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Pilot Error Led To Air India Express Crash In Kerala Last Year: Report
The probable cause of the Air India plane crash at Kozhikode airport last year, which left 21 people dead, was non-adherence to standard operating procedure by the pilot flying the aircraft, a government report released on Saturday stated.
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Air India Pilot Unions Seek Meeting With Aviation Minister Over Flight Safety
The two leading pilot unions of Air India on Thursday sought a meeting with Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to discuss matters related to working conditions and flight safety, six days after the plane crash in Kozhikode that killed 18 people.
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Wrong Call By Pilots Among Many Likely Reasons For Kerala Crash: Experts
A gust of wind, wrong decision by the pilots, the condition of the air strip and even faulty indication by the instrument landing system could be possible reasons for the crash of the Air India Express on Friday in Kerala's Kozhikode, according to aviation experts.
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Sack Aviation Watchdog Chief Over Kerala Crash Remarks, Say Pilot Unions
Two leading pilot unions of Air India on Tuesday said DGCA chief Arun Kumar must be immediately replaced with a suitable candidate with substantial knowledge of the aviation sector and operational experience as his comments on news channels reveal a total lack of technical know-how and an "amateurish view" of the Kozhikode plane crash.
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Pilot Of Kerala Plane Crash Cremated With State Honours In Mumbai
Wing Commander (Retd.) Deepak Sathe, pilot-in-command of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala last week, was cremated in Mumbai today with state honours.
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Stirring Reception For Kerala Plane Crash Pilots Ahead Of Cremation
Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, the co-pilot of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala's Kozhikode two days ago, was cremated in Mathura on Sunday.
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Pilots Told About Weather, Tailwinds: Aviation Watchdog On Kerala Crash
"The ATC had briefed the pilots about the weather condition... the call has to be taken by the commander to go around or to land," Mr Kumar told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
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Bodies Of Pilot, Co-Pilot Of Crashed Vande Bharat Flight Handed Over To Family
The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot of the Air India Express (AIE) flight that crashed while attempting to land at the Karipur airport in Kerala's Kozhikode, were handed over to their families on Saturday.
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5 Airports Have Tabletop Runways, Including Kozhikode Where Plane Crashed
Constructed on elevated terrains and mostly having little space for last minute manoeuvre, tabletop runways at airports at times pose challenges for pilots while landing their aircraft. And Air India Express planes have crashed at least twice on such runways in little over a decade.
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Air India Express Pilot Survived Crash In Early 90s, Returned To Flying
Captain Deepak Sathe, the pilot of the Air India Express flight who died along with 17 others after the plane crashed in Kerala's Kozhikode airport, had survived an air crash in the early 1990s when he was in the Indian Air Force, his cousin has said. He was hospitalised for six months then, his cousin said.
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Pilot Error Led To Air India Express Crash In Kerala Last Year: Report
The probable cause of the Air India plane crash at Kozhikode airport last year, which left 21 people dead, was non-adherence to standard operating procedure by the pilot flying the aircraft, a government report released on Saturday stated.
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Air India Pilot Unions Seek Meeting With Aviation Minister Over Flight Safety
The two leading pilot unions of Air India on Thursday sought a meeting with Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to discuss matters related to working conditions and flight safety, six days after the plane crash in Kozhikode that killed 18 people.
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Wrong Call By Pilots Among Many Likely Reasons For Kerala Crash: Experts
A gust of wind, wrong decision by the pilots, the condition of the air strip and even faulty indication by the instrument landing system could be possible reasons for the crash of the Air India Express on Friday in Kerala's Kozhikode, according to aviation experts.
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Sack Aviation Watchdog Chief Over Kerala Crash Remarks, Say Pilot Unions
Two leading pilot unions of Air India on Tuesday said DGCA chief Arun Kumar must be immediately replaced with a suitable candidate with substantial knowledge of the aviation sector and operational experience as his comments on news channels reveal a total lack of technical know-how and an "amateurish view" of the Kozhikode plane crash.
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Pilot Of Kerala Plane Crash Cremated With State Honours In Mumbai
Wing Commander (Retd.) Deepak Sathe, pilot-in-command of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala last week, was cremated in Mumbai today with state honours.
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Stirring Reception For Kerala Plane Crash Pilots Ahead Of Cremation
Akhilesh Kumar Sharma, the co-pilot of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala's Kozhikode two days ago, was cremated in Mathura on Sunday.
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Pilots Told About Weather, Tailwinds: Aviation Watchdog On Kerala Crash
"The ATC had briefed the pilots about the weather condition... the call has to be taken by the commander to go around or to land," Mr Kumar told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
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Bodies Of Pilot, Co-Pilot Of Crashed Vande Bharat Flight Handed Over To Family
The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot of the Air India Express (AIE) flight that crashed while attempting to land at the Karipur airport in Kerala's Kozhikode, were handed over to their families on Saturday.
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5 Airports Have Tabletop Runways, Including Kozhikode Where Plane Crashed
Constructed on elevated terrains and mostly having little space for last minute manoeuvre, tabletop runways at airports at times pose challenges for pilots while landing their aircraft. And Air India Express planes have crashed at least twice on such runways in little over a decade.
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Air India Express Pilot Survived Crash In Early 90s, Returned To Flying
Captain Deepak Sathe, the pilot of the Air India Express flight who died along with 17 others after the plane crashed in Kerala's Kozhikode airport, had survived an air crash in the early 1990s when he was in the Indian Air Force, his cousin has said. He was hospitalised for six months then, his cousin said.
