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"Why Target Air India Only": Supreme Court Junks Plea For Safety Audit
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea to appoint a retired top court judge for examining Air India's safety practices among other aspects and asked the petitioner why target the airline that witnessed an "unfortunate tragedy".
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Man Who Slapped Passenger Can Never Fly With Us Again: IndiGo
IndiGo has banned an individual from all its flights after a video showed him slapping a co-traveller on board a Mumbai-Kolkata flight.
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Chinese Flight Experiences 'Aircraft Malfunction', Makes Emergency Landing
A Chinese domestic flight made an emergency landing on Friday after experiencing an "aircraft malfunction", with passengers reporting loud noises and a foul smell in the plane.
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Chaos At 30,000ft: British Airways Steward Caught Dancing Naked In Mid-Air Drug Binge
This incident adds to a series of recent misconduct cases involving British Airways staff, raising concerns about crew behaviour and airline safety protocols.
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Unnamed Airline Had Narrow 'Miss' With UFO Near New York, Pentagon Report Reveals
The incident in New York remains the only case recorded where a "possible flight safety issue" was encountered.
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Big Lesson From Singapore Airlines Turbulence Terror: Buckle Up
Buckle up. That is the message from flight attendants and pilots following the severe turbulence encountered by a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday that resulted in the death of one and injured dozens of others.
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Boeing Fires 737 MAX Chief Ed Clark After Mid-Air Scare
Boeing announced Wednesday that the head of its 737 MAX program is departing the aviation giant less than two months after a major safety incident temporarily grounded 171 planes.
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Refrain From Holding Babies During Flights: Alaska Airlines Incident Prompts Warning
Federal officials caution against holding infants on laps during flights due to safety concerns after Alaska incident.
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'Jeopardising Safety': Regulator Warns Airlines Against Allowing People In Cockpit
After two recent incidents of pilots allowing passengers into the cockpit, the aviation regulator has warned airlines against the practice and said that it may jeopardise the safety of aircraft operations.
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Show Cause Notice To Air India CEO, Safety Head For Dubai-Delhi Flight Incident
Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show cause notice to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson for the airline's lapses in reporting the incident of a pilot allowing a female friend inside the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight on February 27.
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United Flight Dived After Departure From Hawaii: "Screams On Plane"
The flight continued its journey and reached San Francisco on time. The airline said there were no injuries on the plane.
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IndiGo Boss Praises Aviation Regulator, Says Recent Incidents "Not Safety Issues"
CEO Ronojoy Dutta says Indigo pilots trained to be "super conservative", marks 16th anniversary with launch of faster exit after landing
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SpiceJet Ordered To Cut Flights By Half For Safety, Says Won't Affect Ops
Budget airline SpiceJet was ordered today to operate only 50 per cent of its flights for eight weeks by the aviation regulator, in an unprecedented crackdown after an unusually high number of safety incidents involving the airline.
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Watch: Pragya Thakur Tells SpiceJet Fliers "First Class Seat My Right"
Two days after a disagreement between BJP MP Pragya Thakur and air staffers over seating arrangements resulted in the delay of a Delhi-Bhopal SpiceJet flight, a video of the incident showed the politician arguing with other passengers over the inconvenience they were being subjected to on her account.
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Aviation Body Issues Safety Directions After Planes Overshoot Runways
Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday issued safety directions to airlines in the wake of multiple incidents of planes overshooting runways while operating amidst bad weather conditions.
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"Why Target Air India Only": Supreme Court Junks Plea For Safety Audit
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to hear a plea to appoint a retired top court judge for examining Air India's safety practices among other aspects and asked the petitioner why target the airline that witnessed an "unfortunate tragedy".
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Man Who Slapped Passenger Can Never Fly With Us Again: IndiGo
IndiGo has banned an individual from all its flights after a video showed him slapping a co-traveller on board a Mumbai-Kolkata flight.
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Chinese Flight Experiences 'Aircraft Malfunction', Makes Emergency Landing
A Chinese domestic flight made an emergency landing on Friday after experiencing an "aircraft malfunction", with passengers reporting loud noises and a foul smell in the plane.
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Chaos At 30,000ft: British Airways Steward Caught Dancing Naked In Mid-Air Drug Binge
This incident adds to a series of recent misconduct cases involving British Airways staff, raising concerns about crew behaviour and airline safety protocols.
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Unnamed Airline Had Narrow 'Miss' With UFO Near New York, Pentagon Report Reveals
The incident in New York remains the only case recorded where a "possible flight safety issue" was encountered.
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Big Lesson From Singapore Airlines Turbulence Terror: Buckle Up
Buckle up. That is the message from flight attendants and pilots following the severe turbulence encountered by a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday that resulted in the death of one and injured dozens of others.
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Boeing Fires 737 MAX Chief Ed Clark After Mid-Air Scare
Boeing announced Wednesday that the head of its 737 MAX program is departing the aviation giant less than two months after a major safety incident temporarily grounded 171 planes.
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Refrain From Holding Babies During Flights: Alaska Airlines Incident Prompts Warning
Federal officials caution against holding infants on laps during flights due to safety concerns after Alaska incident.
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'Jeopardising Safety': Regulator Warns Airlines Against Allowing People In Cockpit
After two recent incidents of pilots allowing passengers into the cockpit, the aviation regulator has warned airlines against the practice and said that it may jeopardise the safety of aircraft operations.
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Show Cause Notice To Air India CEO, Safety Head For Dubai-Delhi Flight Incident
Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a show cause notice to Air India CEO Campbell Wilson for the airline's lapses in reporting the incident of a pilot allowing a female friend inside the cockpit during a Dubai-Delhi flight on February 27.
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United Flight Dived After Departure From Hawaii: "Screams On Plane"
The flight continued its journey and reached San Francisco on time. The airline said there were no injuries on the plane.
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IndiGo Boss Praises Aviation Regulator, Says Recent Incidents "Not Safety Issues"
CEO Ronojoy Dutta says Indigo pilots trained to be "super conservative", marks 16th anniversary with launch of faster exit after landing
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SpiceJet Ordered To Cut Flights By Half For Safety, Says Won't Affect Ops
Budget airline SpiceJet was ordered today to operate only 50 per cent of its flights for eight weeks by the aviation regulator, in an unprecedented crackdown after an unusually high number of safety incidents involving the airline.
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Watch: Pragya Thakur Tells SpiceJet Fliers "First Class Seat My Right"
Two days after a disagreement between BJP MP Pragya Thakur and air staffers over seating arrangements resulted in the delay of a Delhi-Bhopal SpiceJet flight, a video of the incident showed the politician arguing with other passengers over the inconvenience they were being subjected to on her account.
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Aviation Body Issues Safety Directions After Planes Overshoot Runways
Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday issued safety directions to airlines in the wake of multiple incidents of planes overshooting runways while operating amidst bad weather conditions.
