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Delhi HC refuses plea seeking "Reading Down" of AAIB preliminary report on
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The Delhi High Court has refused to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought "reading down" of the preliminary investigation report into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last year.
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Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport reopens as probe underway on
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky has reopened, however multiple taxiways remain closed. The federal aviation administration and the National Transportation Safety Board have begun their investigations as the death toll has now risen to 9 people who were killed
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US: Cargo plane crashes after takeoff in Louisville, Sean Duffy says "hear
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"This information is preliminary and subject to change," the agency said in a statement, adding that officials from both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) were being deployed to the crash site to lead the investigation.
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AI 171 crash: Pilots' association slams "reckless and unfounded insinuatio
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) expresses its unwavering support for the flight crew of Air India flight Al 171. In the aftermath of this incident, we are deeply disturbed by speculative narratives emerging in sections of the media and public discourse, particularly the rec
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"Pilots did everything right": Captain Umang N Jani on AI 171's crash repo
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The pilot did everything right. It is part of the training that when engines fail, you attempt to restart them. The report also suggests that the fuel switch is in the run position. This aircraft has an FADEC (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) system in place. When you start the engine
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Premature to assume human error: Captain Prashant Dhalla on Air India cras
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We have studied the startle effect under human factors. This can be a situation where, due to the startle effect, pilots can do things inadvertently. This is one of the possibilities, which might be a theory, that an electrical failure occurred in the aircraft. In that situation, the pilots
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Air India flight crash black box being examined, says Civil Aviation Minis
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The black box of the Air India flight AI 171 that crashed near Ahmedabad is still in India and is being examined by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), said Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Tuesday.
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AAIB commences formal inquiry into the Air India flight crash incident
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has commenced a formal inquiry into the Air India flight crash in Ahmedabad and the multi-disciplinary team from AAIB has commenced investigation from June 12, said an official statement from Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday.
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"Very Sorry": Air India Chairman N Chandrasekharan apologises after AI-171
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons and Air India, has apologised for the Air India AI-171 tragedy that claimed more than 270 lives after the flight crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12.
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"Very sorry, all we can do is to grieve with the families": Air India Chai
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Air India and Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Wednesday publicly expressed his sorrow over the London-bound Air India flight crash on June 12, finally breaking his silence after the tragedy during an interview.
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19 DNA samples matched, confirming identities of victims: Gujarat HM Sangh
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi provided an update on Saturday regarding the ongoing efforts to identify victims of the tragic London-bound Air India flight crash, noting that 19 DNA samples have matched so far, confirming the identities of several victims as of 9:00 PM today.
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"Identification not possible without DNA examination": FSL Director on Ahm
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), HP Sanghvi, on Saturday emphasised the critical need for DNA examination to identify the victims of the tragic Air India Flight crash bound for London, citing that the extreme heat from the blaze that erupted after the crash had made
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