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Virtual Chimneys, Air Filters: Mumbai's Plan To Tackle Pollution
Fitting vehicle-mounted air filters on 350 buses, setting up virtual chimneys at traffic congestion spots, installing air purification systems in select gardens are some technological measures being identified to control air pollution in Mumbai.
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UK Air Traffic Control Glitch That Delayed Hundreds Of Flights "Remedied"
Thousands of passengers bound for UK airports remain stranded on Monday following a "technical issue" that hit the country's air traffic control systems, which has since been "identified and remedied" but the disruption caused with hundreds of flight
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On US System Outage, Aviation Body DGCA Says Operations Normal In India
Aviation regulator DGCA said operations are normal at all airports in the country, and as of now, "there does not seem to be a cause for concern" amid air traffic in the United States getting affected due to a technical failure.
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Swiss Airspace Closed After Computer Glitch, Flights Grounded
Swiss airspace was closed on Wednesday after a computer glitch with the air traffic control system grounded flights at the country's main airports, officials said.
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Flights Delayed At Two Major British Airports Due To Technical Snag
Britain's air traffic authority NATS said it had done enough to fix an earlier system issue for flights to start returning to normal after technical problems delayed planes at Britain's two busiest airports, London's Heathrow and Gatwick.
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Flights Resume At London's Gatwick Airport After "Control Systems Issue"
London's Gatwick Airport resumed flights on Wednesday after closing its runway for nearly two hours due to "an air traffic control systems issue," it said.
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Mid-Air Collision Of International Flights Averted Over Mumbai
A mid-air collision between two international flights was averted at Mumbai air space following the activation of traffic collision avoidance systems (TCAS).
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Students Develop Smart Traffic Light That May Lower Fleet Time, Pollution
Students at Shiv Nadar School in Gurgaon have developed an 'intelligent traffic light' system which they say may not only help reduce commute time but also lower air pollution.
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Air India Flight's Crisis Over New York: Chilling Moments On Tape
On 9/11, an Air India 777-300 with 370 passengers on board was on the most crucial phase of its flight - landing at New York's John F Kennedy airport - when the pilots were confronted with multiple systems failure.
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With 370 On Board, Air India Flight Over US Reported A Pilot's Nightmare
"We're really, you know, stuck and there's no fuel," a terse message from Captain Rustom Palia, commanding an Air India Boeing 777-300 to Air Traffic Control in New York.
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Oman Air Flight Diverted From Congestion-Hit Mumbai Airport Over Upgrade
A landing system instrument upgrade on the runway of Mumbai airport has been leading to cascading delays in flight operations since May 18. On Sunday, an Oman Air flight coming to Mumbai from Muscat was diverted to Hyderabad due to air traffic congestion over Mumbai airport.
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6 Jets Touch Down For Opening Of Agra-Lucknow Expressway, India's Longest
Eight fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will touch down on India's longest expressway as it opens to the public in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will open the Agra-Lucknow Expressway at Unnao, around 50 km from Lucknow.
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Near Miss Over Goa Airspace, Aviation Regulator Orders Probe
In a near miss incident, two aircraft came close to each other in Goa airspace, triggering the planes' traffic collision avoidance alarm system to go off and forcing their pilots to take necessary action to maintaina safe distance between them.
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Government Rules Out 'Intrusion' In Delhi Airport ATC System
The government today ruled out "any kind of intrusion" for the glitches in the air traffic control system at the IGI airport in New Delhi, saying the reason for its malfunctioning has been identified and work is on to resolve it.
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Flights Delayed At International Airport As Air Traffic Control Suffers System Failure
A software glitch in the air traffic control system at the IGI airport in New Delhi Tuesday evening threw aircraft operations out of the gear, forcing the ATC personnel to increase the average gap between the landing and take-off of the aircraft to five minutes from 2 minutes on a normal day.
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Virtual Chimneys, Air Filters: Mumbai's Plan To Tackle Pollution
Fitting vehicle-mounted air filters on 350 buses, setting up virtual chimneys at traffic congestion spots, installing air purification systems in select gardens are some technological measures being identified to control air pollution in Mumbai.
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UK Air Traffic Control Glitch That Delayed Hundreds Of Flights "Remedied"
Thousands of passengers bound for UK airports remain stranded on Monday following a "technical issue" that hit the country's air traffic control systems, which has since been "identified and remedied" but the disruption caused with hundreds of flight
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On US System Outage, Aviation Body DGCA Says Operations Normal In India
Aviation regulator DGCA said operations are normal at all airports in the country, and as of now, "there does not seem to be a cause for concern" amid air traffic in the United States getting affected due to a technical failure.
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Swiss Airspace Closed After Computer Glitch, Flights Grounded
Swiss airspace was closed on Wednesday after a computer glitch with the air traffic control system grounded flights at the country's main airports, officials said.
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Flights Delayed At Two Major British Airports Due To Technical Snag
Britain's air traffic authority NATS said it had done enough to fix an earlier system issue for flights to start returning to normal after technical problems delayed planes at Britain's two busiest airports, London's Heathrow and Gatwick.
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Flights Resume At London's Gatwick Airport After "Control Systems Issue"
London's Gatwick Airport resumed flights on Wednesday after closing its runway for nearly two hours due to "an air traffic control systems issue," it said.
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Mid-Air Collision Of International Flights Averted Over Mumbai
A mid-air collision between two international flights was averted at Mumbai air space following the activation of traffic collision avoidance systems (TCAS).
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Students Develop Smart Traffic Light That May Lower Fleet Time, Pollution
Students at Shiv Nadar School in Gurgaon have developed an 'intelligent traffic light' system which they say may not only help reduce commute time but also lower air pollution.
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Air India Flight's Crisis Over New York: Chilling Moments On Tape
On 9/11, an Air India 777-300 with 370 passengers on board was on the most crucial phase of its flight - landing at New York's John F Kennedy airport - when the pilots were confronted with multiple systems failure.
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With 370 On Board, Air India Flight Over US Reported A Pilot's Nightmare
"We're really, you know, stuck and there's no fuel," a terse message from Captain Rustom Palia, commanding an Air India Boeing 777-300 to Air Traffic Control in New York.
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Oman Air Flight Diverted From Congestion-Hit Mumbai Airport Over Upgrade
A landing system instrument upgrade on the runway of Mumbai airport has been leading to cascading delays in flight operations since May 18. On Sunday, an Oman Air flight coming to Mumbai from Muscat was diverted to Hyderabad due to air traffic congestion over Mumbai airport.
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6 Jets Touch Down For Opening Of Agra-Lucknow Expressway, India's Longest
Eight fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will touch down on India's longest expressway as it opens to the public in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will open the Agra-Lucknow Expressway at Unnao, around 50 km from Lucknow.
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Near Miss Over Goa Airspace, Aviation Regulator Orders Probe
In a near miss incident, two aircraft came close to each other in Goa airspace, triggering the planes' traffic collision avoidance alarm system to go off and forcing their pilots to take necessary action to maintaina safe distance between them.
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Government Rules Out 'Intrusion' In Delhi Airport ATC System
The government today ruled out "any kind of intrusion" for the glitches in the air traffic control system at the IGI airport in New Delhi, saying the reason for its malfunctioning has been identified and work is on to resolve it.
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Flights Delayed At International Airport As Air Traffic Control Suffers System Failure
A software glitch in the air traffic control system at the IGI airport in New Delhi Tuesday evening threw aircraft operations out of the gear, forcing the ATC personnel to increase the average gap between the landing and take-off of the aircraft to five minutes from 2 minutes on a normal day.
