Washington, June 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump unveiled the US Air Force’s new VC-25B Bridge aircraft, describing it as a symbol of American power and a long-awaited replacement for the ageing presidential fleet.Speaking at Joint Base Andrews after touring the aircraft and addressing servicemembers, Trump said the modified Boeing 747 would serve as an interim presidential aircraft while the permanent next-generation Air Force One programme is completed.”The other plane was about 35 years o…
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New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has challenged the official narrative related to the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI 171, just seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12, 2025, claiming that new simulator data points to a massive systemic electrical failure that caused the Boeing plane crash rather than pilot suicide.Addressing a press conference, FIP President Captain C.S. Randhawa claimed that investigators ignored crucial technical evidence an…
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) A year after he lost both his wife and their unborn child in the Air India AI171 disaster, Gunjan Kumar Chaudhary returned to the Ahmedabad crash site carrying a photograph of the woman with whom he had spent 12 years of his life, saying he still wakes up at night calling out her name and remains determined to seek answers about the tragedy that shattered his family.Standing amid the memories of one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters, the local resident paid trib…
Rajkot, June 12 (IANS) A solemn remembrance programme was held in Rajkot on the first death anniversary of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who was among the victims of the Air India Flight AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad that killed 241 of the 242 people on board, making it one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters in recent years. According to officials, the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on June 12…
Ahmedabad, June 12 (IANS) A year after the devastating Ahmedabad plane crash claimed 260 lives, grief remains as fresh as ever for the families of the victims. On the first anniversary of the tragedy, relatives and survivors revisited painful memories, speaking about the emotional void left behind by their loved ones and the trauma that continues to haunt them. Speaking to reporters, Sureshbhai Metaria, father of victim Akash Metaria, said the tragedy had shattered his family and changed their l…
Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) On the afternoon of June 12, 2025, as emergency crews rushed towards the wreckage of Air India flight AI-171 in Ahmedabad, one of the first specialist police units to be mobilised was the city’s K9 squad.The London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had crashed shortly after take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA), striking the campus of B.J. Medical College and its surrounding residential buildings in the Meghaninagar area.Of the 12 crew membe…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Brazilian plane manufacturer Embraer sees a major opportunity in setting up a base in India for its smaller jets as the company tries to position itself as an alternative to aerospace giants Airbus and Boeing, with airlines looking to cut soaring fuel costs and increasing delays in delivery of aircraft from the world’s Big-2 plane makers, according to a report. “The company is now placing particular focus on India and the Gulf, two markets where it sees major growth o…
Vadodara, June 11 (IANS) Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Air India plane crash, victim Mahesh Kalawadia’s wife Hetal Prajapati urged the Union government to release the aircraft’s black box data and also ensure that the family gets the required information related to the incident from the airplane’s manufacturer ‘Boeing’.The Air India Flight AI-171 disaster occurred on June 12 last year when the London Gatwick-bound aircraft crashed into a medical hostel complex in Ahmedabad’s Meghanina…
Ahmedabad, June 9 (IANS) Around 150 families who lost loved ones in the Air India Flight AI-171 disaster have approached authorities seeking support for a remembrance gathering at the crash site in Ahmedabad’s Meghani Nagar on June 12, the first anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 260 lives. In a letter dated June 8, Kuldip Ishrani, representing bereaved families, requested police assistance for a memorial programme scheduled from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the site where the London-bound Boeing…
Washington, June 5 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and senior Republican lawmakers on Thursday highlighted what they described as growing success in reducing US economic dependence on China, citing a shrinking trade deficit, expanding domestic manufacturing and new efforts to protect American industries from Chinese competition. During a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the administration’s economic policies, Republicans argued that US President Donald Trump’s trade and tax a…