A 50-year-old man lost his life and at least two others were injured when a municipal garbage collection van collided with two two-wheelers in the Jamalpur area of Ahmedabad early Thursday morning. The incident occurred during the Amdavad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) regular door-to-door waste collection operations. According to police and eyewitness reports, the accident happened...
An Indigo flight traveling from Ahmedabad to Diu, carrying 60 passengers, had to abort its takeoff due to an engine fire. The incident occurred during the takeoff roll, prompting an immediate evacuation of the flight. The aircraft had just begun its takeoff roll when the pilot issued a “Mayday” call to air traffic control. An...
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) of India has issued a strong statement urging the public and international media to avoid speculation and misinformation surrounding the tragic crash of Air India flight AI-171, which claimed 260 lives. In its official communication released on Thursday, the AAIB—under the Ministry of Civil Aviation—condemned “selective and unverified reporting”...
A week after the AI-171 crash on June 12, three Air India training pilots tried to recreate possible scenarios in Mumbai that led to the accident, which killed 260 people. The pilots worked to simulate electrical failures that might cause both engines to fail, preventing the aircraft from climbing after takeoff. They were not successful....