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IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

AI-171 crash: Lawsuit in US says Boeing, Honeywell knew of ‘risks’, ‘faulty’ Dreamliner fuel switch

Families of 4 passengers killed in 12 June crash have sought damages, claiming operators had warned Boeing about the defect, as pointed out in a 2018 FAA bulletin.

Air India gives all clear to its Boeing fuel switches & India-Pakistan ‘ritual’ standoff at Wagah

Global media also reports on the British F-35B fighter jet, that was stranded in Kerala for weeks, finally being on its way home & PM Modi’s 2-day visit to the UK.

Indian pilots’ body sends legal notices to WSJ, Reuters for ‘misleading’ reports on Air India crash probe

New Delhi: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a nationwide body of pilots, has sent legal notices to international media platforms, the Wall Street...

Air India crash prelim report sparks criticism, debate: ‘Bias toward pilot error, shrouded in secrecy’

New Delhi: Soon after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India came out with its 15-page report on the AI-171 crash, reactions started...

Air India crash preliminary report: A look at what fuel switches are designed to do & built-in safeguards

An Air Line Pilots' Association of India spokesperson says there is little to no room for fuel switches to be cut off inadvertently, 'can’t just be moved or turned off and on by hand'.

Many questions for Air India, Boeing in Ahmedabad plane crash. A survivor, black box and safety

Experts have floated multiple theories behind the crash, including a rarest of rare double-engine failure, complete electrical failure, bird hits, and the soaring temperatures of Ahmedabad.

DGCA enhances safety inspections of Air India’s Boeing Dreamliner fleet

New Delhi: The DGCA has ordered enhanced safety inspection of Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 aircraft in the aftermath of Thursday’s crash that killed 241...

Air India plane crash: Trump offers India support, US probe team to assist in investigation

Under Chicago Convention, the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) is empowered to assist in investigation into any aviation incident that involves an American aircraft.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.