An IndiGo flight was revoked on Thursday reportedly hours after the plane skidded off the runway during the takeoff. The plane had over 90 passengers aboard. This is the latest incident linked to a domestic flight that has sparked concerns.
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These technical snags are informed by the flight crew on receiving an aural or visual warning in the cockpit or an indication of an inoperative/faulty system or while experiencing the problem in working the aircraft,” stated Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
A transatlantic passenger jet was diverted to Shannon Airport on Wednesday afternoon after the crew announced an emergency shortly after taking off from Edinburgh.
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German flag carrier Lufthansa has revoked more than 1,000 flights due to a strike organized by a union for July 27, the company said on Tuesday.
Airbus told Tuesday it had successfully tested its A400M military transporter as a water bomber as heatwaves cause an increasing number of wildfires during the summer in Europe.
Jessica Kalynn of British Columbia, Canada, took on Air Canada in court and won. Air Canada lost Kalynn’s luggage in transit to Dubai as the baggage was not transferred to a connecting flight.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed progress by states towards a long-term aspirational goal (LTAG) of net-zero aviation carbon emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement’s temperature objectives.