Kolkata: In a bizarre incident, a SpiceJet technician was killed at the aerodrome on Wednesday after he got stuck in the main landing gear door of an aircraft he was working on. The incident took place in the morning at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. The body was later removed from […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Airport operations briefly suspended
Mumbai: The heavy downpour in Mumbai since Monday morning led to delay in flight operations to and from Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL). While the flight services in airport were obstructed due to poor visibility, MIAL officials claimed that no flights were cancelled in the morning. However, as the intensity of rains increased during the […]
British Airways faces record USD 230 million fine over data theft
British Airways-owner IAG is facing a record USD 230 million fine for the theft of data from 500,000 customers from its website last year under tough new data-protection rules policed by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO proposed a penalty of 183.4 million pounds, or 1.5 per cent of British Airways’ 2017 worldwide […]
Boeing 737 slides, falls into river with 136 people on board
Florida: A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St John’s River near Jacksonville, Florida after landing on Friday, a spokesman for Naval Air Station Jacksonville said. The flight arriving from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay went into the river at the end of the runway at about 9:40 pm local […]
Snag hits Rahul Gandhi’s aircraft, probe on
New Delhi: A chartered flight with Congress president Rahul Gandhi on board and which was en route to Patna was forced to return to Delhi on Friday due to a technical snag, prompting aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to launch a probe into the matter. Mr Gandhi wrote on Twitter that […]
Jet Airways pilots warn to go on strike from April 1 as no word on salary yet
New Delhi: Disappointed over non-clearance of pending dues, Jet Airways pilots on Friday reiterated that they will stop flying from April 1. “A part of the expected interim funding from State Bank of India (SBI) was supposed to be actioned on March 29. Unfortunately, the fund transfer has not taken place, hence no update on […]
Boeing stops deliveries of their MAX 737 model in wake of crash
SEATTLE: Boeing Co confirmed suspension of deliveries of 737 MAX aircraft on Thursday but continues to produce its single-aisle jets at full speed while dealing with the worldwide 737 MAX fleet’s grounding following a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash. Reuters reported on Wednesday that deliveries were effectively halted as most airlines would avoid taking a jet […]
Decision on funding to Jet Airways will be on collective basis, says PNB
Mumbai: State-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Wednesday said any decision to provide emergency funds to cash-strapped Jet Airways will be taken collectively by the lenders and not on a standalone basis. The assertion comes in the backdrop of media reports that PNB had approved Rs 2,050 crore of emergency funding to Jet Airways, for […]
DGCA issues interim safety steps after 737 Max 8 review
New Delhi: Following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in Ethiopia on Sunday that killed all 157 people on board including four Indians, the Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Monday undertook a safety assessment of the aircraft of the same make used by Indian carriers and issued interim safety measures […]
World leaders grieve in wake of Ethiopian airlines plane crash
Ethiopia: China on Monday ordered domestic airlines to suspend commercial operation of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, citing the Ethiopian Airlines crash and another deadly accident of that same model in Indonesia. Noting the “similarities” between the two accidents, China’s Civil Aviation Administration said domestic airlines had until 6:00 pm local time (1000 GMT) to […]
Ethiopian Airlines grounds Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet after crash
Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines said on Monday it had grounded its Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet after a crash that killed 149 passengers, including four Indians, and eight crew. “Following the tragic accident of ET 302… Ethiopian Airlines has decided to ground all B-737-8 MAX fleet effective yesterday, March 10, until further notice,” the state-owned […]
Heart breaking list of passengers who died in Ethiopian plane crash
Addis Ababa: An Ethiopian Airlines jet has faltered and crashed shortly after takeoff, carving a gash in the earth and spreading global grief to 35 countries that had someone among the 157 people who were killed. The crash shattered more than two years of relative calm in African skies, where travel had long been chaotic. […]