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"These Are Not 2 People On Tinder Date": Expert Defends Dreamliner Pilots
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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Air India Finds "No Issues" With Fuel Control Switches On Boeing 787 Planes
Air India has completed precautionary inspections of the locking mechanism of fuel control switch (FCS) in all of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft and found no issues, officials of the Tata-owned airline said.
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Should Cockpits Have Video Cameras? Air India Crash Rekindles Debate
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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Grammy Winner Ricky Kej Was To Fly On Boeing Ethiopian Airlines Flight That Crashed In 2019, A Last-Minute Call Saved Him
Ricky Kej revealed he narrowly escaped the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing crash and called out Boeing's lack of accountability amid renewed scrutiny after the Air India tragedy
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Boeing Settles With Canadian Man Whose Wife, 3 Children Died In 737 Max Crash
Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets.
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Russia Shot Down Flight MH17 Killing 298 People, Rules Top Europe Court
Europe's top human rights court found that Russia "shot down" Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members.
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Air India vs UK Law Firm Over Alleged Threat To Crash Victims' Families
The families of the victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last month have accused the Tata Group-owned airline of "forcing" them to make financial disclosures under the "threat of receiving no advance compensation".
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NDTV Exclusive: Vir Das On His "Respect And Restraint" For Air India Over Ahmedabad Crash Tragedy
Vir Das, a frequent Air India flyer, has thrown both brickbats and bouquets at the airline over the years
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Crash Due To Dual Engine Failure? Air India Pilots Simulate Doomed Flight
Over two weeks after an Air India plane crash that killed all but one of the 242 people on board, investigators and the airline are studying possible dual engine failure as a scenario that prevented the Boeing Co. 787 jet from staying airborne.
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Families Of Air India Crash Victims May File Cases Against Airline In UK, US Courts
Legal teams from the US and the UK are preparing to file lawsuits against Boeing in the two countries over the Air India crash in Ahmedabad last month, in one of the worst aviation disasters the country has seen, sources have told NDTV.
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'Reported Defects Reappearing On Aircraft': Aviation Watchdog After Audit
A special audit of airlines, maintenance teams and other aspects carried out by the aviation watchdog at airports like Delhi and Mumbai has revealed several deficiencies, including reported defects reappearing on aircraft.
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'Many Shortcomings...': Parliament Panel Summons Boeing Over Aviation Safety
AParliament committee on transport will meet airline reps, government officials and Boeing executives, likely in the first week of July, on the issue of safety of civil aviation and to discuss aircraft maintenance concerns.
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'Flying On A Dreamliner? I'm On': Ex Aviation Minister Praful Patel After Crash
There is no cause for worry after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad and the country's regulatory framework is strong, former civil aviation minister Praful Patel 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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Plagiarism Over Tragedy Message? Air India CEO Faces Online Backlash
Social media users have claimed that Campbell Wilson's message on the deadly plane crash was "plagiarised" from American Airlines CEO Robert Isom's speech.
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"These Are Not 2 People On Tinder Date": Expert Defends Dreamliner Pilots
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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Air India Finds "No Issues" With Fuel Control Switches On Boeing 787 Planes
Air India has completed precautionary inspections of the locking mechanism of fuel control switch (FCS) in all of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft and found no issues, officials of the Tata-owned airline said.
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Should Cockpits Have Video Cameras? Air India Crash Rekindles Debate
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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Grammy Winner Ricky Kej Was To Fly On Boeing Ethiopian Airlines Flight That Crashed In 2019, A Last-Minute Call Saved Him
Ricky Kej revealed he narrowly escaped the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines Boeing crash and called out Boeing's lack of accountability amid renewed scrutiny after the Air India tragedy
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Boeing Settles With Canadian Man Whose Wife, 3 Children Died In 737 Max Crash
Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to a devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max jets.
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Russia Shot Down Flight MH17 Killing 298 People, Rules Top Europe Court
Europe's top human rights court found that Russia "shot down" Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members.
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Air India vs UK Law Firm Over Alleged Threat To Crash Victims' Families
The families of the victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last month have accused the Tata Group-owned airline of "forcing" them to make financial disclosures under the "threat of receiving no advance compensation".
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NDTV Exclusive: Vir Das On His "Respect And Restraint" For Air India Over Ahmedabad Crash Tragedy
Vir Das, a frequent Air India flyer, has thrown both brickbats and bouquets at the airline over the years
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Crash Due To Dual Engine Failure? Air India Pilots Simulate Doomed Flight
Over two weeks after an Air India plane crash that killed all but one of the 242 people on board, investigators and the airline are studying possible dual engine failure as a scenario that prevented the Boeing Co. 787 jet from staying airborne.
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Families Of Air India Crash Victims May File Cases Against Airline In UK, US Courts
Legal teams from the US and the UK are preparing to file lawsuits against Boeing in the two countries over the Air India crash in Ahmedabad last month, in one of the worst aviation disasters the country has seen, sources have told NDTV.
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'Reported Defects Reappearing On Aircraft': Aviation Watchdog After Audit
A special audit of airlines, maintenance teams and other aspects carried out by the aviation watchdog at airports like Delhi and Mumbai has revealed several deficiencies, including reported defects reappearing on aircraft.
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'Many Shortcomings...': Parliament Panel Summons Boeing Over Aviation Safety
AParliament committee on transport will meet airline reps, government officials and Boeing executives, likely in the first week of July, on the issue of safety of civil aviation and to discuss aircraft maintenance concerns.
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'Flying On A Dreamliner? I'm On': Ex Aviation Minister Praful Patel After Crash
There is no cause for worry after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad and the country's regulatory framework is strong, former civil aviation minister Praful Patel 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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Plagiarism Over Tragedy Message? Air India CEO Faces Online Backlash
Social media users have claimed that Campbell Wilson's message on the deadly plane crash was "plagiarised" from American Airlines CEO Robert Isom's speech.
