A strange event involving an old man urinating close to an airplane on the runway at Bihar’s Darbhanga Airport has gone viral. The concerning incident occurred when a man in traditional white kurta-pajama attire was spotted squatting dangerously close to an aircraft on an active runway. The event was captured on video by the pilot…
A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent nearly an hour on a conference call with engineers trying to troubleshoot a problem with his $200 million jet before it spiralled onto the runway at an Alaska airbase and exploded in a fireball, according to an investigation report released this week. The crash happened on January 28…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday awarded the Vir Chakra to nine Indian Air Force fighter pilots who played a key role in Operation Sindoor, targeting terrorist headquarters and Pakistan’s military assets.Vir Chakra is India’s third-highest wartime gallantry award.The awardees include: Group Captain Ranjeet Singh Sidhu Group Captain Manish Arora Group Captain Animesh Patnim Group…
NEW DELHI: Air India has raised the retirement age of pilots from 58 to 65, and from 58 to 60 for all other employees.Sources said the retirement age of erstwhile Vistara pilots was 65. “With Vistara merging into Air India last Nov, the retirement age of pilots has been raised to 65 to bring parity,”…
Days after Delta Airlines pilot Rustom Bhagwagar was arrested in connection with disturbing child sex abuse allegations, prosecutors have now charged his ex-girlfriend, Jennifer Powell, accusing her of not only permitting but actively joining in the abuse of her young daughter. Bhagwagar, 34, was arrested in an operation last Saturday at San Francisco International Airport….
NEW DELHI: Air India has begun conducting “online yoga” classes for its crew members, including pilots who have been under severe psychological stress post the June 12 Ahmedabad crash. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had soon after that accident directed major Indian carriers to hold post trauma mental health workshop for their flight…
A Jeju Air plane that crashed in December during an emergency landing after a bird strike could have kept flying on the damaged engine that was still working after pilots shut down the other one, according to an update from South Korean investigators. The Boeing 737-800 instead belly-landed at Muan airport without its landing gear…
With more AI pilots reporting sick after Gujarat crash, DGCA issues circular on mental health NEW DELHI: Air India has reported an increase in sick leaves by pilots in the aftermath of the AI-171 crash on June 12, prompting Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ask airlines to take steps for mental wellbeing of…
A Delta regional jet flying from Minneapolis to Minot, North Dakota, had a terrifying moment in the sky on July 18 when the pilot had to make a sudden and sharp turn to avoid a possible crash with a US Air Force B-52 bomber. The flight, operated by SkyWest as Delta Connection Flight 3788, was…
Air India 171 crash NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Wednesday raised serious concerns over the preliminary findings and public commentary surrounding the crash of Air India Flight AI171, which went down in Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff en route to London.In an official statement, the FIP said, “We register our dissatisfaction with…