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Air India Pilot Detects Fuel Leak During Final Pre-Flight Inspection, Averts Tragedy
A potential tragedy was averted at the Chennai Airport on Wednesday when the pilot of an Air India flight travelling from Chennai to Singapore detected a possible fuel leak during the final pre-flight inspection.
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IAF Jawan Faints During Anniversary Event, Days After Chennai Air Show Deaths
An Indian Air Force jawan fell unconscious during the celebration of the 92nd anniversary of the Indian Air Force at Tambaram Air Force Station in Chennai on Tuesday.
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Kuwait Fire Tragedy: Plane Carrying Bodies Of 45 Indians Reaches Delhi
The Indian Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, carrying the bodies of those killed in the Kuwait fire tragedy, arrived at Palam Technical Airport on Friday.
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Bodies Of 45 Indians Who Died In Kuwait Fire Reach Kerala
The bodies of 45 Indian workers, who died in a massive fire in Kuwaittwo days ago, were brought back this morning. A special aircraft of the Indian Air Force landed in Kerala's Kochi and handed over 31 bodies of workers from three southern states.
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Odisha Tragedy: Train Coaches Flew Up In Air, Smashed Off Tracks
Carriages perched on top of each other and lines of bodies collected by rescue workers: as dawn broke on Saturday, it revealed the horror of one of India's deadliest railway crashes.
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Air India, Nepal Airlines Planes Almost Collided, 3 Controllers Suspended
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster, authorities said in Kathmandu on Sunday.
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4 Children Killed, Bouncy Castle Tossed Into Air By Strong Winds
Four children were killed and several more badly injured in Australia after strong winds lifted an inflated jumping castle into the air during end-of-year school celebrations, causing them to fall 10 metres (33 feet), authorities said.
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18 People, Including Both Pilots, Dead In Plane Tragedy In Kerala
Eighteen people, including both pilots, were killed after an Air India Express flight from Dubai carrying 190 people skidded off a tabletop runway in heavy rain and broke into pieces on Friday evening at Kozhikode airport in Kerala. The plane, a Boeing 737, overshot the runway at 7.41 PM and rolled 35 feet downslope, said Civil Aviation Minister Ha...
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Ministry Of External Affairs Opens 24X7 Helplines For Victims Of Kerala Plane Tragedy
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said it was deeply saddened by the Air India Express accident in Kerala's Kozhikode and that its 24X7 helplines are open for those affected by the incident.
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Faulty 737 Sensor From Lion Air Crash Linked To US Repair Shop
A faulty sensor on a Lion Air 737 Max that's been linked to the jetliner's deadly crash last October and a harrowing ride the previous day was repaired in a US aircraft maintenance facility before the tragedy, according to investigative documents.
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Ethiopian Airlines Crash Prompts Comparisons With Lion Air Plane Accident
The crash Sunday morning of a jetliner in Ethiopia bears unmistakable similarities to the October 29 tragedy off the coast of Indonesia involving the same model, prompting questions about whether a design issue that arose during the earlier accident could be to blame.
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Scattered Bodies, Wreckage Of Missing Iran Plane Found: Reports
Iranian search teams found the wreckage on Tuesday of a plane that went missing in the Zagros mountains two days earlier with 66 people on board, a spokesman said.
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Wreckage Of An Iranian Plane Was Found In Central Iran: State Media
Wreckage of Iranian passenger plane which crashed yesterday in mountains of Iran has been found says state media.
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'Routine Precautions' OK, This Is Not Like Bhopal Tragedy: Harsh Vardhan
Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the country's filthy air is no cause for alarm, claiming only "routine precautions" are needed to cope with what doctors have called a public health emergency.
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Prince William Leaves Pilot Job For UK Royal Duties
Britain's Prince William will retire from the air ambulance service on Thursday, after two years in which he witnessed "appalling tragedies", in order to turn his full attention to royal duties.
