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“He squeezed the body”: Bengaluru Airport’s ground staff Mohammed Affan molest Korean woman in the name of ‘special security check’, fired and arrested

OpIndia Staff -
A ground staffer at Bengaluru Airport was arrested after sexually assaulting a Korean tourist under the pretext of a security check. Following the victim's brave report to airline staff, the worker was fired and police confirmed the assault through CCTV footage.
Opinions

Anatomy of the IndiGo monopoly: How UPA’s lost decade, failure of competitors and a lack of aviation reforms paved way for the current mess

Divyansh Tiwari -
It is reasonable to argue that the core of this disaster is IndiGo's internal miscalculations, especially with regard to crew planning and rostering. However, tracing how we got to the point where one airline's error could paralyze the network is as fair and politically significant.
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Airbus grounds A320 fleet worldwide for emergency software upgrade after JetBlue incident: Read how Indigo and Air India will be affected

OpIndia Staff -
In India, most of IndiGo's A320 planes are the newer variety, while only very few are the older versions.
News Reports

Volcano erupts in Ethiopia for the first time in recorded history, ash plumes may disrupt flights in India: Read what happened

Rukma Rathore -
The DGCA has also issued a caution to airlines and airports in light of the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia.
Editor's picks

Air India Crash: Pilots’ body cites bias in AI crash report, demands a judicial probe

OpIndia Staff -
The pilots' body alleged that Aviation probe body officials engaged in "procedural and ethical breaches,"
Fact-Check

Air India debunks Congress leader KC Venugopal’s ‘harrowing journey’ claim over Air India Thiruvananthapuram-Delhi flight diversion

OpIndia Staff -
Responding to the claims made by KC Venugopal, Air India said that no aircraft was present on the runway during that time, that standard protocols were followed, and diversion being done as a precautionary measures and their pilots are well trained to handle such situations. 
News Reports

Air India under intense scrutiny after Ahmedabad crash, DGCA Audit flags 100 lapses including crew fatigue and training failures

OpIndia Staff -
India’s aviation regulator DGCA has flagged around 100 safety issues at Air India, including crew fatigue and training lapses. Of those, seven were Level-1 violations.
News Reports

Air India warned of action over crew fatigue and training failures

Shriti Sagar -
Air India is under fire from the DGCA for 29 safety violations, including pilot fatigue and poor training. The warning comes soon after a deadly crash in Ahmedabad.
Opinions

Deep in financial strife, Boeing can’t afford its Dreamliner aircraft to catch any blame for Ahmedabad crash, is this why western media is pushing...

अर्पित त्रिपाठी -
787 Dreamliner is Boeing’s most vital aircraft as the company currently sells only 737 MAX, 787 Dreamliner, and 777X
News Reports

Air India crash report: Indian officials slam WSJ for twisting facts to save Boeing, say ‘no evidence of deliberate fuel cut-off’

Shriti Sagar -
The Wall Street Journal has again tried to shift focus from Boeing by suggesting pilot error in the Air India AI171 crash. But the report adds no new facts and only rehashes the preliminary findings already released by Indian investigators.
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