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Why Crash Probe Body Wants Cameras Inside Air Traffic Control Towers
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has called for mandatory video and audio recording inside air traffic control towers at international airports after an Ariana Afghan Airlines flight landed on the wrong runway at Delhi's IGI Airport.
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Why Do Flights Take Longer Routes Instead Of Straight Lines?
Your flight map shows a straight line, but the plane takes a curve. Why? The answer isn't what you think.
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Opinion | India's Aviation Model Is Cracking Under Its Own Weight
When airlines strain against duty hour limits, when safety oversight suffers from understaffing, when passenger protection exists only on paper, the aviation system functions dangerously, accumulating risks that eventually manifest as crises.
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Crackdown After Chaos: Centre Slashes IndiGo's Winter Schedule By 5%
Hours after he warned of exemplary action against IndiGo for the recent chaos at airports, Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu has said the airline's winter flight schedule will be curtailed and its slots given to other operators
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IndiGo CEO, COO File Replies To Aviation Regulator's Show Cause Notice
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and COO Isidre Porqueras have filed replies to the show cause notices issued by the aviation safety regulator DGCA over the airline's massive flight disruptions, an airline source said on Monday.
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"We Will Set An Example For Every Airline": Aviation Minister In Parliament On IndiGo Crisis
As IndiGo tries to restore full-scale operations after a shortage of crew triggered chaos at airports across the country, Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu has warned of tough action against the airline to "set an example" for other lines.
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Inside India's Pilot Safety Rules At The Centre Of IndiGo Meltdown
India's stricter pilot fatigue management rules hit IndiGo hard this week as it had failed to plan for changes in its rosters, throwing operations of the country's biggest airline into disarray and disrupting air travel across the country.
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New Safety Rules Kicked In For All Airlines. Why IndiGo Was Hit The Hardest
Angry outbursts, desperate requests, and helplessness -- chaos is unfolding at IndiGo counters in airports across the country as the airline battles operational issues leading to delays and cancellations for hundreds of flights and airport woes
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"'IndiGo Standard Time' Now Linked To Delays": Pilots Body Jabs Airline
A pilots' body heaped pressure on IndiGo Wednesday night even as India's largest airline battles an operational crisis, arguably its worst ever, brought on by 'technology glitches, adverse weather conditions, a congested aviation sector, and changed
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Airlines Near Completion Of Airbus A320 Software Upgrade After Global Alert
Indian airlines are racing to complete a major software and hardware upgrade across hundreds of Airbus A320 aircraft, following a worldwide safety directive issued by the European plane-maker.
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Explained: Why Airbus A320 Aircraft Are Undergoing Software Fix
The EASA issued an emergency airworthiness directive that temporarily grounds up to 6,000 Airbus A320 aircraft worldwide. This means that half of the global fleet of the world's best-selling airliner could be sidelined until there is a software fix.
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Airlines In India Work On A-320 Fix After EU Agency's Critical Alert
Hundreds of Airbus aircraft flown by Air India and IndiGo were affected by an emergency airworthiness directive issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
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Airlines On Alert As Ethiopian Volcano Ash Moves Toward India
IndiGo, Air India, and Akasa Air have assured passengers that safety remains their top priority following the eruption of Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano, whose ash clouds are drifting towards parts of India.
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Can You Carry An Electric Toothbrush On Flights?
If you or your kids use an electric toothbrush, here is a simple guide to understand whether you can carry it on flights or not.
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How To Organise Travel Documents Digitally For Faster And Stress-Free Travel
As airports, airlines and travel services move further towards digital and contactless processes, organising essential travel documents online can completely change how smoothly the journey unfolds.
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Why Crash Probe Body Wants Cameras Inside Air Traffic Control Towers
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has called for mandatory video and audio recording inside air traffic control towers at international airports after an Ariana Afghan Airlines flight landed on the wrong runway at Delhi's IGI Airport.
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Why Do Flights Take Longer Routes Instead Of Straight Lines?
Your flight map shows a straight line, but the plane takes a curve. Why? The answer isn't what you think.
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Opinion | India's Aviation Model Is Cracking Under Its Own Weight
When airlines strain against duty hour limits, when safety oversight suffers from understaffing, when passenger protection exists only on paper, the aviation system functions dangerously, accumulating risks that eventually manifest as crises.
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Crackdown After Chaos: Centre Slashes IndiGo's Winter Schedule By 5%
Hours after he warned of exemplary action against IndiGo for the recent chaos at airports, Union Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu has said the airline's winter flight schedule will be curtailed and its slots given to other operators
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IndiGo CEO, COO File Replies To Aviation Regulator's Show Cause Notice
IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers and COO Isidre Porqueras have filed replies to the show cause notices issued by the aviation safety regulator DGCA over the airline's massive flight disruptions, an airline source said on Monday.
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"We Will Set An Example For Every Airline": Aviation Minister In Parliament On IndiGo Crisis
As IndiGo tries to restore full-scale operations after a shortage of crew triggered chaos at airports across the country, Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu has warned of tough action against the airline to "set an example" for other lines.
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Inside India's Pilot Safety Rules At The Centre Of IndiGo Meltdown
India's stricter pilot fatigue management rules hit IndiGo hard this week as it had failed to plan for changes in its rosters, throwing operations of the country's biggest airline into disarray and disrupting air travel across the country.
-
New Safety Rules Kicked In For All Airlines. Why IndiGo Was Hit The Hardest
Angry outbursts, desperate requests, and helplessness -- chaos is unfolding at IndiGo counters in airports across the country as the airline battles operational issues leading to delays and cancellations for hundreds of flights and airport woes
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"'IndiGo Standard Time' Now Linked To Delays": Pilots Body Jabs Airline
A pilots' body heaped pressure on IndiGo Wednesday night even as India's largest airline battles an operational crisis, arguably its worst ever, brought on by 'technology glitches, adverse weather conditions, a congested aviation sector, and changed
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Airlines Near Completion Of Airbus A320 Software Upgrade After Global Alert
Indian airlines are racing to complete a major software and hardware upgrade across hundreds of Airbus A320 aircraft, following a worldwide safety directive issued by the European plane-maker.
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Explained: Why Airbus A320 Aircraft Are Undergoing Software Fix
The EASA issued an emergency airworthiness directive that temporarily grounds up to 6,000 Airbus A320 aircraft worldwide. This means that half of the global fleet of the world's best-selling airliner could be sidelined until there is a software fix.
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Airlines In India Work On A-320 Fix After EU Agency's Critical Alert
Hundreds of Airbus aircraft flown by Air India and IndiGo were affected by an emergency airworthiness directive issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
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Airlines On Alert As Ethiopian Volcano Ash Moves Toward India
IndiGo, Air India, and Akasa Air have assured passengers that safety remains their top priority following the eruption of Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano, whose ash clouds are drifting towards parts of India.
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Can You Carry An Electric Toothbrush On Flights?
If you or your kids use an electric toothbrush, here is a simple guide to understand whether you can carry it on flights or not.
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How To Organise Travel Documents Digitally For Faster And Stress-Free Travel
As airports, airlines and travel services move further towards digital and contactless processes, organising essential travel documents online can completely change how smoothly the journey unfolds.
