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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicAircraft accident

Topic: aircraft accident

Pilot error most common cause of crashes. A study in psychology key to India’s aviation safety

Pilots do not intentionally make poor decisions; they are unaware they are doing so. That's why aviation psychology is an important field to study.

IAF lost 152 pilots, 534 aircraft, in crashes in past 30 years

Data shared by aviation expert Anchit Gupta shows there were 20-30 accidents that resulted in aircraft loss for most of 1990s, 10-20 in 2000s & between single & double figures till this year.

Why the Army ALH MK-4 ‘Rudra’ crash at Pathankot needs a thorough investigation

The weapon system integrated helicopter has no role over water. Lt Col AS Batth and young Capt Jayant Joshi had nothing going for them, materially or training-wise.

SpiceJet technician dies after getting stuck in landing-gear door at Kolkata Airport

The hydraulic flaps of the landing-gear doors of a Bombardier Q400 aircraft accidentally shut, trapping the SpiceJet technician and resulting in his death.

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Arvind Kejriwal can’t absolve himself ethically. Excise policy encouraged alcohol intake

The Kejriwal government in Delhi disregarded the Directive Principles of State policy with the corrupt excise policy on liquor.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.