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Exclusive: From switching off phones to round plane windows, common aircraft myths debunked

We got in touch with Captain Hamish Maxwell from Vistara, a Tata-SIA airline to discuss some of the common safety myths, interesting facts and other pertinent details about an aircraft.

Dec 22, 2021, 10:43 AM IST

In Pics: End of an era - Final Airbus A380 delivered to Emirates, check image gallery

Emirates has taken delivery of its 123rd Airbus A380 order, the last A380 to be ever produced as Airbus pulls the plug off the double-decker jet program, also the final ever double-decker plane in the world.

Dec 17, 2021, 13:16 PM IST

Final Airbus A380 test flight concludes with a heartfelt goodbye in the sky, check here

As per reports, Emirates is scheduled to take delivery of the final Airbus A380 later this month and ahead of the delivery, Airbus performed last pre-delivery test flight for this massive plane.

Dec 13, 2021, 11:46 AM IST

Soon travel in India-made plane: HAL successfully conducts trials on Hindustan-228 commercial plane

The state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited earlier partnered with Alliance Air to dry lease two India-made Do-228 aircrafts for operations in the North East.

Dec 06, 2021, 16:07 PM IST

First-ever Airbus A340 lands in Antarctica, check stunning images here: In Pics

While the Hi Fly Airbus A340 landed in Antarctica back on November 2, the operator has now shared some breathtaking images of its arrival on the blue ice runway.

Nov 25, 2021, 14:20 PM IST

Will fly with family, Civil Aviation Minister on Boeing 737 Max to foster trust among flyers: SpiceJet MD

After a long wait of over two years, India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has finally allowed SpiceJet to restart its Max aircraft for commercial use by passengers.

Nov 23, 2021, 09:50 AM IST

SpiceJet reveals special Boeing 737 livery to celebrate 100 crore vaccine doses in India

India surpassed the 100-crore vaccine mark against COVID-19 and Spicejet commemorated the occasion with a special livery on one of its planes.

Oct 21, 2021, 15:23 PM IST

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Kozhikode Plane Crash: Centre orders inquiry

An Air India Express plane with over 190 people on board has crashed at an airport in the southern state of Kerala. The aircraft, en route from Dubai, skidded off the runway and broke in two at Calicut airport upon landing, India's aviation authority said. Watch report.

Aug 08, 2020, 01:00 AM IST

Pilot accidentally hits hijack alarm, causing lockdown at Amsterdam airport

An investigation is underway to determine what went wrong, Dutch military police said.

Nov 07, 2019, 06:57 AM IST

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5W1H: PM Modi's plane have not used Pakistan airspace

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aircraft haven't fly over the Pakistan airspace to Bishkek for the SCO summit, the foreign ministry has said.

Jun 13, 2019, 16:42 PM IST

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DNA analysis on the downfall of Jet Airways

Jet Airways (India) Ltd flew its last flight on Wednesday night—9W 2502 from Amritsar to Mumbai—after lenders declined to hand out emergency funds, bringing the curtains down on an era in which it broke into a state monopoly sector to become India’s largest private airline at one point.

Apr 18, 2019, 22:40 PM IST

NASA hires Lockheed Martin to build quiet, supersonic plane

NASA has inked a deal with Lockheed Martin to develop a supersonic "X-plane" that could break the sound barrier without a sonic boom, officials said today.

Apr 04, 2018, 10:25 AM IST

GoAir flight suffers bird-hit during take-off from Ahmedabad

A GoAir flight suffered a bird-hit during takeoff from Ahmedabad on Wednesday morning. The Ahmedabad-Kolkata flight has been cancelled, informed the airline.

Feb 07, 2018, 12:07 PM IST

Pakistan-based Nadeem Muhammad caught with pipe bomb at Manchester airport, jailed

A 43-year-old Pakistan-born man with an Italian passport has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in the UK for trying to smuggle a pipe bomb onto a plane at Manchester Airport.

Aug 24, 2017, 06:52 AM IST

'Jet Airways plane lying from London lost contact due to frequency glitch'

The Jet Airways aircraft flying from London, which lost contact with the ATC over European airspace while on its way to Mumbai, was a training flight for the pilot-in-command at the time of the incident, sources said.

Feb 21, 2017, 20:40 PM IST