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Amid Kerala Floods, Air India Considering Operating From Kochi Naval Base

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India will operate a 'proving flight' to Kochi's naval base today to study the safety aspects of operating ATR-type aircraft- a 70-seater smaller aircraft that can land even in shorter runway span from there, a spokesperson of the national carrier said.

Aircraft Crash Kills Waterbomber Pilot Fighting Australian Wildfires

World News | Reuters | Friday August 17, 2018

A helicopter pilot died on Friday when his aircraft crashed while waterbombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept across its drought-stricken southeast, police said.

TruJet In Talks With Jet Airways To Sublease Up To 7 ATR Aircraft: Report

Business | Press Trust of India | Friday August 17, 2018

Jet Airways has been flying into turbulence since the beginning of this year, having reported a massive loss of over Rs 1,000 crore in March quarter.

Passenger Plane Slides Off Runway In Heavy Rain

World News | Reuters | Friday August 17, 2018

A Xiamen Air aircraft veered off a rain-soaked runway on landing at the Philippine capital's main airport just before midnight, causing widespread flight disruptions on Friday due to a temporary runway closure, officials said.

Watch: Massive Air Rescue Operation On In Rain-Ravaged Kerala, 73 Dead

Kerala News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Thursday August 16, 2018

As the situation worsens in Kerala after heavy rains flooded the coastal state, the Indian Air Force has deployed 18 aircraft, including 12 helicopters to airlift people stranded in flooded areas. All three defence forces and teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been diverted to Kerala to intensify rescue operations. The state ...

US Investigators Find Black Box Of Crashed Seattle Plane

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday August 13, 2018

US investigators on Sunday said they found the flight data recorder of the Horizon Air plane stolen by a troubled Seattle airport worker amid plane wreckage on a sparsely populated island in Washington state.

Details Emerge Of A "Warm" Man After Seattle Plane Heist And Fiery Crash

World News | Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Monday August 13, 2018

The hardest part of stealing a commercial plane from an international airport was already over for Richard Russell. Russell, a ground services worker for Horizon Air, was permitted to get very close to passenger aircraft. And part of his job was to drive the tractor that backed the aircraft into position for takeoff.

12-Year-Old Only Survivor In Indonesia Plane Crash That Killed 8

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday August 12, 2018

A 12-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed eight people in mountainous eastern Indonesia, authorities said Sunday.

"Rafale Deal Snatched Jobs From Indians": Rahul Gandhi Attacks PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 11, 2018

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi again on the Rafale aircraft deal as he launched his party's campaign for the assembly pols later this year in Rajasthan.

Stolen Plane Flies From Seattle, Crashes After Jets Scramble To Intercept

World News | Edited by S Shobana | Saturday August 11, 2018

A plane suddenly took off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport today morning before the passengers could board and without taking permission to depart, creating a major scare, as US Air Force jets scrambled to intercept the twin turboprop aircraft.

Srinagar Airport Cleared For Night Operations After Test Flight

Srinagar News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 10, 2018

The Srinagar airport was "technically" cleared for night operations after first night landing and taking off of a commercial aircraft was undertaken in Srinagar on Thursday evening, officials said.

Air Traffic Disrupted After Fighter Plane's Tyre Burst At Jodhpur Airport

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 9, 2018

Air traffic at the Jodhpur Civil Airport was affected for nearly an hour today following a fighter aircraft tyre burst, officials said.

"Rafale Scandal Bigger Than Bofors", Says Arun Shourie. Reliance Responds

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Thursday August 9, 2018

The attack on the Rafale deal comes after a series of statements made by Congress president Rahul Gandhi who has said that the government is trying to block attempts in the media to independently report what the Congress calls a scam.

IndiGo Grounds Sixth A320 Neo Aircraft

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 8, 2018

Budget carrier IndiGo has grounded another of its A320 neo aircraft, the airline confirmed on Tuesday, making it the sixth aircraft to be stopped from operations since July.

Air Force's Airfields Reeling Under Severe Shortcomings, Finds Auditor

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 8, 2018

In a scathing report, national auditor CAG on Tuesday highlighted a range of operational shortcomings in frontline airfields of the Indian Air Force, including lack of aircraft refuellers, radars and ammunition handling equipment.