Flight Safety

ICPA warns Air India of strikes if any pilot is victimised by management over flying allowances issue

The flying allowance, which is around 70 percent of the total pay package, is paid to a pilot on the basis of the number of flight hours he or she has clocked in a month.

Security scare on British Airways flight; passengers evacuated after 'direct threat' to aircraft

A British Airways flight from Paris was evacuated at Charles de Gaulle airport on Sunday for security reasons after passengers were told a "direct threat" had been made towards the aircraft.

Close shave for 127 Jet Airways passengers in Mumbai after landing gear collapses

As many as 127 passengers onboard a Jet Airways plane from New Delhi had a close shave after its main landing gear collapsed when it landed in Mumbai.

Blame game? BSF chief calls crashed aircraft 'airworthy' after paying tribute to aircrash victims

The BSF on Wednesday said its crashed Super king aircraft that killed ten of its highly experienced personnel was completely "airworthy" and was flying "very well" as it refuted allegations about any possible defect in the ill-fated plane.

Two days on, search still on for Indonesian plane which went missing with 10 on board

For a second day, searchers failed to locate a plane with 10 people on board that went missing in eastern Indonesia, officials said on Sunday.

Muscat-bound Air India flight makes emergency landing at Delhi airport

A Muscat-bound Air India flight, with 80 passengers on-board, on Sunday landed under emergency conditions at Indira Gandhi International Airport here.

DGCA removes Air India flight safety chief over bad upkeep of flight monitoring data

Prior to issuing orders for his removal, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation had served a show-cause notice to him after the incident was brought to its notice, the sources said.

Germanwings airline crash throws spotlight on Air India's ancient Airbus A320s

While the ill-fated German Airbus 320 (A320) was around 24 years old, the immediate questions about its age may also raise similar questions in India, where Air India, India's national airline, flies A320s that are older, in fact, around 26 years old.

Air India flight forced to land in Jaipur after engine trouble

An Air India flight from Delhi to Ahmedabad carrying 104 passengers made an emergency landing in Jaipur after a problem in one of its engines.

Pilot dozed off, co-pilot played with iPad as Jet Airways flight plunged 5,000 feet

According a report published on the The Hindustan Times, a passengers in a Brussels-bound Jet Airways flight were in for a shock as their plane plunged 5,000 feet. Allegedly, both the pilots had fallen asleep.