During this delay, the assigned crew reached the limit of their Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL) -- a rule that restricts the number of hours airline crew members can work for safety reasons.
"There were around 284 passengers onboard. At the time of landing, the pilot pulled the emergency brakes. Immediately, Fire Brigade vehicles at the airport came to extinguish the smoke in the aircraft's wheel. This took about 20 minutes, and soon after we disembarked," the passenger told AN
"On the morning of 15th June, smoke was detected from the wheels of a Saudia Airlines aircraft that landed at Lucknow airport from Jeddah. The Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) team rushed to the spot. Working with the Saudia team, the smoke was contained and damage to the aircraft wa
IndiGo Airlines issued a travel advisory on Monday regarding a "temporary disruption" of scheduled flights over Mumbai due to heavy rainfall in the region.
Flight LH752 departed from Germany and was scheduled to land at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport early Monday, however Lufthansa airlines said that they 'did not receive permission to land,' while a Hyderabad airport official said that the flight had received a bomb threat.
A technical snag delayed Air India Express's Kolkata-Hindon flight. Passengers were offered free rescheduling or full refunds. The airline apologised for the inconvenience, ensuring the flight operated after resolving the issue.
Air India's CEO and Managing Director (MD) Campbell Wilson also spoke about the interim payment in a video message and said the airline is in the process of carrying out precautionary safety inspections on its Boeing 787 aircraft
Following a directive from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mandating enhanced safety checks on Air India's Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 fleet, the airline on Saturday stated that inspections on nine out of its 33 Dreamliner aircraft had been completed. The remaining 24 aircraft
In the wake of the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expressed deep concern over the incident, calling it "one of the biggest tragedies in recent times" and urging the Union Government to take serious cognizance of the matter.
A day after the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, India's civil aviation regulator on Friday ordered Air India to enhance safety inspection of Boeing 787-8/9 fleet of the airline.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the lone survivor of the Air India plane crash at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital. The crash, which occurred a day earlier, left 241 dead out of the 242 people on board.