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Air India plane crash: Were Boeing 787’s flaps retracted?Subscriber Only

June 13, 2025 18:01 IST

Flaps are retractable surfaces on the trailing edge of wings. An aircraft, during the take-off and landing phases when its speed is slow, requires extra ‘lift’

Sat, Jun 14, 2025

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What happened to the IndiGo flight which lost its nose in a hailstorm last month?Subscriber Only

June 09, 2025 19:10 IST

Videos shared by the passengers of 6E 2412 revealed a scary situation, with the aircraft shaking violently amid flashes of lightning in the windows. And upon landing in Srinagar, it was discovered that a large part of the Airbus A321’s nose cone suffered significant damage. Here is what to know

Tue, Jun 10, 2025

The Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and Kazakhstan Airlines's Ilyushin IL-76 collided on November 12, 1996, over Charkhi Dadri in Haryana. Special arrangement

Charkhi Dadri, one of the worst mid-air collisions: What happened in the cockpit that daySubscriber Only

February 09, 2025 07:56 IST

Saudi Flight 763 had taken off from Delhi while Kazakh Flight 1907 was minutes away from landing in Delhi. A K Dutta, the approach controller, instructed the Saudi aircraft to maintain 14,000 ft and the Kazakhs to fly at 15,000 ft. Both crew agreed. What went wrong then?

Mon, Feb 10, 2025

Jeju Aircraft Crash: How exactly a plane lands, and what could have gone wrongSubscriber Only

December 30, 2024 14:52 IST

South Korea Plane Crash: Belly-landings are risky and carried out only in an emergency. Here are the situations in which this is done, and what probably happened with the Jeju aircraft.

Wed, Jan 01, 2025

Why can’t NASA send out a spacecraft and bring Sunita Williams back?Subscriber Only

September 09, 2024 17:15 IST

Starliner has come back to Earth empty, and Williams and Butch Wilmore will now return only in February 2025. Are they all alone up there? What sort of transport is available on the International Space Station? Are the two astronauts safe?

Tue, Sep 10, 2024

What is ‘wing stall’, potentially behind the recent Kathmandu plane crash

Was the recent Kathmandu plane crash caused by a ‘wing stall’?Subscriber Only

August 01, 2024 08:28 IST

The Bombardier CRJ200, operated by Nepal’s Saurya Airlines, might have entered a ‘wing stall’ before it crashed near the runway at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on July 24.

Fri, Aug 02, 2024

Alaska Airlines flight’s mid-air door blowout: Other cases of ‘explosive decompression’Subscriber Only

January 09, 2024 17:01 IST

The sudden loss of pressure in other flights over the years has also led to fatalities at times. In one flight in 1988, the passenger cabin's roof was blown over mid-air.

Tue, Jan 09, 2024

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Air India, Nepal Airlines aircraft almost collide: How flight safety is ensured in airspacesSubscriber Only

March 28, 2023 21:08 IST

Aircraft have to maintain a minimum distance from each other both vertically and horizontally for safety. Here are the rules that govern this, and how accidents are caused.

Tue, Mar 28, 2023

What happens when a plane suffers a hydraulic failure?Subscriber Only

February 27, 2023 20:02 IST

Air India Express Flight IX 385 from Kozhikode to Dammam landed in Thiruvananthapuram on February 24 after a suspected hydraulic failure. What can happen in an emergency of this kind?

Tue, Feb 28, 2023

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The last minutes of the aircraft that crashed in Pokhara, Nepal: What a govt report has foundSubscriber Only

February 18, 2023 20:09 IST

All 72 people on board the aircraft were killed in the crash last month. The latest report is by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Commission and the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation in Nepal.

Sun, Feb 19, 2023

What is ‘feathering’, mentioned in the preliminary report on Nepal air crash?Subscriber Only

February 17, 2023 19:06 IST

The ‘feathering’ of propellers has the effect of reducing the ‘drag’, increasing the gliding distance, and preventing airspeed from decaying below unsafe limits

Fri, Feb 17, 2023

The final Boeing 747 rolls out: A look at how the ‘Queen of Skies’ changed aviation foreverSubscriber Only

February 04, 2023 14:26 IST

Ushering in the jumbo-jet era, the Boeing 747 brought in luxury and unparalleled range to the commercial airline industry.

Mon, Feb 06, 2023

IAF Sukhoi and Mirage crash: What is situational awareness in aviation, a critical component of flying safely?Subscriber Only

January 29, 2023 16:56 IST

A Court of Inquiry will examine the reasons for the tragedy that has led to the loss of two IAF jets and a fighter pilot’s life. If the aircraft clipped each other, the investigation is likely to look at the possibility of a loss of situational awareness. We explain.

Mon, Jan 30, 2023

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Tejasvi Surya row: What are emergency doors, and why do aircraft have them?Subscriber Only

January 18, 2023 17:29 IST

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya allegedly opened an emergency door on an IndiGo flight while the aircraft was still on the ground. This is why you should never try to do it — on the ground or in the air!

Thu, Jan 19, 2023