The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday held a crucial meeting with senior officials from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and representatives from major airlines, expressing strong concern over the steep rise in airfares from Srinagar after the Pahalgam terror attack, as well as the recent Air India Flight AI-171 crash. Lawmakers voiced outrage…
The black box of Air India flight AI 171, which tragically crashed near Ahmedabad earlier this month, remains in India and is currently being analyzed by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), confirmed Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Tuesday. “Black box of the crashed AI 171 flight is still in…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) held a high-level meeting with senior officials from Air India and Air India Express to assess the airlines’ operational performance and compliance with safety and passenger service regulations. The meeting took place on Tuesday as both carriers manage over 1,000 flights daily across domestic and international routes. Key…
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has clarified that a circulating WhatsApp message purporting to be the preliminary investigation report of the AI-171 crash is entirely fabricated and not issued by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has issued a clarification regarding a misleading WhatsApp message that falsely claims to be…
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Friday confirmed that 265 people have died in the Ahmedabad air crash, including 241 of the 242 people on board Flight AI171 and 10 individuals on the ground. The aircraft, en route to London Gatwick, crashed into the BJ Medical College hostel shortly after takeoff on Thursday. In a…
Following the fatal aircrash near Ahmedabad airport, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ordered an enhanced safety inspection on Air India’s Boeing 787-8/9 fleet on Friday, June 13, 2025. As a preventive measure, DGCA hereby directs M/s Air India to carry out the following additional maintenance actions on 8787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines with…