IndiGo says its flight from Indore was given landing clearance by ATC. DGCA has initiated a probe and de-rostered an air traffic controller involved in the incident.
Airline announced an agreement last week to place orders for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft, which would help expand its international network to long-haul destinations.
In a viral video, the agitated passenger, identified as Sahil Katariya, was purportedly seen punching the co-pilot, Anup Kumar, while he was making an announcement about flight delays.
The sudden death last week of an IndiGo pilot heightened those worries although India's biggest airline says he had a 27-hour break before duty and was in good health.
About 80% of the new aircraft orders at Paris Air Show were placed by two Indian airlines. But behind the optimistic outlook for India’s aviation market lies a concern.
The order is expected to include popular A320neo family of planes including longer range A321XLRs, which will help expand its network into Europe and deeper into Southeast Asia.
Indian carriers now have the second-largest order book, with an over 6% share of the industry backlog, behind only the US, according to a 1 June report by Barclays.
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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