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NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has initiated legal action against international media outlets – Reuters and The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) over their coverage of the Air India Flight 171 crash, which took place on June 12 in Ahmedabad, resulting in the death of 260 people.FIP president Captain CS Randhawa confirmed to…
NeEW DELHI: Amid Indian pilot bodies’ criticism of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s preliminary report on the AI-171 crash, International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) has warned against insinuation to reach a “hasty conclusion”.“The report raises many questions; it does not provide answers. Any extrapolation of its content can only be regarded as guesswork,…
Ahmedabad plane crash (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The AAIB’s preliminary report into the AI-171 crash has not “recommended actions to Boeing 787-8 and/or GE GEnx-1B engine operators and manufacturers” at “this stage of investigation.” Whether that changes when the probe is complete and the final report is ready in about a year or so,…
NEW DELHI: New Delhi: The initial probe into the crash of AI 171 has revealed that three seconds after getting airborne from Ahmedabad on June 12, fuel supply to both engines of the Air India Boeing 787 operating as AI 171 got cut off. The engines’ fan speed began dropping and the aircraft weighing 213.4…
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed India’s major airlines — Air India and IndiGo — to hold post trauma mental health workshop for their flight crew. The directive comes after witnessing a significant massive impact of the tragic June 12 AI 171 crash in which 260 people lost their lives…
NEW DELHI: Yet another Air India wide body aircraft had a close shave within 38 hours of the deadly June 12 AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad. Immediately after taking off from Delhi in the early hours of June 14, a Vienna-bound Boeing 777 got stall warning. It also got ground proximity warning system’s (GPWS) don’t…
NEW DELHI: Data from a black box of the ill-fated Air India Dreamliner that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12, was downloaded on Wednesday. “The analysis of (black boxes) data is underway. These efforts aim to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the accident and identify contributing factors to enhance aviation safety and prevent…
NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will decide whether to send the black boxes — cockpit voice and flight data records — of the ill-fated Boeing 787 that crashed as AI 171 last Thursday abroad for analysis. “The decision regarding location for decoding the flight recorders will be taken by AAIB after due…
70 tolas gold: At crash site, 1st responder’s grit shines GANDHINAGAR: A plume of smoke rose above BJ Medical College on the sunny afternoon of June 12. Flames licked the crumpled fuselage of a jumbo jet. Screams pierced the air. Raju Patel, 56, didn’t stop to think. When the sky fell, he stood up.Just minutes…
