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Audit Flags Safety Lapses Across Airlines, Aviation Regulator Says "Not Unusual"
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The annual audits by India's aviation regulator have found 57 lapses at Alliance Air and 51 at Air India, among other airlines, highlighting a lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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Air India Warned Over 'Systemic' Lapses In Managing Pilot Fatigue: Report
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Air India has been warned by the aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline, seen by Reuters showed.
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112 Air India Pilots Took Sick Leave 4 Days After Dreamliner Crash
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Over 100 Air India pilots went on 'sick leave' four days after a Boeing 787-Dreamliner crashed seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad airport and killed 274 people, Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said Thursday.
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Opinion | Air India Crash: We're All Terrified Of Flying Now, Thanks To Conspiracy Theories
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- Opinion | Sindhu Bhattacharya
The erosion of trust has triggered apprehensions among the public about air travel. I know of many erstwhile frequent fliers, who thought nothing before taking a flight for work or leisure, now hesitating before making the next flight booking.
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British F-35's Recovery Reminds Of Daring Rescue Of Mirage 2000 Jet From Mauritius
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The evacuation of a stranded British F-35B jet from Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday rekindled memories of a similar problem the Indian Air Force faced two decades ago - one of its Mirage-2000 jets was badly damaged and stuck in Mauritius
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"Talking Crap": Pilots' Body Acts Against Reuters, WSJ Over Air India Report
- Saturday July 19, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) President, Captain CS Randhawa on Saturday called out Wall Street Journal and Reuters over their reports on the Air India plane crash.
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"These Are Not 2 People On Tinder Date": Expert Defends Dreamliner Pilots
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Edited by Debanish Achom
Serious pilots in India who are closely watching the unfolding events linked to the investigation into the crash of Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner are upset about the whole situation due to a perceived slant towards blaming the pilots.
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Opinion | Air India Crash: Exactly Whom Are The Two 'Leaks' And The Probe Report Helping?
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- Opinion | Sanjay Lazar
The speculation, allegations and mythmaking around the AI-171 crash threaten to muddy the truth irreversibly. Who benefits from this mess?
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"Nowhere Mentioned...": Pilots' Body Slams WSJ Article On Air India Crash
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) President CS Randhawa on Thursday condemned a media report that claimed that the captain of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad last month deliberately cut off fuel to the engines.
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New Air India Crash Details As US Media Accesses Pilots' Last Conversation
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
The two pilots involved were Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder, who had total flying experience of 15,638 hours and 3,403 hours.
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Should Cockpits Have Video Cameras? Air India Crash Rekindles Debate
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- World News | Reuters
The deadly Air India crash has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators.
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Air India Crash Report Raises Questions, Has No Answers: Global Pilots' Body
- Tuesday July 15, 2025
- India News | Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
The preliminary report into the probe of an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last month raises several questions but does not provide any answers, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) has said.
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Deliberate Or Mechanical Flaw? Pilots vs Pilot Over Air India Crash Report
- Tuesday July 15, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Written by Divyam Sharma
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's preliminary report on its probe into the Air India crash on June 12, in which 260 people were killed, has stirred speculations and debates on two fronts.
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Amid Air India Probe, Etihad To Check Fuel Switch Locks On Boeing 787 Planes
- Monday July 14, 2025
- World News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by NDTV News Desk
Etihad Airways has advised its pilots operating Boeing 787 Dreamliners to "exercise caution" when handling the aircraft's fuel control switches.
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www.ndtv.com
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Audit Flags Safety Lapses Across Airlines, Aviation Regulator Says "Not Unusual"
- Wednesday July 30, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
The annual audits by India's aviation regulator have found 57 lapses at Alliance Air and 51 at Air India, among other airlines, highlighting a lack of adequate training for some pilots, use of unapproved simulators and a poor rostering system.
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www.ndtv.com
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Warned Over 'Systemic' Lapses In Managing Pilot Fatigue: Report
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Air India has been warned by the aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline, seen by Reuters showed.
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www.ndtv.com
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112 Air India Pilots Took Sick Leave 4 Days After Dreamliner Crash
- Thursday July 24, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Over 100 Air India pilots went on 'sick leave' four days after a Boeing 787-Dreamliner crashed seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad airport and killed 274 people, Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said Thursday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Air India Crash: We're All Terrified Of Flying Now, Thanks To Conspiracy Theories
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- Opinion | Sindhu Bhattacharya
The erosion of trust has triggered apprehensions among the public about air travel. I know of many erstwhile frequent fliers, who thought nothing before taking a flight for work or leisure, now hesitating before making the next flight booking.
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www.ndtv.com
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British F-35's Recovery Reminds Of Daring Rescue Of Mirage 2000 Jet From Mauritius
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The evacuation of a stranded British F-35B jet from Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday rekindled memories of a similar problem the Indian Air Force faced two decades ago - one of its Mirage-2000 jets was badly damaged and stuck in Mauritius
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www.ndtv.com
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"Talking Crap": Pilots' Body Acts Against Reuters, WSJ Over Air India Report
- Saturday July 19, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) President, Captain CS Randhawa on Saturday called out Wall Street Journal and Reuters over their reports on the Air India plane crash.
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www.ndtv.com
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"These Are Not 2 People On Tinder Date": Expert Defends Dreamliner Pilots
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Edited by Debanish Achom
Serious pilots in India who are closely watching the unfolding events linked to the investigation into the crash of Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner are upset about the whole situation due to a perceived slant towards blaming the pilots.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Air India Crash: Exactly Whom Are The Two 'Leaks' And The Probe Report Helping?
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- Opinion | Sanjay Lazar
The speculation, allegations and mythmaking around the AI-171 crash threaten to muddy the truth irreversibly. Who benefits from this mess?
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www.ndtv.com
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"Nowhere Mentioned...": Pilots' Body Slams WSJ Article On Air India Crash
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) President CS Randhawa on Thursday condemned a media report that claimed that the captain of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad last month deliberately cut off fuel to the engines.
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www.ndtv.com
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New Air India Crash Details As US Media Accesses Pilots' Last Conversation
- Thursday July 17, 2025
- India News | Edited by Manjiri Chitre
The two pilots involved were Captain Sumeet Sabharwal and First Officer Clive Kunder, who had total flying experience of 15,638 hours and 3,403 hours.
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www.ndtv.com
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Should Cockpits Have Video Cameras? Air India Crash Rekindles Debate
- Wednesday July 16, 2025
- World News | Reuters
The deadly Air India crash has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India Crash Report Raises Questions, Has No Answers: Global Pilots' Body
- Tuesday July 15, 2025
- India News | Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
The preliminary report into the probe of an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last month raises several questions but does not provide any answers, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) has said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deliberate Or Mechanical Flaw? Pilots vs Pilot Over Air India Crash Report
- Tuesday July 15, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Written by Divyam Sharma
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's preliminary report on its probe into the Air India crash on June 12, in which 260 people were killed, has stirred speculations and debates on two fronts.
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www.ndtv.com
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Amid Air India Probe, Etihad To Check Fuel Switch Locks On Boeing 787 Planes
- Monday July 14, 2025
- World News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta, Edited by NDTV News Desk
Etihad Airways has advised its pilots operating Boeing 787 Dreamliners to "exercise caution" when handling the aircraft's fuel control switches.
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www.ndtv.com