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Deployment of RAT indicates engine failure: Commercial Pilot Rajiv Pratap
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"This automatically happens in an aircraft when there is a twin-engine failure. So this, as indicated in the report, has happened, and both the initial stages of APU have started, and the RAT has deployed, so it indicates the engine failure has taken... When you start losing the aircraft, th
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"Biased towards pilot error": Pilot Association insists on fair inquiry in
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The tone and direction of the investigation suggest a bias toward pilot error. We categorically reject this presumption and insist on a fair, fact-based inquiry," the pilots' association said in a media statement.
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Preliminary report on Air India plane crash likely to be released this wee
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Senior officials of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday that the preliminary report on the plane crash in Ahmedabad is likely to be placed in the public domain in the next few days, sources said.
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Air India Plane Crash: Bodies of 260 victims handed over to family members
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
254 victims of the crash were identified through DNA matching, while six were identified through facial recognition.
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Chennai Airport conducts mock drill to test emergency response
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) conducted a mock drill at Chennai International Airport on Saturday to assess emergency preparedness for a potential plane crash. The exercise followed the recent Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
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AAIB Chief GVG Yugandhar gets CRPF's X category security cover
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
This move comes as the AAIB is spearheading the investigation into the Air India plane crash that claimed the lives of 241 passengers and crew members.
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AI-171 plane crash: 245 bodies handed over to families, 251 identified
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The DNA samples of 251 victims in the Air India plane crash have been identified, and the mortal remains of 245 victims have been handed over to the concerned families as of Sunday evening.
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AI 171 plane crash: 210 bodies handed over to families, 231 victims identi
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
A week after the Air India plane crash, the DNA samples of 231 victims have been matched and the mortal remains of 210 passengers have been handed over to the concerned families as of Friday evening.
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"Irreparable loss for BJP:" JP Nadda on former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani's d
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
BJP President JP Nadda on Friday expressed grief over the demise of former Gujarat Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Vijay Rupani, who was among the 241 who died when the London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff, colliding with a doctor's hostel complex
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India, England wear black armbands to pay tribute to those who lost lives
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
India and England will wear black armbands as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives in the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last week, on the opening day of the first Test of the five-match series at Headingley for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
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AI-171 plane crash: 215 DNA matches found, 198 bodies handed over to famil
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Joshi said, "215 DNA samples have been matched, of which the mortal remains of 198 deceased have been handed over to their families...Of the 198 deceased, 149 are Indian nationals, seven Portuguese, 32 British and one Canadian."
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Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu chairs MoCA review meeting on safe
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu convened a detailed video conference with all Airport Directors across the country to review ground-level preparedness and passenger support mechanisms in the light of rescheduling of flights happening due to multiple reasons like post-acc
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