Authorities at BJ Medical College on Saturday provided an update on the identification process following the tragic Air India plane crash, confirming that DNA test results for 11 deceased passengers have been completed and the mortal remains of one victim have been handed over to their famil
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
Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Saturday said that the Air India Flight crash that left 241 people dead have shaken the entire nation.
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.
In the wake of the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar expressed deep concern over the incident, calling it "one of the biggest tragedies in recent times" and urging the Union Government to take serious cognizance of the matter.
CPI State Secretary Binoy Viswam criticised Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu over the Air India plane crash in Ahemdabad, saying that he should take moral responsibility for this tragic incident.
In a post on X, the minister wrote, "The Flight Data Recorder (Black Box) has been recovered within 28 hours from the accident site in Ahmedabad by AAIB. This marks an important step forward in the investigation. This will significantly aid the enquiry into the incident."
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu have arrived at the domestic terminal of Ahmedabad airport to receive Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the Air India flight AI171 crash site today.
"Following the tragic incident in Ahmedabad, a formal investigation has been initiated by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), in line with international protocols set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)," Naidu posted on X.
Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu, who visited the crash site of the Air India flight near Ahmedabad, assured that a fair and thorough investigation would be carried out to uncover the cause behind the tragic incident.