Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Calling recent media reports on Air India Ahmedabad crash “premature and speculative,” the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has urged the media and public to wait for the final report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is leading the inquiry into the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) As certain international media houses continue to plant unverified and fake news regarding the Air India Ahmedabad crash, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Thursday cautioned against “selective and unverified reporting”, calling such coverage “irresponsible and potentially damaging to the probe’s integrity”. AAIB reacted … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) on Thursday in a letter to the Civil Aviation Ministry have stated that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad has failed to sufficiently consider two plausible and previously documented … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instructed airlines to carry out checks on the locking mechanism of fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft in their fleets. The move comes in the wake of the preliminary investigation report into last month’s tragic Air India … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India’s pilot associations have slammed the ‘reckless speculation’ around the Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash at Ahmedabad, as sections of the media have hinted that the pilots are to be blamed for the tragic incident. The Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) on Sunday condemned ‘insinuations … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Airline Pilots’ Association of India (ALPA) on Saturday raised concerns over the preliminary findings by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) for blaming pilots of the ill-fated plane for the crash. ALPA India President Captain Sam Thomas urged the government to include them in … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) While the final report will take about an year, the preliminary findings by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the fatal crash of Air India flight AI 171 — a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner that went down shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft’s engine fuel control switches transitioned from ‘RUN’ to ‘CUTOFF’ position within three seconds after lift-off, leading to the plane crashing in just 34 seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad on June 12, according to the initial probe report by the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which is investigating the fatal London-bound Air India flight AI171 crash into a medical college hostel just seconds after take-off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12, will share its preliminary report very soon, Union Civil Aviation Minister K … Read more