Last Updated:July 02, 2026, 18:56 IST He alleged that his flight was supposed to take off at 10:30 AM but was delayed to well after noon, and later they were informed that a technician would come after 3 PM. ‘Are We Idiots Standing Here?’: SpiceJet Passenger Slams Airline Over Prolonged Delays, Urges DCGA To Step…
Prototype of e200X eVTOL aircraft Chennai: Electric aircraft startup The ePlane Company is raising $50 million from venture capital and strategic investors as it moves closer to certifying its air ambulances in the country.The startup, founded by IIT Madras professor Satya Chakravarthy, builds electric aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) that can navigate…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) has commissioned the precision approach lighting (PAL) Category-I system for Runway 24 after approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).The system provides enhanced visual guidance to pilots during the final stages of landing, particularly under reduced visibility at the tabletop facility. With this, the airport aims to strengthen…
File photo of the crash site at B J Medical College in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday alleged serious shortcomings in the investigation into the Air India AI171 crash, questioning both the technical direction of the probe and the lack of transparency of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB).FIP president…
Patna: The Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport is set to make full use of its parallel taxi track (PTT) after securing access to an additional 1.85-acre plot of Biada (Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority) land, helping address long-standing space constraints and improve operational efficiency at the airport.Airport director Chandra Pratap Dwivedi said the district administration has…
The A330 aircraft was overhead in Azerbaijan when it turned back and diverted to Copenhagen Manju.VMumbai: After an absence of 17 years, Scandinavian carrier SAS was scheduled to recommence its India flights with an early morning landing in Mumbai on Wednesday, but the inaugural flight had to turn back mid-way over regulatory issues.On Tuesday, flight…
One of the black boxes of the Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft has been recovered from the crash site in Ahmedabad by the on-site team of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is leading the investigation into the worst aviation disaster involving an Indian airline in decades. The flight data recorder (FDR), one of…
3 min readAhmedabadUpdated: Jun 14, 2025 03:55 PM IST Eight of Air India’s 33 Boeing 787 aircraft have so far been inspected following the directive issued Friday by aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for enhanced safety inspection of the aircraft type, Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said Saturday. The…
The black boxes of the ill-fated Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday may be decoded and analysed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) at its brand new state-of-the-art laboratory that was inaugurated just two months ago, The Indian Express has learnt. Sources indicated that the decision on whether the…
With Noida International Airport preparing for commercial operations, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has approved a dedicated weather monitoring station there Noida: Despite being Delhi’s neighbours, and now supporting a population of more than 70 lakh people, Noida and Ghaziabad have never had full-fldeged weather stations. That is now finally going to change.With Noida International Airport…
