IAF says pilot did not refuse to fly Rahul
September 12th, 2012 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Rejecting reports that its pilot refused to fly Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi in Assam, the Indian Air Force Wednesday strongly defended the decision, ... Read more...
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Ajit Singh to meet Air India’s executive pilots
June 17th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh will meet Air India's executive pilots, who are currently managing all of the airlines' international flights, for a solution to their ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
20 Chinese held for protesting at airport
April 14th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 14 (IANS) A total of 20 angry passengers have been "punished" in Chinese metropolis Shanghai for protesting on an airport taxiway and demanding compensation for a delayed flight.The ... Read more...
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Kingfisher suspends flights to many cities, asks staff to stay home
March 27th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Kingfisher Airlines Tuesday suspended operations to several cities as per a new holding plan and asked the staff to stay home till the time it ... Read more...
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Government awaiting DGCA report on Kingfisher: Ajit Singh
March 21st, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The government Wednesday said it will not come to cash-strapped Kingfisher's rescue if legal action is taken against the private airline following the aviation regulator's ... Read more...
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Manpower shortage in business aviation affecting safety: DGCA
February 9th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) An acute shortage of trained manpower in general (business) aviation is affecting flight safety in the fast growing sector, the industry regulator said Thursday."Safety is ... Read more...
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Air France plane has 30 wing screws missing, Chinese mechanics being blamed
November 25th, 2011 - 9:07 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boston, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mechanics in China are being blamed after 30 screws on the wing of an Air France plane were found missing. Before the discovery, the plane had traveled ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
HAL’s Baldev Singh was ace fighter pilot
October 12th, 2011 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 11 (IANS) A pall of gloom descended on the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Tuesday as the news spread of the death of its corporate planning and marketing ... Read more...
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New tool can ensure better safety on planes
September 13th, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) Researchers have developed an instrument for fine tuning an airplane's digital flight-data recorder or "black box" so that it can pre-empt crashes and ensure greater safety ... Read more...
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Air travel ‘is 22 times more safer than driving a car’
April 22nd, 2011 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
A recent study conducted by US National Safety Council has found that air travel is 22 times safer than travelling by car.In addition, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have ... Read more...
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Technical snag cuts short indigenous chopper’s flight
February 10th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
By N.C. Bipindra
Bangalore, Feb 10 (IANS) A technical snag Thursday forced India's indigenous light combat helicopter (LCH) to cut short its flying display at the AeroIndia air show soon after it took ... Read more...
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‘Enhancing combat potential of Western Air Command priority’
January 2nd, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria, the new chief of the Indian Air Force's Delhi-based Western Air Command (WAC), has said enhancing the combat potential of the command was ... Read more...
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Air New Zealand cuts gay kiss snub scene from video over complaints
December 13th, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 13 (ANI): Air New Zealand has decided to scrap a scene from an All Blacks-themed in-flight safety video over complaints it received after a gay flight attendant was refused a ... Read more...
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Potential manufacturing defect blamed for Qantas’ A380 Rolls Royce engines’ blasts
December 2nd, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 2(ANI): Sydney-based Qantas Airways has said that it will conduct more detailed inspections of its A380 Rolls-Royce engines after the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued a new safety alert ... Read more...
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Air India sacks senior official, sets up panel on fate of another
November 18th, 2010 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) State-run carrier Air India (AI) Thursday sacked the recently appointed chief operating officer (COO) Pawan Arora of its budget international service Air India Express."The board has asked ... Read more...
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Cebu Pacific Airlines cabin crew give safety demo while dancing to Gaga!
October 3rd, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): Unlike many of us who do not pay attention during a routine safety demonstration aboard an aeroplane, passengers flying to the Philippines had an interesting reason to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Virgin’s ’sexy stewardesses’ ad gives wings to male fantasies
October 2nd, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Oct 2 (ANI): The new ad by Virgin that features images of sexy stewardesses are fuelling many a passenger's fantasy.In the new Virgin spot, which began running today in movie ... Read more...
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Air New Zealand’s plane safety video features naked elderly woman
August 25th, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 25 (ANI): Air New Zealand's latest in-flight safety demonstration video features an elderly woman streaking down the isle.Themed on the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, the video ... Read more...
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Praful Patel says safety of airlines will not be compromised
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Tuesday said the Director General of Civil Aviation has started evaluating the financial health of scheduled airlines and its impact on ... Read more...
