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Time of India
20-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Bird strike detected after Air India aircraft from Delhi lands in Pune
Pune: A bird hit was detected on an Air India's Delhi-Pune flight after it landed in the city on Friday morning, prompting cancellation of the aircraft's return journey. The flight (AI-2469) — an Airbus A-320 — took off from Delhi at 5.24am instead of its scheduled time of 4.45am and landed at Pune airport with close to 100 flyers at 6.55am. Air India, grappling with multiple problems after the plane crash in Ahmedabad on June 12, confirmed the incident. A source in the airport said the right engine of the aircraft was hit. An Air India spokesperson told TOI, "Flight AI-2470, scheduled to operate from Pune to Delhi on June 20, has been cancelled because of a bird hit, detected after the incoming flight landed safely in Pune. The aircraft has been grounded to carry out extensive checks. Inconvenience caused to our passengers because of this unforeseen disruption is sincerely regretted and every effort is being made to minimise it, including providing accommodation to passengers. Refunds on cancellation or complimentary rescheduling are also being offered to guests who opt for it." The airline's spokesperson said, "Alternative arrangements are being made to fly the passengers to Delhi. At Air India, the safety of passengers and crew remains our top priority." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Thị trường có dấu hiệu suy thoái không? IC Markets Đăng ký Undo The airline officials didn't disclose the extent of damage the aircraft encountered. "Apart from the official statement, we don't have anything more to say for now," another airline official said. A Delhi-bound flyer said he was at the airport when the Air India flight was suddenly cancelled. "It was supposed to take off at 7.40am and land in Delhi at 10am. I had an important meeting to attend in Delhi at 2pm. The airline cancelled the flight after suddenly stating that there was an operational issue, forcing me to take a last-minute flight of another airline to Delhi. I was initially angry, but was scared when I came to know about the bird strike incident," the Koregaon Park resident and a business executive with a company, said. Airport director Santosh Dhoke said, "We just got the information that the aircraft encountered a problem. Their (Air India) engineering department will look into details. We aren't allowed to go near the aircraft in such situations." A source in the airport said, "The DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) will conduct the investigation into the incident. They will look at all aspects, and are expected to talk to the pilots and the cabin crew." Captain Arpit Manshani, who flies both planes and choppers, said, "After a bird strike, the pilot in command is supposed to fill a 'bird strike form' and submit it to the internal safety department of the airline. They further report the incident to the DGCA. All these procedures are written in the operator's manuals. Depending on the severity of the strike, after landing, the engineering team does their checks as per their manuals and releases the aircraft again for service. "
Express Tribune
26-03-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
PIA's UK flight ban remains in place
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will remain banned from operating flights to and from the United Kingdom, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed, dashing hopes of an imminent resumption after a four-year suspension. A spokesperson for the department said, "Airlines must go through a rigorous procedure to have restrictions lifted," adding that the UK Civil Aviation Authority was in contact with Pakistani authorities regarding the issue. The UK Air Safety List includes countries and airlines that are not permitted to operate commercial flights within the UK due to safety concerns. As per the official UK government website, "All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Pakistan are banned from operating commercial air services to, from, and within the United Kingdom." This update comes just days after reports suggested that the British Air Safety Committee had discussed lifting the ban, which had raised hopes among Pakistani authorities. The ban was initially enforced in July 2020 by both UK and European aviation authorities after a major scandal revealed that dozens of Pakistani pilots were operating with fake licences. The then-aviation minister, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, admitted to the issue following the tragic crash of a PIA Airbus A-320 in Karachi, which claimed nearly 100 lives. The fallout from the scandal resulted in bans across the UK, European Union, and United States, costing the loss-making airline approximately Rs40 billion ($144 million) annually in lost revenue. Despite the ongoing ban in the UK, PIA marked a small milestone in January 2025 by resuming direct flights to Europe with a flight from Islamabad to Paris. PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez Khan shared the airline's aspirations, saying that once cleared by the DfT, "London, Manchester, and Birmingham would be the most sought-after destinations."
