The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has appointed veteran pilot and former Air India Director of Operations, Captain R.S. Sandhu, as a domain expert in the ongoing probe into the tragic Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people last month.
Air India is set to partially restore its international flight schedule that was temporarily reduced for “safety checks” following the tragic accident of Air India’s London-bound flight 171 from Ahmedabad on June 12.
Air India, the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines-owned carrier, has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons, starting with the deadly crash in Ahmedabad on 12 June.
In a significant step aimed at tightening aviation safety oversight, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instructed Air India to relieve three officials, including a divisional vice president, from all duties related to crew scheduling and rostering.
The death toll in the deadly Air India plane crash rose to 270 on Saturday, with families increasingly getting upset due to delays in handing over bodies which were badly charred in the tragedy in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
An Air India flight from Phuket in Thailand headed to Delhi requested an emergency landing on Friday after a bomb threat was received on board, sources reported, citing Phuket's airport officials.
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has initiated a formal investigation into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
Reuters reported on Thursday that Air India expects to face around $600 million in additional costs if the ban from Pakistan's airspace lasts for a year, and has asked the federal government to compensate it for the hit.
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