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Workers prepare to hoist the tail section wreckage of Air India Flight 171, which crashed on June 12, in Ahmedabad. (NYT News Service) NEW DELHI: The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday raised concerns over the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, saying the…
NEW DELHI: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report into the Air India plane crash that claimed 260 lives in Ahmedabad.The report revealed that the deadly crash occurred after both engines’ fuel control switches turned from RUN to CUTOFF, leading to sudden loss of thrust. Here is sequence of events as detailed in…
NEW DELHI: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) will release its preliminary report this week on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, which killed at least 260 people on 12 June. Top AAIB officials shared this update during a meeting with the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture on Wednesday.Officials told the…
NEW DELHI: A Parliamentary Panel on Tuesday questioned top officials from the aviation ministry, airline, and airport representatives over the Air India plane crash, news agency PTI reported citing sources.The agenda of the meeting was to take oral evidence from representatives of the ministry, DGCA, AERA, AAI, AAICLAS, BCAS, and other concerned organisations, including airport…
NEW DELHI: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Tuesday submitted its preliminary report on the AI171 plane crash to the ministry of civil aviation and the concerned authorities. The report filed is based on the initial findings of the probe, reported news agency ANI citing top sources.Meanwhile, a crucial meeting of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee…
This is a representational AI image ‘I’m bloody terrified currently,’ this is how people are reacting when it comes to taking flights after Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. The flying anxiety has skyrocketed among flyers after the deadly incident that claimed 242 lives, with many taking experts’ help to overcome the…
NEW DELHI: Authorities have confirmed that DNA samples of 162 victims from the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad have matched with their family members, and the mortal remains of 120 have been handed over, officials said Tuesday.Earlier on Monday, Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi had announced that DNA of 125 victims had been successfully…
This is a representational image NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) summoned an urgent meeting on Tuesday with the postholders of Air India and AI Express. DG Fazi Ahmed Kidwai will chair the virtual meet at 3 pm. The meeting has been summoned with AI MD & CEO Campbell Wilson, AI Director…
NEW DELHI: The last rites of former Gujarat chief minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Rupani were performed with full state honours on Monday in Rajkot, Gujarat.Union home minister Amit Shah, Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat, chief minister Bhupendra Patel, and several other leaders attended the funeral to pay their final respects. Rupani…
New video of Ahmedabad crash survivor NEW DELHI: A new video of last week’s deadly Air India crash shows Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor, walking away from the crash site.In the video, some bystanders are seen shouting, as smoke billows in the background. Suddenly, Ramesh walks out, and is spotted by one of the…
