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Does RAT Hold Key To Air India Probe? Turbine Had Deployed Before Crash
India saw one of its worst aviation disasters, in which at least 270 people were killed, last week and new evidence indicates that both engines of the plane may have failed.
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Eerie Parallels Between Ahmedabad Crash And 1978 'Emperor Ashoka' Tragedy
The catastrophic crash of Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, into a residential area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday bears a startling resemblance to the plunge of Air India flight AI 855.
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Reunion After 15 Years, Then Disaster: Couple, 2 Children Killed In Crash
The brother remembers it as a perfect celebration. All four siblings had gathered in Ahmedabad with their families to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their mother and it was a reunion that had been awaited for 15 years.
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Anatomy Of A Disaster: Air Force Pilot's Forensic Analysis Of Air India Crash
Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating as Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after takeoff on Thursday. Out of 242 on board, only one survived. Now the question on everyone's mind is: what exactly happened?
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PM Modi Visits Ahmedabad Plane Crash Site, Meets Lone Survivor At Hospital
Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday and visited the site of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash that killed 241 people a day earlier, one of the worst air disasters in recent times.
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List Of 21st Century's Deadliest Plane Disasters
A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday in India, with 242 people on board, and police said there "appears to be no survivor".
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South Korea To Send Jeju Air Crash Black Box To US For Analysis
South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.
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South Korea Faces Worst Aviation Disaster Amid Political Leadership Crisis
The Jeju Air plane crash at South Korea's Muan, in which 179 of the 181 people on board are feared dead, came at a time when the Asian country's government is in the middle of a full-blown political crisis.
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Doomed Japan Plane On 3rd Earthquake Mission When Runway Disaster Hit
A Coast Guard plane was making its third emergency trip to an earthquake zone within 24 hours when it collided with a passenger jet at a very busy Haneda airport, a Coast Guard official told Reuters.
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Disaster Management Body's Ex-Official Suggests "Flood Audit" Of All Airports
Former National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vice-chairman M Shashidhar Reddy on Sunday wrote to Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia suggesting a "flood audit" of all airports in India.
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"Unflyable" Planes, "Melting Buildings": How US Blew Cash In Afghanistan
The rapid collapse of Afghanistan's government to the Taliban fueled fears of a humanitarian disaster, sparked a political crisis for President Joe Biden and caused scenes of desperation at Kabul's airport.
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Cyclone Burevi Weakens, Tamil Nadu Airports Shut As Precaution
Southern Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Kerala are on high alert as cyclone Burevi inches closer to the southern shores. The cyclone - which has weakened into a deep depression - is likely to cross Ramanathapuram and adjoining districts in six hours with windspeed of 50-60 kmph, according to the weather office.
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Kozhikode's Tabletop Runway Unsafe For Landing, Expert Warned 9 Years Ago
Shortly after an Air India Express plane from Dubai with 190on board skidded off the runway in Kerala's Kozhikode and broke into pieces, a top expert said he had feared a disaster on the tabletop runway that is surrounded by deep gorges. Eighteen people, including both thepilots, have died.
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GoAir Pilots Lost Sight Of Runway 50 Feet Above Surface, Landed On Grass; Suspended
A GoAir A-320 NEO with 146 passengers onboard was moments away from potential disaster when its flight crew lost sight of the runway just 50 feet above the surface of Bengaluru airport in foggy weather conditions.
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On Camera, GoAir Plane Strays, Takes Off From Grass. Engine Stalled Twice
GoAir: Three days after 180 passengers on board GoAir flight G8-811D experienced a close shave with disaster fresh details about the incident have emerged
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Does RAT Hold Key To Air India Probe? Turbine Had Deployed Before Crash
India saw one of its worst aviation disasters, in which at least 270 people were killed, last week and new evidence indicates that both engines of the plane may have failed.
-
Eerie Parallels Between Ahmedabad Crash And 1978 'Emperor Ashoka' Tragedy
The catastrophic crash of Air India flight AI 171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, into a residential area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday bears a startling resemblance to the plunge of Air India flight AI 855.
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Reunion After 15 Years, Then Disaster: Couple, 2 Children Killed In Crash
The brother remembers it as a perfect celebration. All four siblings had gathered in Ahmedabad with their families to celebrate Eid al-Adha with their mother and it was a reunion that had been awaited for 15 years.
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Anatomy Of A Disaster: Air Force Pilot's Forensic Analysis Of Air India Crash
Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operating as Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London's Gatwick Airport crashed shortly after takeoff on Thursday. Out of 242 on board, only one survived. Now the question on everyone's mind is: what exactly happened?
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PM Modi Visits Ahmedabad Plane Crash Site, Meets Lone Survivor At Hospital
Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday and visited the site of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash that killed 241 people a day earlier, one of the worst air disasters in recent times.
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List Of 21st Century's Deadliest Plane Disasters
A London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed on Thursday in India, with 242 people on board, and police said there "appears to be no survivor".
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South Korea To Send Jeju Air Crash Black Box To US For Analysis
South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.
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South Korea Faces Worst Aviation Disaster Amid Political Leadership Crisis
The Jeju Air plane crash at South Korea's Muan, in which 179 of the 181 people on board are feared dead, came at a time when the Asian country's government is in the middle of a full-blown political crisis.
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Doomed Japan Plane On 3rd Earthquake Mission When Runway Disaster Hit
A Coast Guard plane was making its third emergency trip to an earthquake zone within 24 hours when it collided with a passenger jet at a very busy Haneda airport, a Coast Guard official told Reuters.
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Disaster Management Body's Ex-Official Suggests "Flood Audit" Of All Airports
Former National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) vice-chairman M Shashidhar Reddy on Sunday wrote to Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia suggesting a "flood audit" of all airports in India.
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"Unflyable" Planes, "Melting Buildings": How US Blew Cash In Afghanistan
The rapid collapse of Afghanistan's government to the Taliban fueled fears of a humanitarian disaster, sparked a political crisis for President Joe Biden and caused scenes of desperation at Kabul's airport.
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Cyclone Burevi Weakens, Tamil Nadu Airports Shut As Precaution
Southern Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Kerala are on high alert as cyclone Burevi inches closer to the southern shores. The cyclone - which has weakened into a deep depression - is likely to cross Ramanathapuram and adjoining districts in six hours with windspeed of 50-60 kmph, according to the weather office.
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Kozhikode's Tabletop Runway Unsafe For Landing, Expert Warned 9 Years Ago
Shortly after an Air India Express plane from Dubai with 190on board skidded off the runway in Kerala's Kozhikode and broke into pieces, a top expert said he had feared a disaster on the tabletop runway that is surrounded by deep gorges. Eighteen people, including both thepilots, have died.
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GoAir Pilots Lost Sight Of Runway 50 Feet Above Surface, Landed On Grass; Suspended
A GoAir A-320 NEO with 146 passengers onboard was moments away from potential disaster when its flight crew lost sight of the runway just 50 feet above the surface of Bengaluru airport in foggy weather conditions.
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On Camera, GoAir Plane Strays, Takes Off From Grass. Engine Stalled Twice
GoAir: Three days after 180 passengers on board GoAir flight G8-811D experienced a close shave with disaster fresh details about the incident have emerged
