Air India crash: What AAIB report confirms, what it rules out, what still remains unanswered | India News

In its first official account of the June 12 crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has released a 15-page preliminary report into Air India Flight 171. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plunged into a medical college hostel moments after takeoff, becoming one of India’s worst aviation tragedies in decades…

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Double trouble: Air India asked to remove 3 crew rostering officials & gets show-cause for violating pilot flying hour norms | India News

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered the removal of three Air India officials who are incharge of crew rostering following “lapses in licensing, rest, and recency requirements”. The regulator has also issued a show-cause to the airline for operating two flights — Bangalore-London on May 16 & 17 — by…

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Body of Kuki flight attendant from Manipur to land in Nagaland, take detour around Meitei areas | India News

GUWAHATI/KOLKATA: Kuki flight attendant Lamnunthem Singson, one of the crew aboard Air India Flight 171, will be laid to rest in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Friday – her body transported via Dimapur, not Imphal, as ethnic violence carves detours into grief.The 26-year-old’s remains were released to her family Wednesday after DNA confirmation with her brother….

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