Boeing 737 MAX: Staff ridiculed plane model’s safety before crashes, mocked Indian authorities

Eight months before the first crash, a company executive told another that they would not put their own family on a plane of that make.

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· Jan 11, 2020 · 10:26 am

Aviation authority suspends GoAir pilot who veered off runway onto grass at Bengaluru airport

The expatriate pilot then executed a dangerous take-off, and landed at Hyderabad airport.

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· Nov 14, 2019 · 04:58 pm

DGCA asks passengers not to carry ‘affected models’ of MacBook Pro due to safety risk

Older generations of 15-inch MacBook Pro sold between September 2015 and February 2017 posed a threat of overheating batteries.

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· Aug 26, 2019 · 06:33 pm

DGCA warns Indian airlines of action if they don’t follow norms for landing aircraft in poor weather

This came after multiple incidents of planes overshooting the runway upon landing during the monsoon season.

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· Jul 03, 2019 · 01:55 pm

Coimbatore: Fuel tank falls off Tejas aircraft during sortie, lands in the fields

The aircraft landed safely in the nearby Sulur Air Force station.

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· Jul 02, 2019 · 01:34 pm

Air India flight from Mumbai to Newark lands at London airport after hoax bomb threat

The Stansted Airport said that the flight landed safely at 10.15 am local time (2.45 pm Indian Standard Time).

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· Jun 27, 2019 · 04:27 pm

Russia: At least 41 killed after plane makes emergency landing and catches fire at Moscow airport

Investigators said two children were among the deceased.

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· May 06, 2019 · 08:20 am

Maharashtra: SpiceJet plane skids off runway at Shirdi airport, operations suspended temporarily

An official said that the aircraft landed around 30 to 40 meters away from the designated area and veered off the runway.

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· Apr 29, 2019 · 06:31 pm

DGCA orders safety audit of IndiGo aircraft with Pratt & Whitney engines

IndiGo’s engineering and operations will be under the scanner in the audit, according to reports.

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· Apr 17, 2019 · 04:52 pm

Boeing to cut back production of 737 aircraft after Lion Air, Ethiopian Airlines crashes

Production will be cut by 20% from mid-April, the company announced.

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· Apr 06, 2019 · 12:35 pm

Boeing 737 Max: US joins other nations to ground aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration of the US issued an emergency order grounding 737 Max 8 and MAX 9 aircraft until further notice.

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· Mar 14, 2019 · 08:11 am

DGCA to monitor airline fares after government grounds all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft

Ministry of Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said Thursday will be a ‘real challenging day’ as around 30 SpiceJet flights will be affected.

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· Mar 13, 2019 · 08:24 pm