Tag: Kozhikode plane crash
Pilot Of Crashed Air India Express Flight Earlier Flew MiG-21s In IAF
Captain Deepak V. Sathe, who was among those killed when the Air India Express plane he was piloting crashed in Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday, was a former Indian Air Force officer, who flew the MiG-21 fighter aircraft with 17 Squadron (Golden Arrows) in Ambala. ....
Kozhikode Crash: Family, Friends Of Pilot Find His Demise 'hard To Believe'
Family, friends and relatives of Captain Deepak V. Sathe, the pilot who was killed in Friday's Air India Express aircraft crash at Kozhikode International Airport, find it hard to believe their loss. ....
Kozhikode Plane Crash: PM Modi, Leaders Express Grief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to get a sense of the ground situation, soon after an Air India Express flight overshot the runway and crashed. ....
Air India Express Plane Landed Deep In Touchdown Zone, Inclement Weather Blamed
Heavy rains, along with low visibility, are being cited by aviation industry experts as the key reasons that caused the horrific plane tragedy at Kerala's Kozhikode airport on Friday.....
Let's Not Speculate; Wait For DGCA Report On Crash: Puri
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said here on Saturday that there was no need to speculate on what happened before or during the aircraft crash at Kozhikode airport in Kerala. He said all should wait for the DGCA investigation report. ....
Slippery Runway, Tailwind Likely Caused Kozhikode Crash: Experts
A deadly combination of a slippery runway, strong tailwind, bad weather conditions, and landing ahead of the threshold spot could have resulted in the skidding of the ill-fated Air India Express in Kozhikode that claimed 18 lives, two aviation experts said on Saturday. ....
Kozhikode Crash: Black Box Of Air India Express Flight Recovered
A team of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) investigating the crash of Air India Express aircraft at the Kozhikode airport recovered its black box on Saturday, officials said.....
Aviation Ministry, DGCA Were Forewarned In 2011 About Dangers In Kozhikode Runway
Precious lives have been lost in the Air India Express runway mishap on Friday evening, but the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had been alerted about the dangers associated with the runway of the Kozhikode airport as far back as in 2011. ....
Congress Demands Enquiry Into Kozhikode Mishap
The Congress has demanded an "immediate enquiry" into the Air India Express mishap that killed at least 17 people including the pilot and co-pilot. ....
Kozhikode Plane Crash: Cricket Fraternity Expresses Shock & Grief
Cricket fraternity has expressed shock and offered condolences after an Air India Express plane skidded while landing at Karipur Airport in Kozhikode, leaving 18 dead -- including the two pilots -- and several others injured. ....
