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Engineers' strike halts Kingfisher's ATR operation

Rediff.com6 Sep 2012

Under DGCA norms, aircraft can't take off unless its worthiness is certified by airline engineers after safety check-ups

Kingfisher plane overshoots runway at Mum airport

Rediff.com10 Nov 2009

A Kingfisher Airlines ATR aircraft, with 42 passengers and four crew members on board, overshot the runway after it landed at Mumbai airport on Tuesday. All the passengers are safe and have been evacuated from the aircraft, a Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson said. "Kingfisher Airlines flight 4142 from Bhavnagar (Gujarat) left (overshot) the runway after landing," a Mumbai International Airport Limited spokesperson said. Both the pilots of the aircraft have been taken off duty