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UN's ICAO to conduct another audit of India's air safety readiness

Global aviation watchdog's audit comes in the aftermath of Air India Express crash in Calicut which claimed 20 lives

Kozhikode crash: US NTSB joins Air India Express accident investigation

A Boeing 737 aircraft broke into two pieces after overshooting the runway in Kozhikode airport on August 7

Kerala: 26 volunteers who helped plane crash survivors contract Covid-19

District Collector K Gopalakrishnan, Superintendent of Police U Abdul Kareem and 21 officials, including police and fire force personnel, also involved in the rescue operations, also tested positive

DGCA starts special safety audit of Indian airlines, two weeks after crash

Aviation regulator orders safety audit of all airports in India that receive heavy rain in monsoon

298 baggage pieces retrieved so far from Kozhikode plane crash site

Air India Express on Thursday said it has retrieved 298 baggage pieces so far from the plane crash site at the Kozhikode airport with the help of the US-based company Kenyon International

Kozhikode plane crash: 85 injured passengers discharged from hospitals

Air India Express on Wednesday informed that 85 passengers injured in the plane crash in Kozhikode have been discharged from hospitals after "obtaining complete fitness"

Kerala plane crash: 85 passengers discharged from hospitals, says Air India

The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rain on Friday night

IFALPA condoles death of pilots, passengers in AI Express plane crash

Indian chapter of the International Federation of Airlines Pilots Associations (IFALPA) has expressed its "heartfelt condolences" to the families of two pilots and passengers

AI pilot unions demand removal of DGCA chief over Kozhikode crash comments

According to the Indian Commercial Pilots' Union (ICPA) and Indian Pilots' Guild (IPG), Kumar said during one of the televised interviews that the plane's "landing was not smooth"

Wind, rain, pilots' decision, runway condition: Likely reasons for AI crash

The dominant reason cited by the experts was the decision by the pilots to not divert the plane to another airport after the first attempt to land at the designated strip failed amid rain

Kozhikode crash: DGCA to conduct audit of airports that witness heavy rains

The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rains on Friday night

Air India crash: Maha govt to accord state funeral to Capt Deepak Sathe

The Maharashtra government has decided to accord a state funeral to Captain Deepak Sathe, pilot-in-command of the ill-fated Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala last week

Air India Express plane, which overshot runway, was insured for $50 mn

Air India's fleet is insured for around $10 billion and the airline has a liability cover of $750 million

IAF men, meteorologists, psychologists to probe Air India Express mishap

While regulatory body will lead investigation, govt wants experts from outside the system to be part of committee in order to boost public confidence

Plane crash: Air India Express hires US-based firm to recover baggage

Air India Express said on Monday that it has contracted a US-based company to recover and restore the baggage of the crew and passengers of its plane that crashed in Kozhikode.

Kerala plane crash: Air India praises Malappuram residents for saving lives

Investigation for the accident is continuing and will take some time before it is completed, Air India Express said

6,063 Indians brought home Under Vande Bharat Mission on August 9: Puri

"I recommence Vande Bharat Mission updates with tribute to 18 people who died in Kozhikode accident," Puri tweeted

Stronger regulation

Airport infrastructure needs to prioritise safety

Kozhikode plane crash: 14 passengers critical, says Malappuram collector

"Till now, 49 people have been discharged from various hospitals in Malappuram and Kozhikode. The condition of 14 people remains critical," Gopalakrishnan said

Captain Sathe was academically bright, keen on sports: Classmates

Captain Deepak Sathe, who was the pilot of the ill-fated Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala, was academically bright and also took keen interest in sports