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Comedian Sunil Pal given ₹20K from ₹7.5 lakh ransom by kidnappers for flight: Report
1 week, 6 days ago

Comedian Sunil Pal given ₹20K from ₹7.5 lakh ransom by kidnappers for flight: Report

Hindustan Times  

After being held hostage for 24 hours by five men in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut, Mumbai-based comedian Sunil Pal was handed ₹20,000 in cash to help him return home. Comedian Sunil Pal was kidnapped, demanded ₹ 20 lakh, but settled for ₹ 7.5 lakh. The kidnappers, who had lured Sunil Pal under the pretext of organising a comedy show, initially demanded …

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Over 100 Air India passengers stranded in Thailand's Phuket for over 80 hours due to technical faults
1 month ago

Over 100 Air India passengers stranded in Thailand's Phuket for over 80 hours due to technical faults

Firstpost  

More than 100 passengers on an Air India flight to New Delhi have been stranded in Thailand’s Phuket for over 80 hours due to multiple delays caused by technical issues, according to a report, citing several social media posts from passengers More than 100 passengers on an Air India flight to New Delhi have been stranded in Thailand’s Phuket for …

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Pilot in fatal Catalina crash took off after dark, despite warning. Report sheds light on why
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pilot in fatal Catalina crash took off after dark, despite warning. Report sheds light on why

LA Times  

Medics with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were part of the search team that found the crashed plane on Santa Catalina Island. The Beechcraft was sent to Catalina to retrieve a flight instructor and two student pilots who were stranded on the island the afternoon of Oct. 8 after experiencing a preflight mechanical malfunction on a rented plane, according …

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Boeing tells airlines to check pilot seats after report that an accidental shift led plane to plunge
9 months, 1 week ago

Boeing tells airlines to check pilot seats after report that an accidental shift led plane to plunge

Associated Press  

Boeing is telling airlines to inspect switches on pilots’ seats in its 787 Dreamliner jets after a published report said an accidental cockpit seat movement likely caused the sudden plunge of a LATAM Airlines plane flying to New Zealand. Boeing said Friday it recommended that airlines inspect the motorized cockpit seats the next time they perform maintenance on their 787s. …

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Ramzan 2024: Pakistan International Airlines bars fasting for pilots, flight attendants on duty. Here is why
9 months, 1 week ago

Ramzan 2024: Pakistan International Airlines bars fasting for pilots, flight attendants on duty. Here is why

Live Mint  

PIA, Pakistan's national airline, has implemented a policy forbidding its pilots and flight attendants from fasting during their on-flight duty days throughout the holy month of Ramadan. Last month, the investigation report on the Pakistan International Airlines plane crash near Jinnah International Airport in May 2020, which claimed the lives of 101 people, including 99 passengers, concluded that “human error" …

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Pakistan Airlines cabin crew member goes missing in Canada
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan Airlines cabin crew member goes missing in Canada

Live Mint  

‘Thank you, PIA’, a cabin crew member of Pakistan International Airlines went missing after landing in Canada on PIA flight PK-782 from Islamabad. A similar incident took place last month when an air hostess failed to report for the return flight from Canada. At least seven PIA cabin crew members went missing in Canada last year while on duty, as …

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Go First to resume flight operations from May 27: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Go First to resume flight operations from May 27: Report

Live Mint  

Go First, which recently filed for bankruptcy, is reportedly planning to resume flight operations from May 27, according to insiders familiar with the low-cost airline's strategy. Go First earlier announced the cancellation of all flights until May 26 due to financial losses resulting from persistent engine issues, leading to unviable flight operations. While initial expectations hinted at a partial resumption …

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Pokhara crash pilots may have shut down engines by mistake, preliminary probe report says
1 year, 10 months ago

Pokhara crash pilots may have shut down engines by mistake, preliminary probe report says

Firstpost  

Kathmandu: The Yeti Airlines aircraft which crashed in Nepal last month killing 71 people, including five Indians, lost thrust and fell after the propellers of both engines went into a feathered position, according to a preliminary probe report which lead investigators to suspect human error behind the deadly crash. It is rare for the propellers of both engines to come …

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IndiGo bars specially-abled child from boarding flight at Ranchi airport for 'panicking'
2 years, 7 months ago

IndiGo bars specially-abled child from boarding flight at Ranchi airport for 'panicking'

India TV News  

IndiGo barred a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in "a state of panic", following which the aviation regulator DGCA has started a probe and asked the airline to submit a report, officials said on Sunday. DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI that the regulator has sought a report from IndiGo on this …

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China reinforces tight control over Eastern Airlines Boeing plane crash mystery
2 years, 8 months ago

China reinforces tight control over Eastern Airlines Boeing plane crash mystery

The Hindu  

The cause of China's deadliest air crash in decades remains a mystery, with authorities giving a few details in a preliminary report on April 20 while enforcing strict censorship one month after the disaster. In the immediate aftermath of the crash, China's ruling Communist Party moved quickly to control information, revving up its censorship machine as media outlets and local …

China Media Report Beijing Crash Mystery
From Lift-off to Nosedive: Probe Panel Report Explains Why ISRO’s EOS-03 Satellite Mission Failed
2 years, 8 months ago

From Lift-off to Nosedive: Probe Panel Report Explains Why ISRO’s EOS-03 Satellite Mission Failed

News 18  

Last year in August, the Indian Space Research Organisation lost an important earth observation satellite – EOS-03 – that was expected to remain India’s eye-in-the-sky for at least the next ten years. However, subsequent to lift-off, the committee observed that the build-up of pressure in the propellant tank was not normal which led to a lower tank pressure just when …

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Case in point
3 years, 2 months ago

Case in point

The Hindu  

ON a typical 90-minute flight in a jet aircraft, the landing phase accounts for hardly 1 per cent of the flying time, but accidents occurring while landing have resulted in approximately 20 per cent of all aviation fatalities, according to the Boeing Aircraft Aviation Safety department. In April 2020, an online aviation education platform uploaded on YouTube a video titled …

India Aviation Report Landing
Air India Delhi-Newark flight returns midway after bat found in business class
3 years, 6 months ago

Air India Delhi-Newark flight returns midway after bat found in business class

India Today  

An Air India flight from Delhi to Newark returned midway on Thursday after the pilot reported the presence of a bat onboard to Air Traffic Control. The Air India Flight left Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport at 2:20 am as scheduled, but the bat was spotted onboard after about half an hour in mid-air. "Air India B777-300ER aircraft VT-ALM operating …

India Delhi Air Flight Bat Newark Returns Midway
ATSB releases final report into 2017 Sydney seaplane crash at Jerusalem Bay
3 years, 10 months ago

ATSB releases final report into 2017 Sydney seaplane crash at Jerusalem Bay

ABC  

Air crash investigators say photos taken by a passenger of a doomed seaplane played a "crucial role" in piecing together the moments before it plunged into a creek north of Sydney. Key points: Six people died when the seaplane crashed into Jerusalem Bay on New Year's Eve 2017 Small cracks in the plane's exhaust collector ring released gas into the …

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