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Flame rise out of a burning chartered plane that crashed in Ghatkopars Jivdaya Lane, killing 5, in Mumbai on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Saw man burning, tried to save but were helpless: Mumbai plane crash...

A chartered plane crashed in Mumbai killing 5 people, including 2 pilots and 2 aircraft maintenance engineers on board,...

28 Jun 2018 9:44 PM IST

The King Air C90 12-seater aircraft had taken off from the Juhu airport for a test flight and crashed shortly after 1 pm killing all four on board and a pedestrian. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

India

Pilot saved many lives at cost of her own: Praful Patel on Mumbai...

5 persons were killed when a chartered aircraft, with four on board, crashed near a building in Ghatkopar in Mumbai.

28 Jun 2018 7:01 PM IST

The state consumer commission had held Jet Airways responsible for causing losses to a passenger.

India

Riyadh fiasco: Licences of 2 Jet pilots suspended

The aircraft was to take-off from the Saudi capital Riyadh for Mumbai.

7 Aug 2018 12:41 AM IST

India

DGCA suspends licence of 2 Jet Airways pilots for runway incursion at...

An official of aviation regulator DGCA had said that pilots aborted the take off after they were informed about a...

6 Aug 2018 2:41 PM IST

Metros

Disposal of poop: NGT slams DGCA for defiance

'May stop salary of top DGCA officials'

4 Aug 2018 1:38 AM IST

The use of taxibots will help in cutting carbon dioxide emission at the IGI airport drastically. Usually, 800 kg of carbon dioxide is emitted for every 15 minutes of taxing, according to a KSU spokesperson.

Metros

Taxibots to tow jets at IGI, step to help cut pollution

IGI first to have such vehicles, trial runs to be conducted on aircraft.

13 Aug 2018 12:39 AM IST

Business

DGCA to conduct financial audit of turbulence-hit Jet Airways

DGCA has already evaluated the financial health of the national carrier Air India recently.

12 Aug 2018 6:25 PM IST

$DoT and the civil aviation ministry officials will meet within 10 days to discuss \operational details\ of in-flight connectivity, cleared recently by the Telecom Commission.$ Business

Airlines not charging exorbitant fares: DGCA to Delhi High Court

Under the Aircraft Act it was not empowered to make "financial regulations" with regard to air fares.

17 Aug 2018 5:31 PM IST

Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI/File)

India

Pilots blamed for near-crash of Rahul Gandhi's chartered plane in...

'Crew initiated action only when the master cautions warning i.e after 15 seconds of autopilot disengage,' DGCA said in...

31 Aug 2018 8:34 PM IST

The UK has also imposed other rules for drone flying including restricting height of consumer drone flights to 400 feet and ban near airports. (Photo: Pixabay)

Opinion

Welcome to drone age

The restrictions on no-fly spaces around airports and such other security-dictated norms are understandable.

30 Aug 2018 12:03 AM IST

An aerial view of the floods in Aluva after heavy rains, in Kerala. (Photo: PTI)

India

Kochi airport to reopen today after 15-day shutdown, first flight at 2...

Kochi airport had been rendered non-functional since August 14 after the floods that devastated the state between August...

29 Aug 2018 8:13 AM IST

GoAir will increase the number of current aircrafts from 23 to 37 by the year-end.

India

Pune-bound GoAir flight returns to Bengaluru as engine 'fails' midair

However, a GoAir spokesperson said the flight 'suffered a technical glitch'.

2 Sept 2018 9:29 PM IST