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ALPA welcomes dialogue with AAIB, seeks greater role in aviation safety pr
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) on Friday expressed satisfaction over its meeting with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on strengthening aviation safety mechanisms and ensuring transparency in accident investigat
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ALPA India to join AAIB discussions on aviation safety, AI 171 crash probe
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPA India) has said that it has been formally invited by the Director General, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), to attend a consultation meeting in the national capital on Friday
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Air India Express flight from Vishakhapatnam to Hyderabad makes precaution
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Air India Express flight from Vishakhapatnam to Hyderabad made a precautionary landing in Vizag over a suspected bird hit on Thursday, an Air India Express spokesperson said.
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Father of Air India crash pilot seeks formal probe, decries 'baseless' ins
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
In a letter to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and the Directorate General of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), 91-year-old Pushkaraj Sabharwal, father of the late Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, has demanded a formal investigation into the June 12 Air India Flight AI171
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Air India Mumbai-Delhi flight performs go-around, lands safely on second a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
An Air India flight from Mumbai to Delhi on Monday performed a go-around after an initial aborted landing but safely touched down on its second attempt, said an official.
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DGCA grants first-ever safety clearance to Air India SATS for ground handl
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a statement issued by DGCA, "The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted Safety Clearance to Air India SATS Airport Services Pvt. Ltd. (AISATS) for the first time, reinforcing its commitment to strengthening Safety Management Systems (SMS) and enhancing regulato
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More than 2,000 technical defects reported to DGCA in commercial airlines
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Minister of State in the Civil Aviation Ministry, Murlidhar Mohol, on Thursday said that since 2021, more than 2,000 technical defects have been reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, out of which 183 have been reported in the year 2025 till July 21.
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"Premature and speculative": NTSB slams media reports on AI-171 crash inve
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The US federal agency, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), responsible for the investigation of aviation accidents and significant transportation events in the country, on Friday (local time) issued a strong rebuke of recent media coverage made over the preliminary investigative
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"I don't think they have the locus standi": Captain Sharath Panicker quest
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
As per Reuters, The Wall Street Journal report cited people familiar with US officials' early assessment of evidence uncovered in the investigation into the crash, which killed 260 people.
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AI-171 Investigation: AAIB slams international media speculation on plane
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The AAIB, under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, reaffirmed that the investigation into the Air India crash is being conducted in a "rigorous and most professional manner in accordance with the AAIB Rules and international protocols." The Bureau cautioned that the high-profile nature of th
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"Not about witch hunt to blame pilots but ...": Aviation Safety consultant
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"My point is very simple. When you don't have the engines in the first place, when the engines have failed, when fuel is not going to the engine, why does the point of fuel cut-off come up? Now what they're trying to do is put the blame deliberately on the pilots and exonerate the OEM (Origi
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"AI 171 crash report leaves many doubts": Air Marshal (Retd) Sanjeev Kapoo
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Reacting to the preliminary findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), retired Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor has questioned the unexplained engine and electrical failures highlighted in the report, saying it "leaves many doubts" and demands a deeper technical probe into the
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