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Pilot error? Don’t jump to conclusions, there are other questions: Experts on Ahmedabad plane crashSubscriber Only
July 14, 2025 04:58 IST
The 15-page report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), an office attached to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has zeroed in on the most probable primary cause of the accident
Air India says will review preliminary plane crash report with pilots
July 12, 2025 19:53 IST
This tragedy, Air India senior vice president for flight operations, Manish Uppal said, has deeply influenced the aviation fraternity and Air India pilot community.
The AI-171 crash: what the initial probe says about Honeywell’s fuel control switchesSubscriber Only
July 12, 2025 14:25 IST
The AI-171 initial crash report stated that after fuel supply to the engines was cut off using the fuel control switches, the aircraft began to lose altitude.
AI 171 crash: Can’t draw conclusions from preliminary AAIB report: MoholSubscriber Only
July 12, 2025 22:09 IST
Air India AI 171 crash update: Union Minister Murlidhar Mohol also said the aviation ministry is not interfering with the ongoing investigation led by the AAIB, which is an autonomous authority.
The fuel control switches that are now at the heart of the AI 171 crash probeSubscriber Only
July 14, 2025 05:04 IST
As per the report, these switches transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position within a second of each other moments after lift-off, leading to the worst aviation disaster involving an Indian airline in four decades.
How Air India’s Dreamliner flight ended in disaster: A second-by-second timeline
July 12, 2025 10:03 IST
Ahmedabad plane crash 2025 report: The findings, released Saturday by Indian aviation authorities, provide the most detailed account of the incident on June 12.
Air India Crash report: Tale of the aircraft’s 2 fuel control switches, from lift-off to wreckageSubscriber Only
July 13, 2025 03:11 IST
AI 171 crash report: The Boeing 787-8 aircraft’s engine fuel control switches transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position within a second of each other moments after lift-off, leading to the worst aviation disaster involving an Indian airline in four decades.
‘We stand ready to support the investigation’: Boeing after AAIB releases Air India crash report
July 12, 2025 07:28 IST
The tragic accident killed 260 people — 241 of the 242 people on board the ill-fated aircraft and 19 on the ground. The aircraft was operating a flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick.
‘IndiGo will offer fit-for-purpose products, value-for-money proposition to flyers’: Airline CEO Pieter ElbersSubscriber Only
July 12, 2025 20:25 IST
Elbers opens up about IndiGo's evolving network and product philosophy, internationalisation strategy, domestic market development, and recent challenges. Edited excerpts:
Fuel control switches in focus in Air India crash probe? Significance of the critical knobs for engine performanceSubscriber Only
July 11, 2025 09:25 IST
On June 12, the aircraft — operating flight AI 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick —crashed moments after take-off, killing 241 of the 242 people on board and several on the ground.
Air India crash preliminary report: How detailed were earlier initial probe reports by AAIB?Subscriber Only
July 10, 2025 19:57 IST
Even as the initial report is eagerly awaited by the public and the aviation industry all over the world—considering the limited official information available about the probable causes of the tragic accident and the angles being pursued—it is not clear how detailed the report itself would be at this stage.
AAIB officials appear before House panel, say Air India crash report soonSubscriber Only
July 10, 2025 02:25 IST
The House panel, headed by JDU RS MP Sanjay Jha, held its scheduled meeting Wednesday with the agenda “to hear the Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation on the “overall review of safety in the civil aviation sector”.
Delhi-bound IndiGo flight returns to Patna after ‘bird hit’
July 9, 2025 12:29 IST
The flight will undergo inspection. The airlines will make alternate arrangements for the passengers to send them to their destination, officials said.
Raipur-bound IndiGo flight returns to Indore due to technical fault
July 8, 2025 13:05 IST
The plane took off from the Indore airport around 6.35 am on Tuesday, and a few minutes later, the pilot informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC), following which it returned due to technical reasons, he said.
Air India pilots carry simulator test after Ahmedabad crash; results show Boeing 787-8 kept flying
July 3, 2025 10:57 IST
When contacted, Air India said pilots conducted simulator tests on their own, and the airline had no role in that.
Opportunity for India to become a major sustainable aviation fuel hub, says IATA’s Preeti JainSubscriber Only
July 2, 2025 10:12 IST
In an interaction with The Indian Express, Preeti Jain delves into the global SAF ecosystem, its challenges, lessons from other regions, mandates-versus-incentives debate, and the road ahead globally as well as in India.
Jabalpur airport in MP gets bomb threat, turns out to be hoax Jabalpur
June 30, 2025 14:26 IST
Immediately after getting the information, Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), dog squad, local police along with the Central Industrial Security Force started a search operation.
Air India 171 plane crash: The likely next steps in black box analysisSubscriber Only
July 6, 2025 06:45 IST
The black boxes, which are actually bright orange in colour, are critical in aircraft accident investigations as they provide data on numerous parameters and aircraft systems, helping the investigators identify the most likely causes of an accident.
Parliamentary standing committee to meet on July 8 to discuss aviation safety, civil aviation secretary Sinha to brief panelSubscriber Only
June 27, 2025 19:15 IST
The committee will formulate comprehensive SOPs and suggest the roles of various Central and State government organisations to deal with post-crash incident handling and management.
UN body’s request to have its observer in AI 171 crash probe accepted: SourcesSubscriber Only
June 28, 2025 00:32 IST
Ongoing investigation into June 12 crash of AI’s Boeing 787-8 in Ahmedabad
Air India Boeing 787 crash: Black box data extraction, analysis underway at AAIB’s new lab in DelhiSubscriber Only
June 27, 2025 01:41 IST
The new and advanced AAIB lab, built by support of government-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and inaugurated in April, has enhanced the agency’s ability to repair damaged black boxes, retrieve data, and conduct thorough analyses of accidents with high accuracy.
Over 90 flights with more than 20,000 flyers had to be diverted: Qatar Airways CEO details how airline managed Iran missile crisisSubscriber Only
June 26, 2025 15:51 IST
Qatar Airways CEO Badr Mohammed Al Meer described the crisis as “an operational crisis few airlines will ever encounter, and one that “challenged the very core of what it means to run a global airline”
Ahmedabad Air India Crash: Govt confirms ongoing ‘data extraction’ from black boxes
June 26, 2025 14:17 IST
According to the officials, analysis of Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder are being analysed as the part of the investigation.
DGCA’s comprehensive surveillance at major airports reveals numerous lapses, deficiencies related to aviation safetySubscriber Only
June 24, 2025 19:47 IST
The surveillance findings included multiple cases where the reported defects re-appeared many times on the Aircraft, indicating ineffective monitoring and inadequate rectification action on the defects, the regulator said.
‘ATR’s destiny has been linked to India, a lot of new pages to write in that story’: MD, Asia PacificSubscriber Only
June 24, 2025 09:04 IST
The company is “very bullish” on the Indian market and sees potential for as many as 300 turboprop aircraft in India over the next 10 years, says Jean-Pierre Clercin
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