Emergency turbine activates mid-air on Air India flight to UK

In a major incident involving an Air India plane, Ram Air Turbine, which is usually used in case of engine failures, got deployed without any command from a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft a few......

Capt Sabharwal's father moves SC for probe into AI crash

Pushkaraj Sabharwal, father of deceased Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, and the Federation of Indian Pilots have moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored inquiry headed by a former apex court......

Why Trump Has Waged A Tariff War Against India

The collective West has always opposed strong leaders and economic development in India, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: US President Donald Trump signs an executive order at the......

'Too premature to blame pilots based on AAIB report'

It will be too premature to draw conclusions on the role of pilots from the preliminary investigation report into the fatal crash of Air India plane last month and the final report will mention......

Boeing's India Man

Till high school, his medium of learning was Marathi.Later, he completed his doctorate under Neil Armstrong's guidance.He has travelled to close to 50 countries, sold $350 billion worth of......

'Don't operate flights with contract commanders'

The union of Air India pilots, Indian Commercial Pilots Association, has directed its members not to operate flights with commanders which the airline proposes to hire on contract. The Association,......

Air India will require more than 6,500 pilots for 470 planes

Air India will require more than 6,500 pilots to operate 470 aircraft that are to be supplied by Airbus and Boeing in the coming years, according to industry sources. Illustration: Dominic......

Jet Air employees have a plan to revive the airline

If all goes well, then every single employee of Jet Airways will become an owner of the airline. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, a Jet Airways Employee Consortium and AdiGroup Friday......

'Satwik-Chirag need to work on fitness to go distance'

'I could see both of them were a little tired, though they still managed. But I think they can be fitter, especially for the last stretch of deciding games.' IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and......

Footballer prays, worries, smiles as pilot wife rescues Indians amid COVID-19

'It feels good when one of your own is trying to do something for the country during a time as unprecedented as this' Photographs: Kind courtesy, Gourmangi Singh/Instagram Flying the Boeing......