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Audit Flags Safety Lapses Across Airlines, Aviation Regulator Says "Not Unusual"
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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Thai Woman Gives Birth On Air India Express Flight, Assisted By Nurse, Crew
A Muscat-Mumbai flight proved to be a life-changing moment, quite literally, for a woman from Thailand on Thursday.
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Passenger Gives Birth To Boy Onboard Air India Express' Muscat-Mumbai Flight
A baby boy was born to a woman from Thailand onboard an Air India Express flight enroute to the city from Muscat on Thursday.
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Mumbai-Bound Air India Express Flight Aborts Takeoff Due To Technical Issue
A Mumbai-bound Air India Express plane, with around 160 passengers onboard, aborted takeoff due to a technical snag at the Delhi airport on Wednesday evening, according to a source.
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"My Money's On The Indians", Says Former US Air Force Pilot Amid Rising India-Pak Tensions
A former US Air Force Pilot, who claims to have flown with both Indian and Pakistani pilots, has said that if the tensions between the two countries escalate post Operation Sindoor, his "money is on the Indians".
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Air India Express Pilot Dies After Operating Flight From Srinagar To Delhi
The pilot, in his late 30s, operated the flight from Srinagar to Delhi and was not feeling well after landing at the Delhi airport. He was taken to a hospital but died.
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Exclusive: How Air India Express Pilots Handled Mid-Air Scare Over Trichy
A report of hydraulic failure from a Tiruchirappalli-Sharjah Air India Express flight and its subsequent holding pattern may have caused panic on the ground, but things were always under control inside the cockpit, senior sources told NDTV.
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Air India Express Flight Diverted To Kannur Due To Fire Warning Light In Cargo
A Dubai-bound Air India Express flight from Karipur international airport here was diverted to Kannur on Wednesday around an hour after take-off following the pilot noticing a fire warning light in the aircraft's cargo hold, airport sources said.
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Unprescribed Medicines May Have Affected Pilot: Kerala Air Crash Report
The report into the crash of an Air India Express aircraft in Kerala last August has indicated the possibility of a medical factor regarding the pilot in charge, which could have had a role in the aviation disaster.
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Pilot Error Led To Air India Express Crash In Kerala Last Year: Report
The probable cause of the Air India plane crash at Kozhikode airport last year, which left 21 people dead, was non-adherence to standard operating procedure by the pilot flying the aircraft, a government report released on Saturday stated.
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Air India Express Accident At Andhra Airport Due To Pilot Error: Report
A team of officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation visited the Vijayawada Airport at Gannavaram on Tuesday and conducted a preliminary investigation into the accident involving an Air India Express Boeing aircraft on February 20.
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Wrong Call By Pilots Among Many Likely Reasons For Kerala Crash: Experts
A gust of wind, wrong decision by the pilots, the condition of the air strip and even faulty indication by the instrument landing system could be possible reasons for the crash of the Air India Express on Friday in Kerala's Kozhikode, according to aviation experts.
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Pilot Of Kerala Plane Crash Cremated With State Honours In Mumbai
Wing Commander (Retd.) Deepak Sathe, pilot-in-command of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala last week, was cremated in Mumbai today with state honours.
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Stirring Reception For Kerala Plane Crash Pilots Ahead Of Cremation
Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, the co-pilot of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala's Kozhikode two days ago, was cremated in Mathura on Sunday.
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Pilots Told About Weather, Tailwinds: Aviation Watchdog On Kerala Crash
"The ATC had briefed the pilots about the weather condition... the call has to be taken by the commander to go around or to land," Mr Kumar told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
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Audit Flags Safety Lapses Across Airlines, Aviation Regulator Says "Not Unusual"
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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Thai Woman Gives Birth On Air India Express Flight, Assisted By Nurse, Crew
A Muscat-Mumbai flight proved to be a life-changing moment, quite literally, for a woman from Thailand on Thursday.
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Passenger Gives Birth To Boy Onboard Air India Express' Muscat-Mumbai Flight
A baby boy was born to a woman from Thailand onboard an Air India Express flight enroute to the city from Muscat on Thursday.
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Mumbai-Bound Air India Express Flight Aborts Takeoff Due To Technical Issue
A Mumbai-bound Air India Express plane, with around 160 passengers onboard, aborted takeoff due to a technical snag at the Delhi airport on Wednesday evening, according to a source.
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"My Money's On The Indians", Says Former US Air Force Pilot Amid Rising India-Pak Tensions
A former US Air Force Pilot, who claims to have flown with both Indian and Pakistani pilots, has said that if the tensions between the two countries escalate post Operation Sindoor, his "money is on the Indians".
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Air India Express Pilot Dies After Operating Flight From Srinagar To Delhi
The pilot, in his late 30s, operated the flight from Srinagar to Delhi and was not feeling well after landing at the Delhi airport. He was taken to a hospital but died.
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Exclusive: How Air India Express Pilots Handled Mid-Air Scare Over Trichy
A report of hydraulic failure from a Tiruchirappalli-Sharjah Air India Express flight and its subsequent holding pattern may have caused panic on the ground, but things were always under control inside the cockpit, senior sources told NDTV.
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Air India Express Flight Diverted To Kannur Due To Fire Warning Light In Cargo
A Dubai-bound Air India Express flight from Karipur international airport here was diverted to Kannur on Wednesday around an hour after take-off following the pilot noticing a fire warning light in the aircraft's cargo hold, airport sources said.
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Unprescribed Medicines May Have Affected Pilot: Kerala Air Crash Report
The report into the crash of an Air India Express aircraft in Kerala last August has indicated the possibility of a medical factor regarding the pilot in charge, which could have had a role in the aviation disaster.
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Pilot Error Led To Air India Express Crash In Kerala Last Year: Report
The probable cause of the Air India plane crash at Kozhikode airport last year, which left 21 people dead, was non-adherence to standard operating procedure by the pilot flying the aircraft, a government report released on Saturday stated.
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Air India Express Accident At Andhra Airport Due To Pilot Error: Report
A team of officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation visited the Vijayawada Airport at Gannavaram on Tuesday and conducted a preliminary investigation into the accident involving an Air India Express Boeing aircraft on February 20.
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Wrong Call By Pilots Among Many Likely Reasons For Kerala Crash: Experts
A gust of wind, wrong decision by the pilots, the condition of the air strip and even faulty indication by the instrument landing system could be possible reasons for the crash of the Air India Express on Friday in Kerala's Kozhikode, according to aviation experts.
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Pilot Of Kerala Plane Crash Cremated With State Honours In Mumbai
Wing Commander (Retd.) Deepak Sathe, pilot-in-command of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala last week, was cremated in Mumbai today with state honours.
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Stirring Reception For Kerala Plane Crash Pilots Ahead Of Cremation
Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, the co-pilot of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala's Kozhikode two days ago, was cremated in Mathura on Sunday.
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Pilots Told About Weather, Tailwinds: Aviation Watchdog On Kerala Crash
"The ATC had briefed the pilots about the weather condition... the call has to be taken by the commander to go around or to land," Mr Kumar told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
