An IndiGo Airline flight from Delhi to Doha, 6E-1736, was diverted to Karachi airport in Pakistan after a medical emergency. The passenger, a Nigerian, was certified dead on arrival by the airport medical staff, according to IndiGo Airline.
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As Akasa Air prepares to receive its 20th aircraft, it will have met a critical criteria to begin foreign flights under DGCA guidelines. In an interview with Akasa co-founder and Head of Operations Neelu Khatri, who discussed the carrier’s aspirations for international flights.
The DGCA approves Air India’s long-pending request. An Air India pilot will now be able to fly two types of aircraft. Previously, Air India trained just eight designated examiners to operate Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft. Four authorised examiners will be taught to fly 777s and four more will be trained to fly 787s.
Another mid-air incident occurred on Saturday morning, when a flight makes emergency landing at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) due to a mechanical glitch.
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Go First intends to file a lawsuit against Raytheon Technologies, a major US aerospace company and the manufacturer of Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines.
A cabin crew member of Air India Express was caught by Customs officials at Cochin International Airport in Kochi in a huge gold smuggling bust. Shafi Sharaf, the crew member, was allegedly smuggling about 1.4 kg of gold from Bahrain on Flight IX 474 to Kozhikode and Kochi.
Air India announced on Wednesday that 15% of its 1,825 pilots are female, making it the airline with the most female pilots.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Air India has 90 flights with an all-female crew scheduled
Airbus announced on Monday that it has acquired an order from India for two advanced ACH160 helicopters.