Flight AI103, operating from New Delhi to Washington DC, made a scheduled fuel halt in Vienna on July 2. However, during standard aircraft checks on the ground, airline engineers identified a maintenance task that required rectification before the aircraft could continue its journey.
NASA Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers took her turn today in the Columbus laboratory module wearing neck and chest electrodes measuring oscillations in the blood flow from her brain to the heart for the Drain Brain 2.0 human research experiment.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon has been assigned his first mission to International Space Station, serving as a flight engineer and Expedition 75 crew member.
An Air India flight en route to Vienna from Delhi experienced a serious mid-air incident on June 14, during which the aircraft suddenly lost altitude by nearly 900 feet, prompting an investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Group Captain Shukla conducted detailed operations inside the Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG) as part of the myogenesis study, which aims to identify the molecular pathways that lead to skeletal muscle dysfunction in space.
Sources said that the flight (6E-6473) had departed from Pune Airport at 8:43 AM on Sunday and was en route to Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
"Air India flight AI357, operating from Haneda to Delhi on 29 June 2025, made a precautionary diversion to Kolkata due to persistent warm temperatures experienced in the cabin. The aircraft landed safely in Kolkata and is currently undergoing checks," said the Air India spokesperson.
The incident reportedly occurred during the flight duration. The passenger, in an inebriated state, behaved inappropriately with a member of the cabin crew. Upon landing at Jaipur International Airport, the crew immediately reported the matter to airport security.
"The crew of flight AI639 operating from Mumbai to Chennai on Friday made a precautionary air-return to Mumbai due to a burning smell in the cabin," an Air India spokesperson said.
Air India has confirmed an incident of disruptive passenger behaviour aboard flight AI454 from Amritsar to Delhi on Saturday, prompting intervention from cabin crew and airport security.
The Indian government has initiated Operation Sindhu to evacuate Indian nationals from conflict zones in Iran and Israel amid escalating tensions in West Asia. The operation, which began on June 18, has successfully evacuated over 4415 Indian nationals so far.