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"Was Advisory, Not Mandatory": Air India On US Report On Fuel Control Switch
Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday.
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24 Experts Arrive In Kerala To Repair Stranded British F-35B Fighter Jet
A Royal Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft landed in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday with a team of 24 people from the United Kingdom to inspect the British F-35B fighter jet that remained grounded for three weeks.
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Powerful Storm Forces Delta Air Lines To Pull Over 100 Aircraft For Inspection
The airline expects additional delays and cancellations as teams work to safely reset aircraft and reposition flight crews.
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Bangkok-Bound Air India Flight Delayed For 5 Hours After Hay Found In Wing
A Bangkok-bound Air India flight from the city was held back for over five hours on June 25, after some hay was found stuck in one of the aircraft's wings, the airline has said.
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'Right Engine Changed, Left Inspected': Air India On Dreamliner Plane Crash
The right engine of the Air India plane that crashed 36 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Airport - killing 274 people - was overhauled in March 2025 and the left was inspected in April, the airline said.
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After Crash, Air India Cuts International Services On Wide-Body Planes By 15%
Air India has responded to the crash of its Ahmedabad-London Boeing Dreamliner aircraft with a slew of safety and prevention measures that includes massive safety and cutting down on the use of its wide-body planes for international flights by 15 per
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Vistara Flight Lands Safely in Delhi After Fake Bomb Threat: Report
A Vistara flight from London to Delhi on Wednesday received a bomb threat, which turned out to be a hoax following a thorough inspection of the aircraft after it landed safely at the airport in the national capital, according to sources.
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How Cathay Pacific's A350 Problems Could Affect Rolls-Royce
An engine failure on Cathay Pacific's A350 flight has raised concerns about Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer responsible for the aircraft's engines.
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Boeing Probed In US Over Possible Falsified Records On 787
US air safety authorities are investigating whether embattled aviation giant Boeing completed required inspections on its 787 aircraft and whether employees falsified records, officials said Monday.
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Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX9 Resumes Flight After Mid-Air Door Blowout
Alaska Airlines gradually resumed flights with its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet on Friday, three weeks after a mid-flight blowout of a panel and emergency landing prompted sweeping inspections of the aircraft, the company said.
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US Aviation Body Recommends Inspections Of Boeing Door Plugs After Blowout
The US Federal Aviation Administration has recommended that airlines inspect door plugs on Boeing 737-900ER jets after a blowout on another type of aircraft with a similar mid-cabin exit earlier this month.
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Part Missing On 737 MAX Plane In India, After Alaska Airlines' Mid-Air Scare
An inspection of all 40 Boeing 737 Max planes operated by Indian airlines found a missing part - a washer - on one aircraft, aviation regulator DGCA said Tuesday, prompting the American aerospace giant to sound a global call to scrutinise all planes.
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US Grounds Over 170 Boeing 737 MAX 9 Planes After Mid-Air Scare
The US air safety regulator announced Saturday it was grounding and ordering inspections on some Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes a day after a window panel blew out of one of the aircraft over the state of Oregon.
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Emergency Exits Of Boeing 737-8 MAX In India To Be Audited After US Scare
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's aviation regulator, has directed the domestic airlines in the country to conduct an immediate inspection of the emergency exits of all Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft.
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Airports Body Inducts 2 New B-360 Type Of Aircraft Into Its Inspection Fleet
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) on Monday added two new B-360 type of aircraft to meet the flying requirement for Flight Calibration of the increased number of Ground Navigational aids installed at airports in India.
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"Was Advisory, Not Mandatory": Air India On US Report On Fuel Control Switch
Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the "run" to the "cutoff" position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said early Saturday.
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24 Experts Arrive In Kerala To Repair Stranded British F-35B Fighter Jet
A Royal Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas aircraft landed in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday with a team of 24 people from the United Kingdom to inspect the British F-35B fighter jet that remained grounded for three weeks.
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Powerful Storm Forces Delta Air Lines To Pull Over 100 Aircraft For Inspection
The airline expects additional delays and cancellations as teams work to safely reset aircraft and reposition flight crews.
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Bangkok-Bound Air India Flight Delayed For 5 Hours After Hay Found In Wing
A Bangkok-bound Air India flight from the city was held back for over five hours on June 25, after some hay was found stuck in one of the aircraft's wings, the airline has said.
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'Right Engine Changed, Left Inspected': Air India On Dreamliner Plane Crash
The right engine of the Air India plane that crashed 36 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Airport - killing 274 people - was overhauled in March 2025 and the left was inspected in April, the airline said.
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After Crash, Air India Cuts International Services On Wide-Body Planes By 15%
Air India has responded to the crash of its Ahmedabad-London Boeing Dreamliner aircraft with a slew of safety and prevention measures that includes massive safety and cutting down on the use of its wide-body planes for international flights by 15 per
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Vistara Flight Lands Safely in Delhi After Fake Bomb Threat: Report
A Vistara flight from London to Delhi on Wednesday received a bomb threat, which turned out to be a hoax following a thorough inspection of the aircraft after it landed safely at the airport in the national capital, according to sources.
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How Cathay Pacific's A350 Problems Could Affect Rolls-Royce
An engine failure on Cathay Pacific's A350 flight has raised concerns about Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer responsible for the aircraft's engines.
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Boeing Probed In US Over Possible Falsified Records On 787
US air safety authorities are investigating whether embattled aviation giant Boeing completed required inspections on its 787 aircraft and whether employees falsified records, officials said Monday.
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Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX9 Resumes Flight After Mid-Air Door Blowout
Alaska Airlines gradually resumed flights with its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet on Friday, three weeks after a mid-flight blowout of a panel and emergency landing prompted sweeping inspections of the aircraft, the company said.
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US Aviation Body Recommends Inspections Of Boeing Door Plugs After Blowout
The US Federal Aviation Administration has recommended that airlines inspect door plugs on Boeing 737-900ER jets after a blowout on another type of aircraft with a similar mid-cabin exit earlier this month.
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Part Missing On 737 MAX Plane In India, After Alaska Airlines' Mid-Air Scare
An inspection of all 40 Boeing 737 Max planes operated by Indian airlines found a missing part - a washer - on one aircraft, aviation regulator DGCA said Tuesday, prompting the American aerospace giant to sound a global call to scrutinise all planes.
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US Grounds Over 170 Boeing 737 MAX 9 Planes After Mid-Air Scare
The US air safety regulator announced Saturday it was grounding and ordering inspections on some Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes a day after a window panel blew out of one of the aircraft over the state of Oregon.
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Emergency Exits Of Boeing 737-8 MAX In India To Be Audited After US Scare
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's aviation regulator, has directed the domestic airlines in the country to conduct an immediate inspection of the emergency exits of all Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft.
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Airports Body Inducts 2 New B-360 Type Of Aircraft Into Its Inspection Fleet
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) on Monday added two new B-360 type of aircraft to meet the flying requirement for Flight Calibration of the increased number of Ground Navigational aids installed at airports in India.
