Air India Plane Crash

Wrong Call By Pilots Among Many Likely Reasons For Kerala Crash: Experts

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

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.

Condition Of 8 Passengers Injured In Kerala Plane Crash Critical

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 10, 2020

The condition of eight, out of the 101 passengers, who were injured in the Air India Express plane crash at Calicut International Airport in Malappuram and under treatment in various hospitals, remains critical, officials said.

Air India Mourns Kerala Crash Victims With Black Logo On Social Media

India News | NDTV News Desk | Saturday August 8, 2020

Air India turned its logo black on social media to express solidarity with the victims of the tragic plane crash in Kerala on Friday.

Man Counts Lucky Stars After 7 Family Members Survive Kerala Plane Crash

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

Dubai-based Indian expat Shemir Vadakkan Pathappiriyam is exhausted but overjoyed as all the seven members of his and his brother's family survived the Air India Express plane crash in Kerala that claimed the lives of at least 18 co-passengers on Friday.

18 People, Including Both Pilots, Dead In Plane Tragedy In Kerala

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday August 8, 2020

Eighteen people, including both pilots, were killed after an Air India Express flight from Dubai carrying 190 people skidded off a tabletop runway in heavy rain and broke into pieces on Friday evening at Kozhikode airport in Kerala. The plane, a Boeing 737, overshot the runway at 7.41 PM and rolled 35 feet downslope, said Civil Aviation Minister Ha...

Indian Consulate In Dubai To Remain Open To Share Information Related To Air India Plane Crash

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

The Indian Consulate in Dubai will remain open on Saturday to help those who need assistance to travel to Kerala and provide information about the crash of the Air India Express flight that skidded off a hilltop runway and broke into two while landing in heavy rain at an airport in Kozhikode, killing at least 17 people.

Both Pilots Among 18 Killed In Air India Express Plane Crash In Kerala: Updates

India News | Saturday August 8, 2020

Air India Plane Crash: At least 18 people, including both the pilots were killed after an Air India Express plane with 190 on board from Dubai skidded off the runway and broke in two while landing at Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday amid heavy rain.

Indian Newspapers From 1966 Found On Melting Glacier In France: Reports

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 14, 2020

Indian newspaper copies with headlines such as "India's First Woman Prime Minister", referring to Indira Gandhi's election win in 1966, have been recovered from the melting French glacier of Bossons on the Mont Blanc mountain range in western Europe, 54 years after an Air India plane crashed there.

Human Remains Found On Mont Blanc May Belong To Air India Crash Victims

India News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday July 29, 2017

Body parts that could belong to passengers killed in one or other of two Air India plane crashes more than 50 years ago have been found on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, sources said Friday.

We're Highly Stressed in Cockpit, Say Air India Pilots in Salary Dispute

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Friday April 3, 2015

Weeks after the Germanwings crash in the French Alps in which 150 people died, allegedly because the co-pilot deliberately flew the plane into a mountain, Air India pilots who are warring with the airline over salaries, have warned that they are "highly-stressed and financially over-burdened". This, they say in a letter to civil aviation regulator ...

Air India plane crashes in Mangalore; 159 dead, 7 survivors

Business | NDTV Correspondent | Friday November 25, 2011

In a major disaster, an Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangalore crashed while landing at the Mangalore airport at 6:05 am on Saturday. According to officials, the Air Traffic Control (ATC) saw the plane approaching normally and enter the runway but suddenly veered away after skidding and one side of it hit the Instrument Landing Sy...

Air India holds prayer meet for Mangalore crash victims

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday July 27, 2010

Air India CMD Arvind Jadhav and  Civil Aviation Secretary  Madhavan Nambiar addressed a multi-faith prayer meet in Mangalore for the Air India crash victims. They laid wreaths at the actual crash site and also attended another meet called for the victims' families. The Air India CMD also announced  that the final compensation to all ...

Air India crash in Mangalore: Data box found

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Monday May 24, 2010

The pilots of the Air India plane IX 812 which crashed in Mangalore on Saturday may have tried to take off again, after overshooting the landing zone by around 2,000 feet, sources have told NDTV.This comes after the investigators recovered the plane's throttle from the crash site in forward position.Investigators have also recovered two out of the ...

Air India plane crashes in Mangalore; 158 dead, 8 survivors

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Sunday May 23, 2010

Hundred fifty-eight persons were killed in India's worst air disaster in over a decade. The Air India Express flight, a plane of Air India's low budget carrier was flying from Dubai to Mangalore with 160 passengers and six crew members on board. (First pics of crash)On landing the plane overshot the runway, went down a ravine and burst into flames...