The woman suffered multiple fractures in the incident and is under observation at the city-based Nanavati Hospital.
"It was a very proud moment for me as well as the entire Air India crew when we heard from Pakistan ATC praising our special flight operations to Europe," one of the senior captains of the special flight said.
'Since the government will not hold any significant stake in the airline this time, such restrictions are not required anymore.'
'Visualise those 15 to 18 seconds: Fully loaded aircraft, pilot manually controlling with both hands (no autopilot immediately after takeoff), looking forward while switches are behind.'
Authorities have so far identified 31 victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad through DNA testing and 12 families have claimed the mortal remains till now, an official said on Sunday.
A London-bound Air India aircraft on Saturday safely returned to Delhi after being airborne for 30 minutes as the pilot detected smoke in the cabin. Full emergency was declared at the airport when the pilot informed the Air Traffic Control about the smoke alarm. The measures included stationing of fire brigades, ambulances, ladders and other emergency equipment close to the runway to avert a possible mishap.
Air India has put all its newly-acquired Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner planes for sale and leaseback and invited bids from prospective lessors by February first week, even as all of these aircraft remained grounded across the world.
National carrier Air India has tied up with Deutsche Bank and the British lender Investec Bank to raise up to $500 million to take the delivery of five Boeing Dreamliners, according to airline sources.
An Air India Boeing 777 flight carrying 313 people on board returned to Newark airport in New Jersey, US, soon after take off following a bird hit that damaged its left engine.
'In multi-pilot operations, no critical switch can be moved without the other pilot's consent.'
An Air India flight bound for New York returned to Mumbai on Monday morning after a bomb threat was reported. The aircraft, carrying 303 passengers, was thoroughly checked by security agencies, and nothing suspicious was found. The flight has been rescheduled to operate at 5 am on Tuesday, and passengers have been offered hotel accommodation and other assistance. This incident follows a recent trend of hoax bomb threats on flights, with at least 15 flights receiving such threats this year.
Why not stream all the data in real time to multiple recipients? It would make the investigation of aviation incidents much easier and far more transparent, recommends Devangshu Datta.
In one of the frames of the chilling video, a woman is seen trying to climb down from the balcony with the support of mere railings with huge flames emanating from the crash site just metres away.
Air India, which is operating flights to evacuate Indians stranded in foreign countries, have asked its pilots to undertake coronavirus test before they operate such flights.
Ending a seven-year-long wait, the Star Alliance Chief Executive Board, at its meeting in London on Monday, gave an endorsement vote to induct Air India into the fold.
5 AI's Dreamliner pilots left the airline to join other carriers without serving the mandatory six-month notice period
'If major components of any dead body from which you can retrieve DNA is available, that is enough.'
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The Dreamliner's introduction on the daily Singapore route is on popular demand, said Nirbhik Narang, Air India's country manager in Singapore.
Air India's NY flight has been fitted with modern facilities to ease the long air travel for the passengers.
The tragic incident saw 241 of the 242 lives on board the London-bound Boeing 787-8 perish, along with 29 people on the ground as the aircraft plunged into a medical college campus shortly after takeoff.
Air India offers huge discount on tickets.
The 16-hour flight will be the first direct one from India to the US west coast.
The Boeing Company's proposed MRO base in Nagpur for maintenance and repair of aircraft may have another partner in addition to state-owned carrier Air India.
'This (crash) is one of those times where there is no concrete explanation yet for what happened. I think that adds to my parents' worry.'
Pilots typically operate the fuel control switches during two key phases: At engine start-up on the ground and during engine shutdown after landing.
'In 50 seconds, the pilots were fighting drag, trying relight, throttling up and avoiding obstacles.' 'They had neither height nor speed. There was no margin.'
Air India has been in the red since the merger of then Air India and Indian Airlines in 2007.
Three Indian carriers -- SpiceJet, Vistara and Air India Express -- have Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets.
Though the Dharmadhikari report expects Air India would be cash surplus by eight years, the efforts are on so that it happens earlier.
Insurance companies are processing a surge of claims related to the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, including travel, personal accident, and life insurance claims.
A selfie taken by Dr Prateek Joshi onboard the flight, showing the smiling family, has gone viral, capturing their excitement for the journey ahead.
The passengers were transferred to another Boeing 747 in Mumbai for their onward journey
Each aircraft will cost about $50 million and the purchase is being funded by the US-based Exim Bank. The airline operates 143 flights a week from Indian cities to 12 destinations in the Far East and West Asian countries. In its fourth year of operation, the international budget carrier now has 11 fully owned aircraft, while seven are on lease, which will expire in 2010.
Says pilots ready to resume work but civil aviation minister unwilling to reinstate sacked employees
The claims will include three kinds of liabilities: Damage to the aircraft; loss of lives who were aboard the aircraft; including the crew members; and third-party liability because of loss of lives where the aircraft crashed; and cargo liability.
For the first time ever, Air India (AI) has decided to induct Indian pilots on a five-year contract, giving rise to fear among the Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) that sacked pilots might not be inducted on a permanent basis.
Air India will be saving $150 million over 15 years by mounting advanced General Electric engines GE90-115B on its 27 Boeing 777-300ERs aircraft.
Air India has positioned its fares on par with airlines offering one-stop services to US.
Air India's 125-aircraft fleet includes brand new Boeing and Airbus planes including B777, A321, A320 and A319.
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