25 May, 2010, 03.21 AM IST
- Many airports don't have approach radars
Most of the small airports in the country including Mangalore, Kochi, and Nagpur do not have approach radar that is crucial for safe landin...
24 May, 2010, 12.07 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
Mangalore air crash: AI arranging for grief counsellorsAs families of Mangalore plane crash victims go through a trauma, Air India is arranging for the services of grief counsellors in an attemp...
23 May, 2010, 03.25 PM IST
- 158 die, 8 survive as AI plane crashes at Mangalore airport
India’s worst air disaster in 14 years triggers intense debate on air safety; DGCA investigation may focus on pilot error
23 May, 2010, 03.54 AM IST
Environment group blames air crash on faulty runway constructionDid the faulty construction of the second runway result in the air crash at Mangalore airport? Some environmental and social groups strongl...
22 May, 2010, 07.38 PM IST
There was no distress indication from pilot: AAIVisibility at the Mangalore airport where an Air India flight crashed was more than required and there was "no distress indication" from th...
22 May, 2010, 12.50 PM IST
BJP condoles loss of lives in Mangalore air crashBJP on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Mangalore air crash and hoped immediate steps are taken to provide relief to ...
22 May, 2010, 10.41 AM IST
- 159 feared dead in Mangalore air crash
The plane, carrying 160 passengers and 6 crew members, overshot the airport runway. Full coverage | Air crashes in India | Deadliest air di...
22 May, 2010, 08.34 AM IST