I carry matches on flights, brags India aviation minister

New Delhi: TIMES NEWS NETWORK - Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Tuesday admitted that he has been breaking a critical safety rule ever since he was inducted into the Union Cabinet. Being exempt from frisking at airports as a Cabinet minister, Raju, a heavy smoker, has been taking matchboxes with him on flights. (epaperbeta.timesofindia.com) 更多...

AI grounds top pilot for `skipping' booze tests

Air India's executive director (operations), who is in charge of the airline's 1,500-odd pilots, has been grounded for allegedly skipping the mandatory preflight breath analyser (BA) test on some flights this January. This test is conducted to ensure that only perfectly sober pilots fly planes. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) directed AI on Wednesday night to immediately ground captain Arvind Kathpalia, also one of AI's seniormost pilots. “AI ED (operations) has… (epaperbeta.timesofindia.com) 更多...

Planes come within 40 metres of head-on collision at IGI Airport (New Delhi, INDIA)

New Delhi: Close Shave For 350 Passengers As Miscommunication Almost Leads To Disaster A tragedy was averted on Tuesday morning when two aircraft came face to face on a taxiway at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The incident took place around 7.30am when IndiGo flight 6E-769 from Lucknow landed at runway 1028 and entered taxiway E2. At the same time, SpiceJet flight SG123 -operating from Delhi to Hyderabad ­ sought permission to return to its bay for refuelling as it had been waiting for… (epaperbeta.timesofindia.com) 更多...

IATA calls for global tracking of aircraft

IATA has called on the aviation industry to “make a safe industry even safer” by developing a better way to track aircraft following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 March 8. Speaking at the IATA OPS conference in Kuala Lumpur, IATA DG and CEO Tony Tyler said governments and industry should focus on partnerships, data analysis and runway safety. He also committed IATA to formulating a unified industry position on global tracking of aircraft. (atwonline.com) 更多...

Long-range Superjet 100 gains Russian certification

Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee has issued a supplemental type certificate for the Sukhoi Superjet 100LR, certifying the long-range version of the Russian regional jet. While the SSJ100’s maximum range is 3,048 km, the SSJ100LR has a maximum range of 4,578 km. Gazpromavia Aviation is the launch customer for the SSJ100LR. First delivery is scheduled for the current quarter. The SSJ100LR flight test program encompassed 115 flight hours on more than 60 flights. The SSJ100LR is powered by… (atwonline.com) 更多...

Cause Of Russian 737-500 Crash Remains Unclear

The death toll from a Boeing 737-500 crash in Russia comprises all 44 passengers and six crew according to local safety officials, although so far the cause has not been established. The Tatarstan Airlines aircraft crashed on landing and was engulfed by fire at Kazan International Airport at 7:26 p.m. local time on Nov. 17. Kazan is about 500 mi. east of Moscow in the province of Tatarstan. The son of the president of Tatarstan is believed to be among those killed. The aircraft had taken off… (www.aviationweek.com) 更多...

Aeroscraft begins flight testing following FAA certification

After a 70-year absence, it appears that a new rigid frame airship will soon be taking to the skies over California. Aeros Corporation, a company based near San Diego, has received experimental airworthiness certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to begin flight testing the Aeroscraft airship, and it appears that the company has wasted no time getting started. (www.gizmag.com) 更多...

ICAO makes global flight tracking a priority in MH370 aftermath

ICAO has forged a consensus among its member states and the international air transport industry sector to make the tracking of airline flights a near-term priority. The decision follows a special meeting on global flight tracking of aircraft in the aftermath of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH370), a Boeing 777-200 that vanished from radar March 8 during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing carrying 239 passengers and crew, triggering an unprecedented international search effort… (atwonline.com) 更多...

4th A320 Neo faces engine trouble in less than a month

New Delhi: The Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engine trouble on the Airbus A320 Neo (new engine option) shows no sign of ending. On Saturday , an IndiGo A320 Neo, powered by P&W engine, developed a snag in one of its engines. “The aircraft (VT-ITC) got a `oil chip detected' warning for one engine at Vadodara. It had to be flown back to Delhi as a ferry (without passengers) on Sunday for engine change,“ said a source. Saturday's trouble is the fourth in less than a month with both… (epaperbeta.timesofindia.com) 更多...

DGCA inspectors take free rides `on duty'

May 25 2015 : The Times of India (Delhi) ...... Over the past seven months, on the pretext of carrying out inspections, these DGCA flight operations inspectors (FOIs) have been flying free of cost from Delhi (DGCA headquarters where the inspectors are based) to their home bases in Mumbai and Kolkata on Fridays and returning on Mondays. Despite a recent order from DGCA's chief flight operations inspector calling for a stop to this illegal practice, it continues unabated, said aviation… (epaperbeta.timesofindia.com) 更多...