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.
The shocking crash of Air India’s London-bound Dreamliner continues to stir the public conscience, but amid the tragedy’s overwhelming grief, one extraordinary human story stands out ~ the miraculous survival of a lone passenger who walked out of the rubble.
Asansol MP Shatrughan Sinha has urged for a detailed high-level investigation in the Air India Ahmedabad – Gatwick Boeing plane crash on Thursday.
Air India on Saturday announced an additional compensation of ₹25 lakh (approximately 21,000 British Pounds) for the families of the victims of the AI171 crash, to help address their immediate financial needs.
Air India and IndiGo on Saturday issued alerts to the flyers regarding delays and rerouting after the closure of Iranian airspace amid the tensions in the Middle East.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday directed enhanced safety inspections of Air India’s Boeing 787 models in the wake of the fatal plane crash near Ahmedabad airport.