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Air India Pilot Detects Fuel Leak During Final Pre-Flight Inspection, Averts Tragedy
A potential tragedy was averted at the Chennai Airport on Wednesday when the pilot of an Air India flight travelling from Chennai to Singapore detected a possible fuel leak during the final pre-flight inspection.
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IAF Jawan Faints During Anniversary Event, Days After Chennai Air Show Deaths
An Indian Air Force jawan fell unconscious during the celebration of the 92nd anniversary of the Indian Air Force at Tambaram Air Force Station in Chennai on Tuesday.
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Kuwait Fire Tragedy: Plane Carrying Bodies Of 45 Indians Reaches Delhi
The Indian Air Force's C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, carrying the bodies of those killed in the Kuwait fire tragedy, arrived at Palam Technical Airport on Friday.
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Bodies Of 45 Indians Who Died In Kuwait Fire Reach Kerala
The bodies of 45 Indian workers, who died in a massive fire in Kuwaittwo days ago, were brought back this morning. A special aircraft of the Indian Air Force landed in Kerala's Kochi and handed over 31 bodies of workers from three southern states.
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Odisha Tragedy: Train Coaches Flew Up In Air, Smashed Off Tracks
Carriages perched on top of each other and lines of bodies collected by rescue workers: as dawn broke on Saturday, it revealed the horror of one of India's deadliest railway crashes.
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Air India, Nepal Airlines Planes Almost Collided, 3 Controllers Suspended
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision mid-air but the warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster, authorities said in Kathmandu on Sunday.
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4 Children Killed, Bouncy Castle Tossed Into Air By Strong Winds
Four children were killed and several more badly injured in Australia after strong winds lifted an inflated jumping castle into the air during end-of-year school celebrations, causing them to fall 10 metres (33 feet), authorities said.
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18 People, Including Both Pilots, Dead In Plane Tragedy In Kerala
Eighteen people, including both pilots, were killed after an Air India Express flight from Dubai carrying 190 people skidded off a tabletop runway in heavy rain and broke into pieces on Friday evening at Kozhikode airport in Kerala. The plane, a Boeing 737, overshot the runway at 7.41 PM and rolled 35 feet downslope, said Civil Aviation Minister Ha...
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Ministry Of External Affairs Opens 24X7 Helplines For Victims Of Kerala Plane Tragedy
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said it was deeply saddened by the Air India Express accident in Kerala's Kozhikode and that its 24X7 helplines are open for those affected by the incident.
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Faulty 737 Sensor From Lion Air Crash Linked To US Repair Shop
A faulty sensor on a Lion Air 737 Max that's been linked to the jetliner's deadly crash last October and a harrowing ride the previous day was repaired in a US aircraft maintenance facility before the tragedy, according to investigative documents.
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Ethiopian Airlines Crash Prompts Comparisons With Lion Air Plane Accident
The crash Sunday morning of a jetliner in Ethiopia bears unmistakable similarities to the October 29 tragedy off the coast of Indonesia involving the same model, prompting questions about whether a design issue that arose during the earlier accident could be to blame.
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Scattered Bodies, Wreckage Of Missing Iran Plane Found: Reports
Iranian search teams found the wreckage on Tuesday of a plane that went missing in the Zagros mountains two days earlier with 66 people on board, a spokesman said.
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Wreckage Of An Iranian Plane Was Found In Central Iran: State Media
Wreckage of Iranian passenger plane which crashed yesterday in mountains of Iran has been found says state media.
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'Routine Precautions' OK, This Is Not Like Bhopal Tragedy: Harsh Vardhan
Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has said the country's filthy air is no cause for alarm, claiming only "routine precautions" are needed to cope with what doctors have called a public health emergency.
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Prince William Leaves Pilot Job For UK Royal Duties
Britain's Prince William will retire from the air ambulance service on Thursday, after two years in which he witnessed "appalling tragedies", in order to turn his full attention to royal duties.
