Air India Express flight IX-247 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on January 6th. The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to turn back due to a hydraulic failure. The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-seven passengers and six crew members remained…
Air India Express flight IX-611 had to make an emergency landing in Mumbai, India, on October 12th. The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Tiruchirappalli, India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was diverted after the airport officials informed the crew that the plane may have impacted localizer antenna and wall during departure. The plane landed uneventfully….
Air India Express flight IX-814 veered off runway after landing in Mangalore, India, on July 16th. The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, had just landed when it momentarily veered off runway before returning to the center line. All one hundred and eighty-five people aboard remained uninjured. Several runway edge lights were…
An Air India Express flight had to make an emergency landing in Kochi, Kerala, India, on November 23rd. The plane took off from Karnataka, India, and was heading to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, when it was diverted. According to Air India Express Manager Nagesh Shetty, “Suspected tail-pipe fire caused the flight to be diverted to Kochi.”…
On May 22nd, I took a few moments to remember Air India Express Flight 812. I remembered when I went to Mangelore, where I’d walked the path the Boeing had taken when it overshot its landing. I tried not to revisit the tragedy of it all. I tried not to remember that if that cockpit…
A Dubai-bound Air India Express flight IX 539 returned and made an emergency landing at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport, Kerala, India, at 10:30 p.m. on August 19. The flight was scheduled to take off at 4:30 p.m. local time, however, the passengers were told that it would be delayed due to a technical issue in…
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer WT Splashed across today’s international headlines is the news that the Indian Court of Inquiry probe report (which we have not yet seen) is final, and was submitted to the civil aviation ministry yesterday. The report says that “Air India pilot Zlatko Glusica, from Serbia,…
This is Air India Express’s own Press Release June 14, 2010 Air India Express compliance in key areas viz. Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Security and Commercial were reviewed in a meeting convened by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in Delhi, recently. Dr. Nasim Zaidi, DGCA, Mr. Arvind Jadhav, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India…
Air India Express compliance in key areas viz. Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Security and Commercial were reviewed in a meeting convened by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in Delhi, recently. Dr. Nasim Zaidi, DGCA, Mr. Arvind Jadhav, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India Express and officials from DGCA and Air India Express attended the…
SEATTLE, May 21, 2010 — Boeing wishes to express its profound condolences to the friends and family of those lost on Air India Express Flt. IX-892, as well as its wish for the recovery of those injured. Boeing is sending a team to provide technical assistance to the investigation at the invitation of the Indian…
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer WT What: Air India Express Boeing 737-800 en route from Dubai to Mangalore Where: Mangalore airport When: 6:00 a.m May 22 2010 Who: 160 (?) passengers including 23 children, 6 crew= 158 fatalities and 8 survivors Why: Air India Express flight 812 attempted touch down…
Air-India Express flight IX-322 made an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on November 15th. The plane heading from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to Calicut International Airport, Kerala, India, was diverted after a passenger complained of pain in his chest and vomited blood. The plane landed safely. The patient, Mohammed Salim, 35, was rushed…
Released at 12: 30 p.m. local time Tan Sri Md Nor Md Yusof, Chairman of Malaysia Airlines As you will be aware, last night the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najjib Razak, announced new evidence regarding the disappearance of MH370 on 8th March. Based on this evidence, the Prime Minister’s message was that we must accept…
A Dubai Bound Air India Flight Diverts to Mumbai on Suspicion of Damaged Tire An Air India Express Flight flying from Lucknow to Dubai made a safe emergency landing in Mumbai on its third attempt. Flight IX 193 took off at 2.05 pm on March 8, 2014, from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport, Lucknow. Small…
In George’s Point of View Crew Resource management (AKA Cockpit Resource Management) came about as a resource for competent pilots with deficient people skills. This is crucial because a pilot does not fly in a vacuum but as part of a team. CRM teaches pilots how to improve communication, a crucial supplement to normal training….
What: Air India Express en route from Cochin-Salalah Where: Salalah When: Nov 3, 2011 9:45 Who: 87 passengers In George’s Point of View India has made noises in the press about cleaning house regarding some of the bad pilots that skated through a flawed and corrupt school and accrediting system. In this event, the pilot…
Vayalar Ravi, Indian Civil Aviation Minister met or called (on the 18th) victims of the Mangalore crash to discuss their compensation claims. A meeting on the 19th included representatives from the airline, the government and the insurance company., The crash occurred in May of 2010, when the Dubai-Mangalore Air India Express jet overshot the runway,…
What: Air India Boeing 777-300 en route from Delhi India to Toronto,ON Canada Where: Kazakhstan When: Oct 22nd 2011 Who: 1 baby Why: While en route, 35-year-old Kulraj Kaur (Kuljeet), a pregnant passenger in her 32nd week was traveling with her husband when she went into labor. A pediatrician and an oncologist were on board…
In George’s Point of View Russi Mody who ran Air India in 1993 resigned because his grand plan for Air India was strangled by red-tape and government intervention. Mody’s famous last words condemn Air India’s “lack of talent and the complete absence of an incentive and accountability culture. There is no punishment, no reward, no…
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Frank Robitaille What: Continental Express/Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145 en route from Indianapolis to Newark Where: Indianapolis When: June 1, 2011 Who: 51 Why: While en route, the flight developed an oil pressure problem. At 10,000 feet, the pilot requested a return to the airport due to…
Air France For the last ten years, the victims families of the Air France 4590 Concorde crash have been provided memorials arranged by Air France. Air France continues that tradition by providing two anniversary memorial services for Air France Flight 447 victims, one in Rio de Janeiro for 100 participants, and one in Paris for…
Tomorrow we’ll post the BEA’s statement regarding the latest in the Air France 447 crash saga. After the crash, the $50 million search operation to recover the black boxes that took two years, after a successful data recovery, a misfired unjustified conclusion of pilot error, finally, on Friday, the BEA promises more news. The data…
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer WT Update May 22 was the anniversary of Air India Express Flight 812 from Dubai, which overshot the runway and crashed at Mangalore, India. The crash victims’ support group spokesman said that “About 50 families have received compensation from the insurance companies, but many families…
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 corruption…
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. Sham…
