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Managing crash site to analysing blackbox data in own lab: India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau handling AI-171 crash probe entirely in the country

ANI - 27 June, 2025

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Lab in New Delhi, is currently working intensively to examine data retrieved from the black boxes of Air India Flight AI-171, which crashed in Ahmedabad earlier this month.

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Air India Crash: Govt says no decision on sending black box to US yet, the Boeing 787 had 2 sets of black boxes and...

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2025

Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Thursday chaired a detailed video conference with all Airport Directors across the country to discuss aviation safety after the Air India crash in Ahmedabad

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Air India starts one-time inspection of Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes as per DGCA order, checks already completed on nine aircraft

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2025

, completed the directed checks on nine of the Boeing 787 aircraft, and are on track to complete this process for the remaining 24 aircraft within the given deadline.

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DGCA orders additional inspections of Air India’s Boeing 787 8/9 planes after the Ahmedabad crash, asked to submit report

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2025

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered enhanced safety inspections for Air Indias’ fleet of Boeing 787 planes after the Ahmedabad crash

Economy and Finance

IndiGo places order for additional 30 Airbus A350-900 planes, to double wide-body fleet to 60

ANI - 1 June, 2025

IndiGo on Sunday announced it has placed orders for another 30 Airbus A350, on top of the 30 orders already in place with the French aircraft manufacturer.

Government and Policy

DGCA grants one-time last and final approval to Indigo to extend lease agreement with Turkish Airlines for 2 Boeing 777s for 3 months

ANI - 30 May, 2025

Indigo has been granted a one-time last and final extension of three months up to August 2025 for the "damp-leased" aircraft from Turkish Airlines, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Friday.

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Trump brazens out $400 million Boeing 747-8 ‘gift’ from the Qatar royal family to be used as Air Force One, brushes off criticism and...

OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2025

Trump defended his decision to accept $400 million Boeing 747-8 luxury jet as gift from Qatar by saying that the US should have the most impressive plane compared to the planes used by the leaders of other countries

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ED seizes Hawker 800A private jet owned by Amardeep Kumar, the prime accused in the ₹850 crore ‘Falcon scam’

ANI - 8 March, 2025

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday seized a Hawker 800A jet linked to the Rs 850 crore 'Falcon scam’ at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

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PM Modi and Spain’s Prime Minister launch Airbus-Tata C-295 aircraft facility in Vadodara: Everything to know about India’s first privately built military aircraft

OpIndia Staff - 28 October, 2024

PM Modi paid tribute to former Tata Sons chairman late Ratan Tata who is reportedly the brains behind the project.

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Lok Sabha passes new civil aviation bill Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak to replace Aircraft Act of 1934, to remove ambiguity, redundancy in old law

ANI - 9 August, 2024

Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024, through a voice vote, after discussion and a reply from Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu.

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