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Air India plane crash: Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan to chair high-lev
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Key attendees will include the Civil Aviation Secretary, a representative from the Gujarat government, officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, and other relevant departments and agencies, they said.
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After Uttarakhand chopper crash, operations of Aryan Aviation for Char Dha
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Aryan Aviation's Bell 407 helicopter (Reg. VT-BKA), operating the sector "Shri Kedarnath Ji - Aryan Helipad, Guptkashi," was involved in a tragic accident today. There were five passengers, one infant, and one crew member on board, said a statement from the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Sund
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Pilgrimage to Kedarnath Dham halted due to falling stones, debris
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Calling for strict compliance with safety norms, the Chief Minister said, "An emergency meeting has been called immediately, in which instructions have been given that the rules of our DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) should not be violated, and the pilots flying in the upper
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Helicopter services suspended to ensure safety of passengers, says CM Dham
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that helicopter services in the state will remain suspended for two days following a crash earlier in the day due to bad weather.
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U'khand chopper crash: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau to carry out
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Furthermore, DGCA also stated that frequencies of helicopter operations to Char Dham would be reduced as a precautionary measure in light of the crash.
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Loss of thrust, bird strike, pilot error or technical fault: Aviation expe
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Retired Captain and aviation expert Alok Singh has shared his insights on the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, which resulted in the loss of 241 lives. Singh attributed the crash to possible causes such as loss of thrust on both engines, bird strike, pilot error, or technical fa
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Checks completed on nine Boeing 787s; inspection on track for 24 others: A
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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Centre announces extended scrutiny of Boeing Dreamliner 787 series aircraf
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Addressing a press conference here, the Union Civil Aviation Minister said, "We have very strict safety standards in the country...When the incident happened, we also felt that there is a need to do an extended surveillance into the Boeing 787 Series. DGCA has also given an order to do th
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Govt will take care of injured: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Ahmedabad
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said the Indian government and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have taken the Ahmedabad plane crash incident very seriously and a thorough investigation will be conducted into the matter.
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NSG, NDRF, FSL, AAIB and DGCA teams investigate Air India aircraft
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Teams of National Security Guard (NSG), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Air Force, Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Fire rescue forces, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) ON Satu
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Civil Aviation Minister Naidu to chair high-level meeting on air safety to
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu will chair a high-level meeting on air safety on Saturday at 10:30 AM at the Ministry office, two days after an Air India Plane crashed in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, which claimed 241 lives on board.
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"Need to pay attention to safety, security of aircraft": Adhir Ranjan Chow
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We are privatising air travel and thus we need to pay more attention to the safety," he said.
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