Airline said it will share reports of the ‘voluntary inspection’ of locking mechanism of switches with DGCA. Boeing 787s are part of Air India fleet, whereas 737s belong to Air India Express.
The opposition is also likely to corner the government on United States President Donald Trump's repeated claims of brokering peace between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.
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.
The airline, however, clarified that request for such information was a part of a standard process to ensure that interim compensation reached the rightful beneficiaries promptly.
Advocate Ajay Bansal also sought a safety audit of Air India and other airlines post AI 171 Dreamliner crash, citing DGCA and BCAS’s inadequate enforcement of safety regulations.
Just a few days ago, Capt Sumeet Sabharwal told his father he would quit his job and take care of him full-time. Roshni Songhare, a resident of Dombivali, visited her hometown 2 days ago.
Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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