Multiple flights were diverted on Thursday after a private jet aircraft skidded on Mumbai airport leading to a temporary closure of runway, an official statement said.
A VSR Ventures Learjet 45 aircraft VT-DBL operating flight from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai was involved in runway excursion (veer off) while landing on runway 27 at Mumbai airport, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Thursday.
Notably, the objective of the Gandiv-5 exercise is to validate the planning parameters of the commando force in the event of a terrorist attack, aircraft hijacking, or hostage situation, the release said.
Indian Ambassador to Spain, Dinesh K Patnaik, hailed the delivery of the first Indian C-295 to the Indian Air Force — made by the global aircraft manufacturer Airbus — and called it “one of the best” Make in India projects that has been ever done.
Before leaving Seville airfield, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari took round of C-295 transport aircraft before flying and entered the cockpit for a sortie.
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Wednesday received the first C-295 transport aircraft made for India by global aircraft manufacturer Airbus at a facility in Seville in Spain.
The aircraft is the first of 16 C-295 that will be produced in Spain and the remaining 40 will be made in an Indian facility in Vadodara by the joint venture of Tata and Airbus.
Trudeau, who had arrived in India for the G20 Summit on Friday, had to extend his stay in New Delhi after a technical snag on his Airbus plane delayed his departure on Sunday night. A replacement aircraft expected to arrive in New Delhi on Monday night had an unscheduled diversion to Lond
Following a technical issue with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's flight, a replacement aircraft is set to arrive in India on Monday night to fly the PM and his delegation back to their country.
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari— the chief of the Indian Air Force, would be in Spain this week where he would receive the first C-295 transport plane made for India by global aircraft manufacturer Airbus for India at a facility in Seville.