Plane Accident

Trainee Pilot, 21, Dies In UP After Small Aircraft He Was Flying Crashes

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday September 21, 2020

Azamgarh aircraft crash: A young trainee pilot was killed after a four-seater aircraft crashed in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh on Monday. Officials suspect the aircraft crashed due to bad weather. The small plane crashed into a farmland around 11.30 am.

Civil Aviation Body Starts Special Safety Audit Of All Indian Airlines

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 20, 2020

The DGCA has started a special safety audit of all Indian airlines, around two weeks after the plane accident in Kerala's Kozhikode in which 18 people were killed, a senior official of the aviation regulator said today.

Ministry Of External Affairs Opens 24X7 Helplines For Victims Of Kerala Plane Tragedy

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 8, 2020

The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said it was deeply saddened by the Air India Express accident in Kerala's Kozhikode and that its 24X7 helplines are open for those affected by the incident.

Air India Express Plane Circled Kerala Airport Several Times Before Crash

India News | Anurag Kotoky, Siddharth Philip and Alan Levin, Bloomberg | Saturday August 8, 2020

An Air India Express plane with 191 passengers and crew aboard overshot the runway attempting to land at Kerala's Kozhikode airport, breaking in two and coming to rest in a nearby valley.

"Pained By The Plane Accident In Kozhikode," Tweets PM Modi

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday August 7, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he was pained by the plane accident in Kerala that has left at least 15 people dead, including one of the pilots, and dozens of passengers injured.

Iran Says Ukrainian Jet Was Downed By Two Short-Range Missiles

World News | Arsalan Shahla, Bloomberg | Tuesday January 21, 2020

A Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed after taking off from the Iranian capital on Jan. 8 was downed by two short-range surface-to-air missiles, Iran's Civil Aviation Organization said in a second preliminary investigation report.

Why Planes Turn Lights Off For Takeoff And Landing

Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain | Friday January 3, 2020

Airlines are today required to turn off plane lights during takeoff and landing. Here is why.

Boeing To Pay $50 Million To 737 MAX Crash Victims' Families

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 18, 2019

Boeing Co said on Wednesday it will dedicate half of a $100 million fund it created after two crashes of its 737 MAX planes to provide payments to families of those killed, with veteran U.S. compensation expert Ken Feinberg hired by the world's largest plane maker to oversee the distribution.

Footage From Inside Burning Plane That Crash-Landed In Moscow

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Russian investigators were on Tuesday considering pilot error as the cause of a crash-landing that saw a plane erupt in flames at Moscow's busiest airport and kill 41 people, media reported

"Nobody Heard Us": Wife Of Lion Air's Indian Pilot On Boeing Troubles

India News | Joanna Slater,Shibani Mahtani, The Washington Post | Monday April 1, 2019

Three months after the Lion Air plane her husband was piloting plunged into the sea, Garima Sethi sat with senior officials at the Indonesian carrier in January and urged them - again - to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8.

Indonesia's Garuda Cancels Boeing 737 Order After Plane Accidents

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday March 22, 2019

Indonesia's national carrier Garuda will call off a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after two fatal crashes involving the plane, the company said Friday, in what is thought to be the first formal cancellation for the model.

Ethiopian Airlines Crash Prompts Comparisons With Lion Air Plane Accident

World News | Alan Levin and Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg | Tuesday March 12, 2019

The crash Sunday morning of a jetliner in Ethiopia bears unmistakable similarities to the October 29 tragedy off the coast of Indonesia involving the same model, prompting questions about whether a design issue that arose during the earlier accident could be to blame.

Lion Air Plane Smashes Into Pole In Indonesia Week After Fatal Crash

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 8, 2018

A week after an Indonesian low-cost airline Lion Air plane crashed killing 189 people, another of its aircraft was involved in an incident on Thursday, when it smashed into a pole during takeoff from an airport on Sumatra Island.

When Cabin Pressure Loss Was Blamed In Plane Crash In Greece A Decade Ago

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 21, 2018

More than 13 years ago, a Boeing aircraft crashed in a hilly terrain in Greece snuffing out 121 lives. A year later, investigators concluded that omissions in controlling cabin pressure was a key reason for the crash.

BAOA Condemns Police Action In Rahul Gandhi Aircraft Incident

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 30, 2018

Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA)has voiced concern over the police action against one of its members and cockpit crew for the technical snag reported in Congress president Rahul Gandhi's aircraft last week.