SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship in Starbase, Texas. (Picture credit: AP) SpaceX called off a planned test flight of its Starship rocket on Sunday night, just minutes before launch, citing a technical problem with ground systems. The cancellation marked another setback for Elon Musk’s giant rocket, which has faced repeated failures in recent months.The launch had…
NEW DELHI: An Air India flight from Kochi to Delhi was delayed on Sunday after a technical issue was detected during the take-off roll, prompting the pilots to abort departure as a safety precaution, the airline said.Flight AI504 was preparing for take-off when the cockpit crew noticed the problem and decided to discontinue the roll…
More than 100 flights were cancelled and several others were delayed on Wednesday after a technical glitch in the UK’s air traffic control system caused significant disruption at major airports across the country. The issue, described by the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) as radar-related, briefly suspended departures at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh,…
A technical issue briefly grounded and diverted flights in Britain on Wednesday before engineers were able to restore the system, the air traffic control operator said. Airports said it would take time for disruption to clear, with many planes and crew out of position. The National Air Traffic Service, or NATS, said the glitch happened…
A Delta Air Lines flight from Madrid to New York was forced to make an emergency landing on an island in the Atlantic Ocean due to engine problems, resulting in a delay of more than 31 hours, officials said Thursday according to NBC News. Flight 127, an Airbus A330 carrying 282 passengers and 13 crew…
LUCKNOW: UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath‘s chartered plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Kheria Airport in Agra on Wednesday after developing a technical snag mid-air. The incident occurred shortly after takeoff at 3:40 pm, following the conclusion of the chief minister’s scheduled programmes in the city. About 20 minutes into the flight,…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns over the texting of sensitive military strike plans against Yemen’s Houthis to a group chat that included a journalist, calling it “the only glitch in two months” of his administration. Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers criticised the administration for its careless handling of highly classified information. Trump told NBC News…
NEW DELHI: State Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said on Sunday that the government will ask the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) for an explanation after a floodlight malfunction caused the second ODI between England and India to be interrupted for about 30 minutes at the historic Barabati stadium in Cuttack. Suraj, who was also present along…
A significant technical glitch caused embarrassment to the BCCI when one of the floodlights stopped working during the second ODI between India and England at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday.The match was halted for approximately 35 minutes when a floodlight near the clock tower malfunctioned whilst India were comfortably positioned at 48 without…
ARA: Officials of the agriculture department in Bihar’s Bhojpur district were in for a shock on Monday, when a few pieces of farmland were shown to be situated in the Indian Ocean in a mobile app containing information about crop survey. The district agriculture officer, however, clarified that the problem was caused by a technical…