State govts & their food & civil supplies depts will receive cylinders for distribution to migrant worers. Meanwhile, over 10k international flights have been cancelled since the start of war.
William Walsh, with 40+ years in the aviation industry, will be responsible for overall management & strategic direction of IndiGo, with a focus on initiatives to strengthen operational performance.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
IndiGo showed how a single point of failure can ripple across a sector. In defence, where there is no external fallback, the consequences are far more serious.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Report on review of safety in India’s civil aviation sector tabled in Parliament also recommends specialised recruitment mechanism for DGCA & time-bound resolution of safety gaps.
As AAIB releases preliminary report on AI-171 crash, in this edition of ThePrint Quiz, we look at some of the worst aviation disasters the world has seen over the years.
CAPA - Centre for Aviation says it expects Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau to launch, conclude ‘comprehensive probe to determine root cause(s) of this accident’.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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