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Washington | 25 days ago
US air traffic volume goes up
Washington, April 24 - US airline traffic in January this year expanded from the year-ago level, indicating that the airline industry is witnessing a steady recovery, the transportation department reported.US airlines carried 55.3 million domestic and international passengers in the first month of this year, 1.6 percent more than in January 2012, said the department. The numbers of both domestic a ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 6 months ago
Woman pilot of Air India Express complains of threats
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 7 - Assistant Commissioner of Police K.S. Vimal, who heads the Kerala Police team probing the Oct 19 incident when a woman pilot of Air India Express sounded a hijack alert, told IANS that the pilot has said she is being threatened over email.Vimal said the police, after speaking for two hours with the pilot, W. Rupali, had her version of what happened on that day. Yes, in ... read more

New Delhi | 6 months ago
Collision averted at IGI airport
New Delhi, Nov 6 - An alert air traffic control - system averted a collision at the Indira Gandhi International - airport, officials said Tuesday.According to a civil aviation ministry official, a small aircraft had entered the active runway zone by mistake around 7.00 p.m. Monday. An accident could have happened as there was a passenger jet coming from Chennai, and another aircraft preparing to t ... read more

Shimla | 6 months ago
BJP wants Himachal campaigning to be extended
Shimla, Oct 31 - Accusing the air traffic control - of being partial, Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party - said Wednesday its leaders' plans to campaign have been stymied because permission to fly helicopters was denied. The party has now asked Election Commission to extend campaigning by a day, till Nov 3.The delay in granting permission by the ATC in the landing and take-off of hel ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 7 months ago
Air India Express faces Malayali wrath
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 21 - Kerala Police, the airline and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation are all inquiring into the comedy of errors that dogged the Air India Express flight Friday from Abu Dhabi to Kochi, resulting in a fracas between passengers and security personnel and a 'hijack' alert.When the flight to Kochi was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram because of bad weather and the crew ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 7 months ago
Kerala Police begins probe into 'hijack' episode
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 20 - The Kerala Police began their probe into the 'hijack' episode at the airport here, following the arrival of the Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi Friday morning, diverted from Kochi.Director General of Police K.S. Balasubramanian formed a team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police K.S. Vimal after receiving a complaint from the commander of the Air India Expres ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 7 months ago
Air India to probe 'hijack' episode
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 19 - Friday's episode of some passengers being allegedly beaten up by security personnel at Thiruvananthapuram airport after an Air India Express flight from Abu Dhabi bound for Kochi was diverted here because of bad weather will be probed by the airline, according to an official.Speaking to IANS, Abey George, manager, corporate communications, Air India Express, termed the ... read more