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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...- 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...
- India to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test tied to Air India London incident, documents showIndian aviation officials plan to visit Boeing’s Seattle facility in June to witness testing of a fuel-control switch module removed from a...
- Singapore introduces two power bank limit for travellersNew rules for air travel from Singapore begin April 15. Passengers can carry only two power banks. This aims to prevent fire risks from lit...
- Tech defects, maintenance delays led to grounding of 99 aircraft this year: GovernmentIndian airlines face revenue losses from the Middle East crisis. The civil aviation ministry reported hundreds of planes grounded in recent...
- 377 of 754 aircraft audited show recurring snags; IndiGo, Air India top listIndian aviation: 405 aircraft belonging to IndiGo were analysed for repetitive defects and 148 were identified for repetitive defects, as o...
- Nearly three-fourths of Air India Group's 267 planes identified for repetitive defects since Jan 2025: Govt dataIn all, 377 aircraft have been identified as having recurring defects since January last year, of the total 754 aircraft analysed for such ...
- Air India grounds Boeing 787-8 over possible fuel control switch defectAir India has grounded a Boeing 787-8 aircraft. A pilot reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch. The airline is working with ...
- India to set up national aviation safety centre, says officialIndia is setting up a national aviation safety centre. This centre will train aircraft accident investigators and aviation professionals. I...
- DGCA carries out surveillance at major airports, including Delhi and MumbaiDGCA initiated a focused assessment of the aviation ecosystem, revealing critical safety lapses at major airports like Delhi and Mumbai. Su...
- Address safety lapses within a week: DGCA to airlines, airportsFollowing a recent Air India crash, the DGCA conducted intensive surveys at major airports like Delhi and Mumbai, revealing recurring aircr...
- Faded runway markings to simulator mismatches: DGCA flags widespread safety lapses in airlines & airportsThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation found safety violations. These violations span airline operations and airport infrastructure. The...
- Who was Dean Joshua? Know about Boeing whistleblower who had warned about "catastrophic" safety failings in 2017Much before the door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 in midair in January this year, aviation worker Dean Joshua had war...
- Safety first, while aviation flies againRecovery from the pandemic and fresh orders for new aircraft should improve its safety profile. But that doesn't permit any relaxation in r...
- DGCA conducts spot checks, finds insufficient engineering staff certifying planesDGCA on Monday said it conducted spot checks and found that there is an insufficient number of engineering personnel certifying planes of v...
- Govt may ask carriers to hold back induction of planes with PW enginesOn December 10, smoke engulfed an IndiGo Airbus A320neo flying from Jaipur to Kolkata, a first-case-of-its-kind on the aircraft.
- Air Works releasing planes without fixing defects: DGCA auditDuring the audit, DGCA also found that dedicated store inspectors had not been made responsible for the Juhu (Mumbai) and Pune facilities, ...
- IndiGo, GoAir ground faulty planes, govt calls it proactive decisionCancellation of flights, though, also led to an up to 10% increase in last-minute fares on Tuesday and the trend is likely to continue on W...
- US-registered Bombardier aircraft grounded by DGCA after surprise checkSeveral "major" safety violations were found in 8-seater Bombardier Global 5000 aircraft during a DGCA safety check drive after it landed f...
- DGCA grounds three planes of GoAir, Air India, private operatorAn Airbus A-320 of AI was found to have not carried out a mandatory second check of the cowl of the right-side engine, which was repaired s...
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