Air India Express admits engine maintenance lapse after DGCA rap, says issue resolved

Air India Express admits engine maintenance lapse after DGCA rap, says issue resolved

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Following a sharp reprimand from India’s aviation regulator DGCA, Air India Express on Friday admitted to an error in replacing engine parts on one of its Airbus A320 aircraft and said it has now fixed the issue, along with implementing corrective and preventive measures. In … Read more

Air India denies allegations of forcing AI 171 crash victims’ families to disclose financial dependency

Air India denies allegations of forcing AI 171 crash victims’ families to disclose financial dependency

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Air India has denied allegations from British law firm Stewarts Law that it forced families of the AI 171 crash victims to disclose financial dependency on the deceased to get compensation. Over 40 families represented by Stewarts Law have accused the airline of coercion and … Read more

Fuel curbs for old vehicles: Delhi govt urges air quality panel to put ban on hold

Fuel curbs for old vehicles: Delhi govt urges air quality panel to put ban on hold

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Citing technological glitches and gaps in the availability of vehicle databases from NCR states, the Delhi government on Thursday approached the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to place on hold its direction to stop selling fuel to overage and polluting vehicles. In a letter … Read more

Air India cancels Delhi-Washington flight due to technical snag in Vienna

Air India cancels Delhi-Washington flight due to technical snag in Vienna

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) An Air India flight AI 103 from Delhi to Washington, D.C., was cancelled due to a technical snag that the aircraft faced during its fuel stop in Vienna, the airline said on Thursday. Flight AI 103, which took off at 12.45 a.m. on Wednesday and … Read more

Air Marshal Sivakumar takes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration

Air Marshal Sivakumar takes charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Air Marshal S. Sivakumar VSM took charge as Air Officer-in-Charge Administration (AOA) at Indian Air Force Headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday, an official said. The Air Marshal was commissioned in the Administration branch of the IAF in June 1990. He holds an MBA in … Read more

From patrol vessels to air defence systems, Brazil keen on acquiring India’s indigenous innovations

From patrol vessels to air defence systems, Brazil keen on acquiring India's indigenous innovations

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) As India continues to march ahead in pursuit of defence indigenisation and self-reliance, Brazil has shown keen interest in acquiring indigenous defence innovations, discussions on which are likely to be held during Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s visit to the Latin American nation starting July 6, … Read more

‘Persistent warm temperature’ in cabin forces Air India Tokyo-Delhi flight to divert to Kolkata

‘Persistent warm temperature’ in cabin forces Air India Tokyo-Delhi flight to divert to Kolkata

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) In a series of continuing technical snags, Air India flight AI 357, operating from Japan to Delhi, made a precautionary diversion to Kolkata due to persistent warm temperature experienced in the cabin, the airline said on Sunday. The Air India flight, operated by a Boeing … Read more

Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa launches ‘Clean Air Zone’ trial in Nehru Park

Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa launches 'Clean Air Zone' trial in Nehru Park

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) In a step towards exploring science-driven solutions for cleaning Delhi’s air, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa and PWD Minister and area MLA Parvesh Verma on Sunday visited Nehru Park to review the feasibility of creating a pilot Clean Air Zone. The Delhi government is evaluating … Read more

AAIB also probing sabotage angle in Air India plane crash: Minister

AAIB also probing sabotage angle in Air India plane crash: Minister

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, has said that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is investigating all possibilities in the Air India AI 171 crash, including any sabotage, and the report is expected in three months. Speaking to NDTV at the Pune … Read more