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TopicAhmedabad Air India crash

Topic: Ahmedabad Air India crash

Inside the final moments of Air India 171—the hrs leading up to take-off & the 32 seconds before crash

Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's preliminary report on the crash breaks down the events of the day, from checks & engine shutdowns to failed recovery attempts.

Fuel switches transitioned to ‘cut-off’ 1 second apart for both engines—Air India crash preliminary report

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's report also notes that the cockpit voice recording reveals that one pilot asked the other why he cut off, and the latter replied he hadn’t.

Air India crash probe prelim report: Fuel cutoff switches to both engines flipped seconds after take-off

One pilot can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder asking the other why he cut off the fuel. The other pilot responded that he did not do so, the report said.

Global media keeps eyes peeled for Air India crash prelim report, WSJ puts focus on pilots & fuel switches

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Business as usual at Amarnath, but with 42,000 boots on ground & X’s ‘concerns’ about India’s media laws

Global media also reports on Kolhapur artisans' outrage over Prada’s lookalike sandals & interviews DGCA chief , who says India’s skies are safe 'in the past & today'.

PAC members express concern over Air India crash & flag fare surge post-Pahalgam attack

The members made their points at a meeting on Tuesday with officials from the civil aviation ministry & representatives from major airlines.

Air India crash: AAIB submits report after initial findings, probe on in line with ICAO norms

According to ICAO guidelines, a signatory country is required to file a preliminary report within 30 days of the crash. Report is based on initial findings in investigation.

Govt memo reveals DGCA’s March warning to Air India Express about delay on Airbus engine fix, forging records

Air India Express' Airbus engine issue was flagged in March, months before the crash. This year, Air India faced warnings over overdue slide checks and serious pilot duty violations.

India-US trade deal and the Trump suspense & investigating Delhi’s yearly bout of pollution

Global media also reports on the Air India crash probe, backlash over mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s remarks on PM Modi & astronomical private school fees.

Air India crash: Data from recovered AI-171 Black Box downloaded, analysis underway

Both black boxes were recovered from the crash site between 13 and 16 June in Ahmedabad and then flown to Delhi on 24 June for analysis to aid the ongoing investigation.

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Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.