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Kingfisher probing woman in cockpit during flight
June 13th, 2010 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Private carrier Kingfisher said Saturday it was probing how a woman passenger travelled in the cockpit on the Chandigarh-Jammu leg of a Delhi-Srinagar flight.
"We are looking into ... Read more...
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The U.S. transfers $288 million to Pakistan, reaffirming commitment to reimburse Pakistan for costs incurred during the War on Terror
May 27th, 2010 - 12:57 am ICT by BNO News
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. transferred $288 million to the Government of Pakistan on Wednesday, reaffirming the U.S.’s commitment to reimburse Pakistan for some of the costs incurred while conducting ... Read more...
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‘Black box’ is generally orange and far from cockpit
May 23rd, 2010 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Usually painted bright orange to help easy retrieval, a black box is a combination of two devices mounted at the rear of an aircraft not the cockpit, ... Read more...
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Mangalore air crash: All bodies of victims recovered
May 23rd, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Mangalore, May 23 (ANI): Air India (AI) on Sunday said that all the 158 bodies have been recovered from the crash site and 87 bodies have already been handed over to relatives."All ... Read more...
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‘Angels of Air India’ nurse Mangalore crash survivors
May 22nd, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) Air India has deployed its full Emergency Response Team - "Angels of Air India" - at Mangalore where Air India Express Dubai-Mangalore flight IX-812 crashed Saturday.
Besides the specially ... Read more...
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US to give Pakistan Army two transport choppers
April 30th, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) The US said Friday it will provide two transport helicopters to assist the Pakistan military in its counter-insurgency operations.
A US embassy spokesman said the two enhanced-performance ... Read more...
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Karnik to head air force’s safety wing
March 31st, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Air Marshal Ajay Shriniwas Karnik will Thursday take over as director general of inspection and safety wing of the Indian Air Force (IAF), an official said Wednesday. ... Read more...
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Ethiopian airliner carrying 90 people crashes into Mediterranean
January 25th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Beirut, Jan. 25 (ANI): An Ethiopian airliner carrying 82 passengers and eight crew members crashed into the Mediterranean sea shortly after taking off from the Beirut International Airport on Monday morning, officials ... Read more...
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Hovering American B-52 warplanes cause panic in Pak’s tribal areas
December 28th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Dec. 28 (ANI): The continuous hovering of America's heavy bomber aircraft, B-52 - capable of carrying nuclear and conventional weapons - has caused panic among residents of Pakistan's Tribal Areas.The Nation ... Read more...
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140 killed in 265 MiG fighter jet crashes
December 2nd, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) has lost 265 MiG fighter jets in crashes during the last two decades leaving 140 people dead, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said ... Read more...
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Qantas pilots suspended after forgetting to lower landing gear
November 4th, 2009 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 4 (DPA) Two Qantas pilots were suspended Wednesday after forgetting to lower landing gear as they came in to land at busy Sydney airport.
The Boeing 767 was just 700 feet ... Read more...
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IAF chief urges commanders to build capabilities for cyber space
October 21st, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 21 (ANI): The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal PV Naik, emphasized on the modernization process oh the Air Force that would include preserving, maintaining, upgrading and ... Read more...
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No deployment of armed forces for anti-Naxal combat operation: Govt
October 10th, 2009 - 10:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.10 (ANI): The Government on Saturday ruled out the possibility of deployment of armed forces in anti-Naxal combat operation.Speaking on the sidelines of an international flight safety conference, the Defence ... Read more...
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IAF claims reduction in Mig-21 accident rate
October 9th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 9 (ANI): The Indian Air Force's (IAF) Director General of Inspection and Safety, Air Marshal T.S. Randhwa said on Friday that the accident rate of MiG-21 aircraft has reduced ... Read more...
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Air India de-rosters two pilots, crew members for mid-air scuffle
October 4th, 2009 - 8:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 4(ANI): Air India on Sunday de-rostered two pilots and crew members over allegations that they threw punches and hurled abuses at each other mid-air on AI flight IC 884 ... Read more...
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MiG crash ‘flamed out’ another IAF pilot
September 10th, 2009 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Known as "flyboy" to his friends, 26-year-old Flt Lt Manu Akhouri of the Indian Air Force (IAF), killed in a MiG-21 crash Thursday, was a second generation ... Read more...
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