Mumbai: A “full emergency” was declared at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) on Wednesday night after a technical snag was detected mid-air in an IndiGo flight operating from Delhi to Goa. The flight,…
New Delhi: Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has, in an internal mail to the airline’s staff, stated that the Preliminary Report into the Boeing Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad has found no mechanical or maintenance issues…
New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instructed airlines to carry out checks on the locking mechanism of fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft in their fleets. The move comes in the…
New Delhi: The USA’s Federal Aviation Administration has informed civil aviation authorities of other countries that fuel control switch designs, including the locking feature, installed in Boeing planes, including the Dreamliner involved in the Air…
New Delhi: India’s pilot associations have slammed the ‘reckless speculation’ around the Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash at Ahmedabad, as sections of the media have hinted that the pilots are to be blamed for the…
New Delhi: The preliminary findings into the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash at Ahmedabad are not enough to determine the exact cause of the accident, and investigators should not draw conclusions at this stage,…
New Delhi: While the final report will take about an year, the preliminary findings by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the fatal crash of Air India flight AI 171 — a Boeing 787-8…
New Delhi: As a pilot, Safety Management System (SMS) and safety professional, the two most critical phases of flight are the take-off and landing, and during this, all attention is on flight instruments and hand…
New Delhi: Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft’s engine fuel control switches transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position within three seconds after lift-off, leading to the plane crashing in just 34 seconds after taking off from…
New Delhi: The ongoing investigation into the cause of the June 12 crash of Air India flight 171 has “narrowed its focus to the movement of the engine fuel control switches,” according to a report…
