Air India crash: AAIB to release preliminary report this week; global experts aiding probe | India News

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…

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Stopping plane with worn out tyres from taking off to faded runway central line: DGCA audit finds multiple lapses | India News

NEW DELHI: Stopping an aircraft with worn out tyres from taking off and allowing it to do so only after changing the same to finding the centre line of a major airport’s runway faded. Ineffective repairs carried out on aircraft leading to recurrence of snags and vehicles on tarmac without speed governors. The DGCA’s ongoing…

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Indian aviation ecosystem under the lens: DGCA orders ‘comprehensive special audit’ | India News

AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad NEW DELHI: Jolted by the tragic crashes of Air India flight 171 and multiple helicopters in Uttrakhand within the last one month, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a “comprehensive special audit” of Indian aviation ecosystem. This covers scheduled, non-scheduled, and private airlines; maintenance, repair, and overhaul…

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