A Russian fighter jet fired a missile at a manned British surveillance aircraft flying over the Black Sea in September but the munition malfunctioned, according to US defense officials and a recently leaked classified US intelligence report. The incident was far more serious than originally portrayed and could have amounted to an act of war. […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Alaska Airlines flight diverted after woman threatens to kill crew member
A woman who yelled profanities at a flight attendant and threatened to kill him caused an airplane to make an unplanned landing and was charged on Monday in a federal court with interfering with the flight crew. The Alaska Airlines flight, scheduled Friday from San Francisco to Chicago, landed at Kansas City International Airport in […]
Alliance Air pilots resume work after 2-day strike
A section of Alliance Air pilots, who were on strike for the last two days, resumed work on Wednesday, according to a senior airline official. On Monday and Tuesday, around 70-80 pilots went on strike to protest against non-restoration of salaries to the pre-Covid level and non-payment of allowances, among other issues. Alliance Air CEO […]
Domestic aviation industry on recovery path; passenger traffic 60 pc higher in FY23
The domestic aviation industry continues to witness recovery with air passenger traffic logging around 60 per growth at 13.60 crore in FY23 annually, ICRA said on Wednesday. Despite this, domestic air passenger traffic remained around 4 per cent below the pre-pandemic (FY20) volume of 14.15 crore, the credit rating agency said. The Indian carriers had […]
Welcome advent of reusable spacecraft
Last week’s successful conduct of the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LX) is a significant achievement for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Working with its partners, ISRO succeeded in a precise landing experiment for a Reusable Launch Vehicle at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka. It was part of ISRO’s efforts […]
Andhra Pradesh CM to lay foundation for Bhogapuram airport on May 3
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will lay the foundation for the Bhogapuram international airport on May 3, the state’s Industries Minister Gudivada Amarnath said on Monday. The Minister, who visited the site earmarked for the airport, said up to 2,195 acres of land out of the 2,200 acres required had been […]
Air India modernises its Enterprise Resource Planning system
Air India on Monday said it has completed modernisation of its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that will bring improvements in various functions. According to a release, the airline has completed its ERP modernisation programme ahead of schedule by migrating from an on-premise legacy mainframe system to SAP Cloud, laying a strong foundation for its […]
DGCA issues advisory to airlines after London-bound flight takes mid-air U-turn
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Monday, issued an advisory to airlines reiterating the existing provisions in place to deal with unruly passengers. The advisory came on the day when Air India deboarded an unruly male passenger who caused physical harm to two cabin crew members onboard a Delhi-London flight, which returned to […]
Iraq calls on Turkey to apologize for attack on Sulaymaniyah airport
Iraq called on Turkey on Saturday to apologize for what it said was an attack on Sulaymaniyah airport in Iraq’s north, saying the Turkish government must cease hostilities on Iraqi soil. The Iraqi presidency said in a statement that Turkey has no legal justification to “continue its approach of intimidating civilians under the pretext that […]
Helicopter parts found as Japan hunts for missing troops
Rescuers in Japan have found more parts of a military helicopter a day after it disappeared from radar with 10 people on board, the coastguard said Friday. Two pilots, two mechanics and six crew members were on board the UH-60JA when it went missing shortly before 4:00 pm local time (0700 GMT) on Thursday as […]
Japan’s army says helicopter carrying 10 crashed into ocean
A missing Japanese army helicopter carrying 10 crew members is believed to have crashed into the sea off a southern island after objects appearing to be aircraft parts were spotted in the area, an official said Thursday. The UH-60JA Black Hawk helicopter disappeared from radar on Thursday afternoon while on a reconnaissance mission north of […]
Bengaluru: Drunk flyer tries opening emergency door flap onboard IndiGo flight, case registered
A drunk passenger on board an Indigo flight from Delhi to Bengaluru was detained for questioning in Bengaluru on Friday, for trying to open the flap of an emergency door in the aircraft in flight. Police said a case has been registered but no arrest has been made. The airline said the passenger’s action did […]