Express Tribune
25-03-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
PIA still grounded in UK as air safety ban remains in place
Listen to article Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will remain banned from flying to and from the United Kingdom, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed on Tuesday, dashing hopes of an imminent return after a four-year hiatus. A spokesperson for the department said, 'Airlines must go through a rigorous procedure to have restrictions lifted,' adding that the UK Civil Aviation Authority was in contact with Pakistani authorities regarding the issue. The UK Air Safety List includes countries and airlines that are not permitted to operate commercial flights within the UK due to safety concerns. As per the official UK government website, 'All air carriers certified by the authorities with responsibility for regulatory oversight of Pakistan are banned from operating commercial air services to, from, and within the United Kingdom.' This update comes just days after reports suggested that the British Air Safety Committee had discussed lifting the ban, which had raised hopes among Pakistani authorities. The ban was initially enforced in July 2020 by both UK and European aviation authorities after a major scandal revealed that dozens of Pakistani pilots were operating with fake licences. The then-aviation minister, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, admitted to the issue following the tragic crash of a PIA Airbus A-320 in Karachi, which claimed nearly 100 lives. The fallout from the scandal resulted in bans across the UK, European Union, and United States, costing the loss-making airline approximately Rs40 billion ($144 million) annually in lost revenue. Despite the ongoing ban in the UK, PIA marked a small milestone in January 2025 by resuming direct flights to Europe with a flight from Islamabad to Paris. PIA spokesperson Abdullah Hafeez Khan shared the airline's aspirations, saying that once cleared by the DfT, 'London, Manchester, and Birmingham would be the most sought-after destinations.'
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Aborted JetBlue landing not due to another plane; FAA, airline blame instability for missed approach
A thousand times a day, JetBlue Airlines planes land safely at their destinations. But not always on the first try. Case in point: JetBlue flight 1940, arriving in Boston Sunday after a three-hour flight from Florida's Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport. Among the passengers onboard: Lynn residents Arn Conti and his wife. 'It was a great flight,' he said. 'Uneventful. I was looking out my window to the right and I could see the wing, and the ground coming up to the wing.' Conti said from his perspective the Airbus A-320 hovered maybe ten to twenty feet off the ground. But just as he was anticipating the comforting buffet of wheels hitting runway, the jet suddenly lurched back into the sky and began a hard turn left. 'It was a nice, smooth, perfect approach and all of a sudden he just went boom!' Conti said. 'Everybody was like, Oh My God, what's going on.' What was going on, according to the FAA and the airline, was a routine missed approach -- also known as a go-around. 'The airplane is essentially aborting the landing,' said Ben Sawyer, a pilot and flight instructor for ATP in Norwood. 'If the pilot deems for any reason that the landing is going to be unsafe, they'll decide to do a go-around.' Reasons for go-arounds vary, he said: 'It could be you're getting lots of gusts of wind, you're not aligned with the centerline of the runway, it could be you're coming in too fast.' Those situations create an 'unstable' approach -- that is, one that could prove dangerous if continued -- and it's the reason the pilot of JetBlue 1940 gave as his reason for the missed approach. More specifically, JetBlue told Boston 25 News wind was a factor in not allowing the pilot to get the plane on the ground fast enough. But Conti said instability was not mentioned when the pilot finally addressed passengers. 'He said, We're experiencing ground traffic.' However, the FAA told Boston 25 News no other aircraft was involved in this missed approach. Sawyer said missed approaches may be frightening to passengers -- both because they are jarring -- but also because some are associated with avoiding collisions with other aircraft -- so-called ground incursions. But he says passengers can also take some comfort in them. 'You're coming in to land, you see the ground getting closer and closer and you're thinking, okay, we're about to land and suddenly you hear the engines throttle up and you're climbing,' he said. 'Whoa! Is something wrong? But it's actually a good sign of good decision-making on the pilot's part. There's no reason to ever try to salvage an unstable approach and put people's lives at risk.' Sawyer said recent aviation incidents -- horrific as they have been -- shouldn't frighten passengers from flying. 'Just remember that aviation is still the safest form of travel that humans have ever created,' he said. 'Maybe for every time that there's a crash and something goes wrong, there are 500 times the same thing happened but the pilot executed the emergency procedures perfectly, they figured everything out and everything went right. I don't think we hear about that as much as the terrible crashes that happen.'This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
