UK lifts ban on Pakistani airlines, removes country from Air Safety List
The development comes after a team from the UK Department for Transport concluded an aviation security inspection at Islamabad International Airport on Thursday, declaring…
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Group of Indian pilots expressed “serious” concern on initial findings, public discourse surrounding Air India crash
The Federation of Indian Pilots claimed the preliminary report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau lacked comprehensive data and appeared to rely selectively on…
Java airports grounded by low demand, poor planning
Experts slammed the lack of infrastructure in Kertajati Airport in West Java, calling it “a symbol of megaproject failure.”
Cockpit confusion in doomed Air India flight: The Statesman
The tragedy of Air India flight 171 has, in its aftermath, thrown up far more questions than answers.
Air India CEO says prelim AI171 crash report found no mechanical or maintenance issues with aircraft or engines
Air India CEO and managing director Campbell Wilson, however, urged everyone not to draw any conclusions as the report has not identified any cause of the accident or made any…
Singapore launches centre to drive sustainable aviation in Asia-Pacific
The not-for-profit centre will help to advance sustainable aviation in a pragmatic way, through policy research in areas such as cleaner aviation fuels, carbon accounting and…
Indonesia’s national airline to buy 79 Boeing aircraft in bid to ease US tariff pressure
Garuda Indonesia’s revised figure slightly exceeds the earlier plan to buy 50 to 75 aircraft.
Competition watchdog gives SIA, Malaysia Airlines conditional approval to continue cooperation
This joint venture is an update to an agreement the airlines first inked in October 2019 to work together in areas such as scheduling, pricing, sales and marketing, as well as…
Parliamentary panel to discuss Air India plane crash, other aviation issues
According to reports, the officials of the civil aviation ministry will be asked questions about the cause of the crash, the status of the investigation into the tragic incident…
Indian lawmakers to review aviation safety weeks after Air India crash
The gathering comes after the June 12 Air India disaster that killed 260 people, including 241 on board, when a Boeing BA.N 787-8 jet crashed within a minute of take-off from…