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Air India Pilot Suspected of Alcohol Use
Air India Pilot Suspected of Alcohol Use: Grounded in Vancouver Before Flight An unusual incident occurred before an Air India flight from Vancouver, Canada to Delhi. A pilot preparing for the Delhi-bound flight was removed from duty by airport authorities over suspicion of alcohol consumption. Store Staff Raised the Alarm The event took place on December 23, when a duty-free…
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Air India Express Aircraft Diverts Due to Tire Failure
An Air India Express Boeing 737 operating flight #IX398 from Jeddah to Kozhikode diverted to Kochi due to a technical issue involving the right main landing gear tire. According to officials, the tire damage is suspected to have been caused by a foreign object on the runway at Jeddah Airport. As a precaution, the aircraft was diverted to Kochi, where…
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Air India Aircraft Operated Eight Flights With an Expired Airworthiness Certificate
India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an investigation after it was discovered that an Air India Airbus A320 operated at least eight flights last month with an expired Airworthiness Certificate. Once the violation was identified, the aircraft was immediately grounded. Air India called the incident regrettable, stating that the responsible personnel have been removed from duty pending…
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Air India Service Vehicle Catches Fire at Delhi Airport
A ground service bus belonging to Air India SATS caught fire on Tuesday morning near Terminal 3 of Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI). The airport fire department quickly responded to the scene and brought the blaze under control within minutes. Officials confirmed that no passengers were on board the vehicle at the time of the incident.
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Air India Aircraft Withdrawn from Service in Birmingham After Ram Air Turbine Deployment
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner was withdrawn from service in the United Kingdom after its Ram Air Turbine (RAT) deployed during approach on a flight from Amritsar to Birmingham. According to the airline, during flight AI117 on October 4, the flight crew detected that the Ram Air Turbine had deployed during final approach; however, all electrical and hydraulic systems…
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Air India Flight 171 Crash: Families of Four Passengers Sue Boeing and Honeywell
In June, Air India Flight 171, a Boeing 787 traveling from Ahmedabad to London, crashed shortly after takeoff, resulting in the tragic loss of 260 lives. The families of four passengers who died in the accident have filed a lawsuit in the United States against Boeing and Honeywell, the manufacturer of the fuel control switches, claiming that design flaws in…
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Air India and Air Astana Sign Codeshare Agreement
Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana and India’s flag carrier Air India have signed a codeshare agreement. The agreement was signed by Campbell Wilson, CEO & Managing Director of Air India, and Peter Foster, CEO of Air Astana. Building on the existing interline partnership, the agreement will place Air India’s “AI” code on Air Astana’s Almaty–Delhi and Almaty–Mumbai routes. This will…
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Safety Violations Detected at Air India
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) of India has identified a total of 51 safety violations in Air India’s operations following an inspection. This audit was conducted independently of the Boeing 787 accident that occurred in Ahmedabad in June. However, the published results have increased criticism towards the airline. As part of the audit, seven findings classified as “Level…
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Air India Cancels 66 Dreamliner Flights Following Crash
In the aftermath of the crash involving flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London on June 12, Air India has cancelled 66 scheduled flights operated by its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet. India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) held a high-level meeting with executives from Air India and its subsidiary, Air India Express, following the incident. According to an official statement…
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Black Box Recovered From Air India Crash
India’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu, announced during his first press briefing following Thursday’s Air India crash in Ahmedabad that the aircraft’s black box has been recovered and decoding efforts are underway. The minister stated that multiple agencies are conducting a thorough investigation into the incident. “As a Ministry, we are treating this matter with the utmost seriousness.…
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