25 children among 27 killed as Air Force jet crashes into Dhaka school
The identities of 13 of the 22 victims in the fatal fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College yesterday has been confirmed, with some as young as 9 years old.
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Dhaka-based US-Bangla Airlines ordered to pay full damages for 2018 fatal crash at Kathmandu Airport
Kathmandu court cites gross negligence, wilful misconduct. 17 families win Nepal’s first air crash compensation case.
Disrupted autogates in Malaysia airports, land crossings back in operation
A nationwide autogate outage since July 18 knocked out over 200 e‑gates—stranding around 380,000 foreign travellers at KLIA and Johor crossings for nearly 24 hours before…
India’s civil aviation minister slams Western media for ‘speculative’ coverage of Air India probe
The minister said that the Union government would wait for the final report on the investigation into the tragic Air India Boeing crash before making any comments.
Air India probe into Boeing 787 fuel control switches finds no issues
The switches have come under scrutiny following the June 12 crash of an Air India jet, which killed 260 people, after a preliminary probe by Indian investigators found that they…
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…
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…