Patience First
The temptation to settle on a convenient explanation after a major aviation disaster is understandable.
The temptation to settle on a convenient explanation after a major aviation disaster is understandable.
According to the airline's statement, flight AI479 "marginally infringed" into Pakistani airspace, which remains closed for Indian airlines.
An Air India Airbus A321 operating between Delhi and Amritsar briefly entered Pakistani airspace after a navigation system snag. The aircraft returned safely to Indian airspace following an alert from Pakistani ATC and later landed in Amritsar after a diversion to Delhi.
One year after one of the worst aviation disasters in Indian history, the most unsettling reality is not that the final answer remains elusive. It is that, in the absence of definitive findings, competing certainties have rushed in to fill the void.
The plane took off. It never landed. 260 people left the ground that afternoon, only one came back. Milan Sharma lost his sister. Now he is making sure no one forgets.
Air India, on Tuesday, announced the gradual resumption of its flight services to the Middle East, Europe, and North America as certain airspaces in the Middle East begin to reopen following a temporary suspension due to escalating regional tensions.
The airline said most of its operations to and from West Asia are being restored from Tuesday.
Captain Amit Singh, founder - Safety Matters Foundation, is a former head of airline flight operations and safety.
Actress and producer Nikita Rawal has shared a surprising revelation about Lamnunthem Singson, a crew member who tragically died in the recent Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.
Air India has announced a temporary reduction in its domestic and international operations on narrow-body aircraft by less than five percent until July 15.
