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Friday, October 24, 2025
TopicAviation safety

Topic: Aviation safety

Close call at Delhi airport as two planes get permission to takeoff, land at same time

A Delhi-Bagdogra flight was taking off while another from Ahmedabad to Delhi, after landing on a parallel runway, was moving towards the end of the runway.

Metal fatigue caused fan blade to break loose, led to United’s Boeing 777 engine failure

United Airlines' Denver-Hawaii flight, powered by Pratt & Whitney engines, had suffered a mid-air engine failure, resulting in 5 airlines around the world grounding Boeing 777 fleet.

Despite Sriwijaya Air crash, Indonesia’s air safety is improving fast

An aviation law passed by the country in 2009 has gradually been getting results — accident rates were below the global average in 2018 & 2019, lower even than in the US and the EU.

Mother of dead Indian pilot criticises Boeing, US FAA for ‘rushing’ 737 Max return

Sangeeta Suneja, whose son flew Lion Air plane that plunged into sea in 2018, criticised Boeing for returning Max 737 to the skies before a 3rd sensor to measure air speed is added.

DGCA suspends top AirAsia officials after pilot alleged serious safety lapses

AirAsia India’s head of operations Manish Uppal, and head of safety, Mukesh Nema, were suspended for three months, DGCA Arun Kumar said.

All licenses issued to commercial pilots genuine, says Pakistan aviation authority

The dubious license issue emerged after the preliminary probe report of the Karachi plane crash blamed the pilots and the air traffic control for the tragedy that killed 97 people.

How US aviation regulatory body intends to avoid Boeing 737 Max missteps

The FAA review process for aircraft designs had come under criticism following two fatal crashes on Boeing Co.’s 737 Max that killed 346 people.

Bill passed by LS aims to make aircraft operations more secure, in line with global norms

The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020, provides for statutory backing to three key bodies, and greater fines among other provisions.

Boeing to stop making 737 Max next month as safety crisis gets critical

Boeing’s decision to halt production of 737 Max will deepen crisis at plane maker, complicate its eventual recovery & ripple through US economy.

Boeing’s safety revamp is welcome, but it has a long way to go

The planemaker Monday named Beth Pasztor, a Boeing veteran, as the head of a new organisation focused on the safety of its products and services.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.