Sushma Swaraj’s flight goes incommunicado for 14 minutes, no reason provided

However, the Airports Authority of India confirmed that there was no emergency on the Mauritius-bound aircraft.

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· Jun 03, 2018 · 08:39 pm

Civil aviation watchdog to investigate how flight carrying Rahul Gandhi developed technical snag

A DGCA official said such incidents were common on planes running on autopilot mode.

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· Apr 27, 2018 · 03:23 pm

Congress demands probe after flight carrying Rahul Gandhi faces ‘unexplained snags’: Report

The party president was travelling from Delhi to Hubli with three other leaders when their aircraft began to ‘shudder violently’.

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· Apr 26, 2018 · 10:06 pm

Three passengers injured, window panel comes off during severe turbulence on Air India flight

An airline official termed it ‘freak high level turbulence’ during which the panel came off and a few overhead oxygen masks fell open.

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· Apr 22, 2018 · 04:43 pm

Air China flight diverted after passenger threatens flight attendant with a fountain pen

The police said the passenger had a history of mental illness, and no one was hurt in the incident.

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· Apr 15, 2018 · 04:37 pm

Mumbai airport’s main runway to be closed for 6 hours today, tomorrow for pre-monsoon maintenance

Authorities have asked passengers to check with their airlines to confirm flight schedules.

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· Apr 09, 2018 · 01:16 pm

Kolkata-bound Air India flight grounded in Delhi after alleged bomb threat: Reports

Officials said someone called the Mumbai airport and threatened to bring down the aircraft.

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· Mar 28, 2018 · 06:51 pm

Publicise steps being taken to check if A320neo aircraft engines are safe, Bombay HC tells DGCA

The court told the regulatory body that grounding a few aircraft and following the directives of the European Air Safety Authority were not enough.

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· Mar 23, 2018 · 07:23 pm

Delhi HC asks DGCA to file affidavit on safety of A320neo planes

The aviation authority has grounded 11 Airbus A320neo planes that ran on faulty Pratt & Whitney engines this month.

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· Mar 20, 2018 · 03:28 pm

Another IndiGo A320neo aircraft grounded in Jammu, the third in 24 hours

The budget airline had earlier grounded a plane each in Delhi and Srinagar, citing safety concerns.

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· Mar 19, 2018 · 11:44 am

IndiGo grounds two more A320neo aircraft because of safety concerns

One was grounded at Delhi after the pilot detected a problem in the engine, while the second was suspended in Srinagar after a hydraulic leak from its engine.

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· Mar 18, 2018 · 08:28 pm

IndiGo and GoAir cancel 65 flights on Tuesday after aviation authority grounds planes

The DGCA grounded 11 A320 Neo Airbus aircraft after an IndiGo flight suffered an engine failure mid-air.

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· Mar 13, 2018 · 08:17 am