Aviation Safety

Kathmandu plane crash: Lack of investigative expertise and follow up leaves passengers on a wing and prayer

According to a list released by sleepingairports.net, Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport is among the world's worst airports — but that list was put out not long after the devastating earthquake which battered Nepal.

Horrifying details from Nepal's Kathmandu airport crash emerge: 'Pilot didn't obey ATC, landed at wrong time'

The pilot of the US-Bangla Airlines plane that crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal on Monday did not obey orders from the air traffic control (ATC), the airport authority said. As many as 49 of the 71 people on board died, according to latest reports.

Be grateful all were saved on the Emirates flight but stop with the nasty comments

Since there is no rule book on how to handle personal panic and one has no idea how one will summon courage in certain fearful circumstances the rescue is even more remarkable.

Nut rage incident: South Korean court freed air heiress after sentence reduction

A South Korean appeals court on Friday freed the former Korean Air (KAL) executive jailed for a year in February for disrupting a flight in a rage over macadamia nuts.

Shocker: 320 pilots flew planes with lapsed proficiency checks in 2014

The minister also informed that 19 cases related to obtaining pilot licences by producing fake documents by trainee pilots were found

US FAA report on India's aviation safety likely by 10 April

On 31 January, last year, the FAA had lowered India's safety ranking to Category-II from Category-I which the country had been holding since 1997.

Nut rage incident: Trial of Korean Air heiress begins

The trial opened on Monday of Korean Air heiress Cho Hyun-Ah, charged with aviation safety violations following a now notorious "nut rage" incident that triggered a national uproar.

Question of safety: Air India, Jet may need fresh flying permits as DGCA tightens screws

Did you know that the certification process for airlines like Air India and Jet Airways has been flawed till now?

DGCA tells airlines to track flights in real-time

It also laid down guidelines for operators to devise a procedure for effective tracking of aircraft while flying over areas where there is no coverage of either ACARS or ADS-B.

DGCA to consult carrier chiefs on operational issues, pilot licences

The meeting would be part of the aviation regulator's efforts to amend or even do away with some rules or practices which affected airline operations.