NEW DELHI: A cockpit voice recording of doomed Air India Flight 171 indicates that it was the younger co-pilot who asked his more experienced colleague why he turned off the plane’s fuel-supply switches, according to people familiar with the matter. The information, from people who asked not to be identified because they’re not authoriSed to speak...
NEW DELHI: Air India said on Sunday (June 22) it is temporarily reducing less than five per cent of its narrowbody jet routes for "operational stability", its second such reduction following a plane crash earlier this month that killed all but one of the 242 people on board. The airline, reeling from the deadliest crash in...
NEW DELHI: Air India's Boeing plane was "well-maintained" before it crashed a week ago, killing all but one of 242 people on board, the airline said Thursday (June 19). Indian authorities are yet to detail what caused the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to hurtle to the ground in the western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 38...
AHMEDABAD, (India): Police in the Indian city of Ahmedabad said no survivors were expected after a London-bound passenger plane with 242 on board crashed Thursday (June 12), warning of more deaths where the jet smashed down. "There appears to be no survivor in the crash," city police commissioner GS Malik told AFP. "And since the airplane has...
Who is still going to complain about their SQ flight the next time? For all the flak Singapore Airlines gets with cost-cutting measures (paper service ware, anyone?) and terribly plated meals, at least their First Class offerings still get praised globally. Apparently the same can’t be said about a passenger’s recent experience on Air India. In a video online that...
KERALA, (India): Air India flight 657 landed at Thiruvananthapuram Airport on Thursday (Aug 22) after a bomb threat was received. A full emergency has been declared, said Thiruvananthapuram Airport officials. The flight has been kept in the isolation bay. Passengers are to be evacuated soon, said Thiruvananthapuram Airport officials. According to a statement from the Thiruvananthapuram International...
