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Air India releases interim compensation to families of 147 of 229 deceased
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Air India has, so far, released the interim compensation to the families of 147 of the 229 deceased passengers and also the 19 who lost their lives at the accident site. In addition, the requisite documents of 52 others have been verified, to whose families the interim compensation will be r
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Minor increase in sick leaves of Air India pilots reported across all flee
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday said Air India reported a minor increase in sick leaves reported by pilots across all fleets in the aftermath of the AI-171 accident. 112 Air India Pilots called in sick on June 16th, a few days after the AI-171 crash.
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Indian Pilots Federation initiates legal notice to Wall Street Journal, Re
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Friday initiated legal action through a formal notice to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters over their recent reports on the AI171 crash that occurred on June 12. The FIP has also sought an official apology.
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India Pilots association welcomes AAIB appeal for refrain from speculation
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Airline Pilots' Association - India (ALPA-I) on Friday welcomed recent statement by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India regarding the tragic accident in Ahmedabad involving Air India Flight VT-ANB that killed 260 people on June 12. ALPA-I said AAIB's appeal to t
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"Wall Street Journal seems to know more than any of us in India": Aviation
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Following the Wall Street Journal report on the Air India AI171 crash, aviation expert Sanjay Lazar on Thursday expressed concern over the leak of investigation details in the United States. He pointed out that while the American report claims the flight commander may have switched off the f
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UBT Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi writes to aviation ministry, cites breach o
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Taking her letter to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Chaturvedi's X post read, "Because one can't be a mute spectator to what is happening with regards to the narrative around the AI171 crash and its interim report. My letter to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Minister Sh. Ram
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"Fuel switches moved without input, points to possible glitch": Federation
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
President of the Federation of Indian Pilots, Charanvir Singh Randhawa raised serious concerns over the preliminary investigation report released by the AAIB, regarding the Air India plane crash on June 12. He questioned the absence of clarity on key cockpit decisions and pointed to possible
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"Not satisfied": AI171 crash victim's father demands deeper probe, stricte
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The father of Sanket Goswami, a 19-year-old student who died in last month's Air India AI171 crash, stated that he was "not satisfied" with the preliminary investigation report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and requested the government to conduct a "thorou
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"Commendable job": Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu hails AAIB for prelimina
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday hailed the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for conducting a "transparent and professional" investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash.
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"We should not arrive at any conclusion": MoS Civil Aviation on AAIB's pre
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Saturday urged not to draw conclusions based on the preliminary report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on the Air India flight AI171 crash.
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One pilot asked the other about fuel cutoff seconds before crash, says pre
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A preliminary investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash has revealed that just seconds before the aircraft lost power and went down near Ahmedabad airport, one pilot asked the other why he had cut off fuel to the engines, an action the second pilot reportedly denied, saying, "di
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"Continue to support investigation": Boeing after AAIB releases preliminar
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing on Saturday said it continues to support the ongoing investigation into the Air India Flight AI171 crash, hours after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) released its preliminary report on the incident that occurred in Ahmedabad.
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