Plane

"Justice For The Dead" Sought 5 Years After MH17 Crash

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Families of the victims of flight MH17 on Wednesday marked five years since the crash, with calls for justice for those killed when the Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine.

Hair-Raising Video Shows Plane Landing Just A Few Feet Away From Tourists

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Hair-raising footage has captured the moment a plane made a super low landing at the Skiathos Airport in Greece.

SpiceJet Plane Hits Snag After Take-Off From Tirupati Airport, Turns Back

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A SpiceJet plane that had just taken off from Tirupati airport had to turn around and make an emergency landing after the pilot detected a technical snag, news agency ANI reported.

Vistara Flight Lands In Lucknow With Just 10 Minutes Of Fuel Remaining

India News | Written by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 17, 2019

A Vistara flight from Mumbai to Delhi with 153 on board had a close shave on Monday when it was diverted to Lucknow because of bad weather conditions and landed with very low fuel levels.

Nine Killed In Plane Crash During Skydiving Trip In Sweden

World News | Reuters | Monday July 15, 2019

Nine Swedes were killed when their plane crashed during a skydiving trip near Umea, a small university city in northern Sweden, authorities said on Sunday.

Airlines Cancel Thousands Of Flights As Boeing Works On 737 Max Problems

World News | Aaron Gregg, Douglas MacMillan, The Washington Post | Monday July 15, 2019

Airlines are planning for the possibility that Boeing's beleaguered 737 Max commercial jetliners will remain out of commission late into the fall, as the company works to fix a host of technical problems that have rendered the planes grounded since early March.

9 Killed In Plane Crash During Skydiving Trip In Sweden

World News | Reuters | Monday July 15, 2019

Nine people were killed when their plane crashed during a skydiving trip near Umea, a small university city in northern Sweden, authorities said on Sunday.

Rebel Karnataka Lawmakers Take Chartered Plane To Visit Shirdi Temple

Karnataka News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Saturday July 13, 2019

At least ten legislators of Congress-JD(S) coalition boarded a chartered plane from Mumbai airport to offer prayers at Shirdi temple.

Plane Skids Off Nepal Airport's Runway, Two Injured

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 12, 2019

Nepal's only international airport was closed on Friday after a plane skidded off the recently repaired runway, injuring two people, officials said.

Boeing 737 Program Head To Retire Amid Jet's Grounding Crisis: Company

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 12, 2019

The head of Boeing's embattled 737 MAX program plans to retire, the company said on Thursday, just as it gears up to persuade regulators to return the plane to the skies after two deadly crashes.

Plane Engine Failed Mid-Air, Glowed Orange As Scared Passengers Watched

World News | Alex Horton, The Washington Post | Thursday July 11, 2019

It is not something you'd want to see looking outside an airplane window thousands of feet in the air: a piece of metal rattling around like a roulette ball in the walls of a failed engine, set against a blur of spiraling bright orange.

"Would You Blame Ratan Tata?" BJP Lawmaker Sneers At Karnataka Allegation

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the BJP parliamentarian today scoffed at allegations that he had organized the special flight to Mumbai for rebel Karnataka lawmakers soon after they resigned on Saturday, plunging the Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition into a crisis.

Training Planes Crash Mid-Air, Pilots Safe: Qatar Defence Ministry

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Two Qatari military training planes collided in mid-air, but the pilots managed to eject safely, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

Lawmaker Was "Hijacked", Flight Had Taken Off: Karnataka Congress Leader

Karnataka News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday July 8, 2019

After 13 exits last week, a Karnataka minister who quit the coalition government on Monday may have tipped the balance in favour of the BJP. Independent lawmaker Nagesh, who had been made a minister just last month in the Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition's attempts to shore up numbers, pledged his support to the BJP.

"Don't Blame Me Or Aircraft": Rajeev Chandrasekhar On Karnataka Crisis

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday July 8, 2019

Don't blame me for your problems, tweeted Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a Rajya Sabha member of the BJP on Monday, responding to allegations from the Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition in Karnataka that he flew rebel lawmakers to Mumbai by a chartered flight.