भारत की तरफ से मिडिल ईस्ट के देश कुवैत के फ्लाइट राइट्स में बढ़ोत्तरी की गई है. भारत और कुवैत के बीच साप्ताहिक सीटों की संख्या पहले 12,000 थी, जिसमें अब 50 प्रतिशत की वृद्धि की गई है. इसके बाद दोनों देशों की एयरलाइंस प्रति सप्ताह 18,000 सीटों का इस्तेमाल कर सकेंगी. इस समझौते पर…
File photo: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu urged people Saturday not to “jump to any conclusion” regarding the AI-171 crash and “wait for the final (probe) report”, his comments coming hours after Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) made public a preliminary report on…
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) on Saturday said that it is in the process of reviewing its Indian counterpart’s preliminary report into the London-bound Air India AI171 plane crash moments after take-off from Ahmedabad last month. The report by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is based on the initial findings of…
NEW DELHI: Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday said that the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the Air India Flight 171 crash is not the final assessment of the incident. The investigation remains ongoing, the ministry said.“This is a preliminary report. At the ministry, we…
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: Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia became the first woman to be streamed into the fighter stream of Naval Aviation, marking a first for the Indian Navy in assigning combat roles to women.Poonia, along with Lieutenant Atul Kumar Dhull on Thursday was awarded the prestigious ‘Wings of Gold’ by Rear Admiral Janak Bevli, Assistant Chief…
NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Committee on Transport has summoned Civil Aviation Secretary Samir Kumar Sinha and officials from Boeing to appear before it over safety concerns.The summons come two weeks after the deadly air crash in Ahmedabad, which claimed the lives of 241 of the 242 present on board. ‘Data extraction from black boxes underway’…
Seeking to plug systemic safety gaps exposed by recent accidents, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has introduced a special-audit framework that promises a 360-degree evaluation of India’s entire aviation ecosystem, replacing the existing “silo” style of inspections.In a circular dated June 19, the regulator said the new mechanism transcends the current domain-wise checks…
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 (MRO) organisations; approved training organisations…
The Boeing worldwide commercial aircraft fleet is projected to reach nearly 50,000 aircraft by 2044, with the majority manufactured during the upcoming two decades, as indicated in Boeing’s latest forecast published on Saturday.The total fleet will increase to 49,600 aircraft, slightly lower than Boeing’s previous yearly prediction, the company announced before the commencement of the…