NEW DELHI: Aggrieved by the preliminary inquiry into the June 12 AI 171 Ahmedabad crash which indirectly put the blame on the pilot, the father of the pilot in command of that flight and the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) have moved Supreme Court. Their plea: The apex court order an independent investigation by a…
Air India flight AI171 crash (Picture credit: PTI) MUMBAI: The investigation into the fatal crash of Air India Flight AI171 by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is facing legal challenges. A second case, this time a writ petition, has been filed before the Supreme Court of India demanding an independent, judicially monitored inquiry into…
DOHA: India has sought information from Boeing regarding the automatic deployment of the emergency Ram Air Turbine (RAT) system on an Air India Dreamliner during its final approach to Birmingham last week – seconds before landing at 400ft. The US aerospace major has also been asked to provide preventive measures to avoid a recurrence. Boeing…
Air India (For representational purposes only) NEW DELHI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP), a pilots’ body, on Sunday called for a thorough inspection of the electrical systems of all Boeing 787 planes operating in India “in the interest of air safety.”The FIP’s appeal to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) comes a day…
MUMBAI: The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has demanded that the government immediately constitute a judicial probe and hold a Court of Inquiry that is_into the crash of Air India Flight AI 171. In a letter to the ministry, FIP alleged that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) inquiry has been “irrevocably compromised” by bias,…