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Interim Compensation Provided to Pawan Hans Crash Victims
What: Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. Mi-172 Where: Arunachal Pradeshnorth-east India near China border When: April 19 2011 Who: 18 passengers, including two minors, and five crew A committee of inquiry was on Saturday set up to investigate the circumstances that led to the recent crash of the Pawan Hans helicopter in Arunachal Pradesh. After... »
India’s Aviation Crisis
Promises last year to add over 500 regulatory positions have not yet been implemented, risking India being degraded by the FAA to a Category 2 country which cannot fly to the US. Only halfway through an inquiry of their aviation industry, India is suffering an ethical crisis in aviation, following the revelation of mass... »
Seventeen Dead In Arunachal Pradesh When Helicopter Smashes Wall, Falls into Gorge
What: Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd Mil Mi-172 en route from Gauhati to Tawang India Where: Tawang India When: April 19, 2011, 13:57 Who: 23 aboard, 17 fatalities Why: The Pawan Hans helicopter Captain Varun Gupta and Captain A. K. Tiwari was flying was approaching the helipad to land in Arunachal Pradesh when it struck... »
Passi Probe Nabs Top of DGCA Heap
After allegations of attaining a pilot license under “extraordinary circumstances,” Garima Passi came to public attention. The flight school where Garima Passi had trained observed a hard landing, and determined that Passi had a disabling fear of aircrafts. Although the American Sabeena Training Centre she attended says that Passi “lacks basic aircraft control and... »
Emirates Emergency
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Xu Zheng What: Emirates en route from Kuala Lumpur to Dubai Where: Chennai When: April 10, 2011 Who: 465 passengers Why: While en route, the plane had a technical failure resulting in smoke in the cockpit. The crew diverted to Chennai where they made... »
4000 Pilots Under the Eye After Fake Pilots Fly for Air India
Four pilot impersonators, including Air India Captain JK Verma and Indigo’s Parminder Kaur discussed in the video below, were caught flying without proper licenses which has led to a countrywide pilot probe, seeking more fake pilots and shady flight schools. It has been discovered that bogus certificates were used to endow pilots with licenses.... »
Lufthansa Emergency Landing in India
What: Lufthansa en route from Frankfurt to Singapore (Frankfurt-Bangkok?) Where: Kolkata When: Jan 29, 2011, 11:25 Who: 300 passengers, 1 fatality: passenger “Robert” Why: While en route, the 75 year old passenger identified as “Robert” (who was coming from Belgium accompanied by his wife) had medical complications. The flight diverted to Kolkata. The director... »
Mumbai: Kingfisher Makes Emergency Landing
What: Kingfisher en route from Mumbai to Bhubaneshwar Where: Mumbai When: Jan 19, 2011 Who: 117 passengers Why: After taking off at 1:51, the pilot received a “cautionary systems alert,” declared emergency at 2:31 and returned to Mumbai at 3:15 where he made a safe landing. No injuries or damage to the plane was... »
Emergency Landing in Bangalore
What: Kingfisher Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Bangalore to Hyderabad Where: Bangalore airport When: Jan 16, 2011 8:26 a.m. Who: 27 passengers, 5 crew Why: After taking off an hour late due to bad weather, the plane immediately developed a problem in its right engine. A fire warning alerted the pilot.... »
Fed Ex Dubai-Paris Flight Lands in Mumbai
What: Fed Ex en route from Dubai to Paris Where: Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India When: Jan 7 2011 12:55 Who: crew Why: While en route on a routine cargo flight, the plane’s fire alarm went off. The crew made an emergency landing at Chhatrapati but no fire was found. Emergency status was... »
