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"No stone should be left unturned,": Aviation safety firm's CEO on AI 171'
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Martin said that one should wait for the full report to come out, but questioned certain aspects of the preliminary report which suggested pilot error, saying that it is "highly unlikely that any pilot, especially during take-off would want to meddle or fiddle around with switches behind the
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"Biased towards pilot error": Pilot Association insists on fair inquiry in
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"The tone and direction of the investigation suggest a bias toward pilot error. We categorically reject this presumption and insist on a fair, fact-based inquiry," the pilots' association said in a media statement.
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NASA to telecast Axiom Mission 4 departure on July 14; India's Shubhanshu
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the ISS and pilot for the mission, is part of the four-member crew that will conclude their mission aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which will undock from the space-facing port of the station's Harmony module.
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CM Rekha Gupta launches drive to make Delhi overhead wire-free, says "not
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday inaugurated several developmental projects in Shalimar Bagh, including a pilot project to convert overhead wires into an underground power network.
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One pilot asked the other about fuel cutoff seconds before crash, says pre
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A preliminary investigation into the Air India flight AI171 crash has revealed that just seconds before the aircraft lost power and went down near Ahmedabad airport, one pilot asked the other why he had cut off fuel to the engines, an action the second pilot reportedly denied, saying, "di
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Himachal SDRF uses cargo drones to deliver ration, medicines in remote are
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
On Thursday, SDRF drone pilots successfully delivered 15 kg of rations to a remote area of Janjehli using an unmanned aerial vehicle. This initiative is part of an ongoing effort to supply essential items such as food, medicines, and other relief materials to the flood-affected residents of
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IAF trainer aircraft that crashed in Churu had technical fault, says broth
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A day after the Indian Air Force Jaguar Trainer aircraft crashed in Rajasthan's Churu, the elder brother of the deceased Squadron Leader Lokender said that as per the information there was a technical fault with the aircraft as a result of which it started crashing over a densely populate
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"We are really excited...": Shubhanshu Shukla's parents as Axiom-4 mission
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
As the date for the return of Axiom Space's Axe-4 mission crew from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth nears, the parents of mission pilot IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla expressed their excitement to welcome their son, who, they say, made them proud.
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"Deeply pained": Rajnath Singh mourns loss of two pilots in IAF Jaguar fig
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In a post on X, Singh said that their service to the nation will always be remembered.
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DGCA to commence National FTO ranking system from October 1 to elevate pil
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The initiative aims to ensure standardisation, safety, and accountability in India's aviation training sector.
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"Pilot tried his best to protect village": Eyewitness recalls IAF Jaguar f
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Earlier today, a twin-seater trainer version of the Jaguar fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed near the Churu district of Rajasthan, resulting in the death of two pilots onboard.
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Both pilots killed after IAF Jaguar fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan's Chu
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
IAF further said that no damage has been caused to any civil property, and a court of inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident.
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