New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) An Air India flight from Delhi to London Heathrow had to return to the national capital on Thursday afternoon after a suspected technical issue was detected mid-air.The flight, AI111, had taken off from Delhi at around 6 am and remained in the air for nearly seven hours before returning. It safely landed back in Delhi at approximately 12:30 pm.According to an Air India spokesperson, the aircraft made a precautionary return after a suspected technical issue was noticed …
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New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) An Air India flight that took off from Delhi for Canada’s Vancouver returned to the national capital after 9 hours, as the B777 Boeing version that was deployed on the route did not have clearance from Canada’s aviation regulator to fly into the country.Sources said Air India flight with the call sign AI185 took off from Delhi with a full load of passengers at 12.18 p.m. on Thursday for Vancouver using a Boeing 777-200LR plane, even though Air India has approval from…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Bangladesh’s decision to procure 14 aircraft from Boeing instead of Europe’s Airbus has triggered concerns from the European Union, with the bloc seeking parity in trade relations with the South Asian nation, according to a new report.The issue surfaced after Bangladesh’s interim government signed a reciprocal tariff arrangement with the United States in February, under which the country pledged to increase purchases of US civilian aircraft and related services, B…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A SpiceJet flight carrying around 150 passengers to Leh returned safely to Delhi Airport on Tuesday shortly after takeoff from the airport after experiencing a “technical issue”.All passengers were disembarked safely at the Delhi airport.The Boeing 737 aircraft, operating flight SG121 from Delhi to Leh, turned back minutes after departure after the crew detected a possible technical issue.“A SpiceJet flight operating from Delhi to Leh on February 24 returned to Del…
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, on Saturday, dismissed the Opposition’s claims that the India-US interim trade deal hurts domestic interests. He asserted that the agreement was negotiated from a “position of strength” as a $4 trillion economy and specifically protected the ‘Aatmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) sectors.He claimed that the deal was structured to balance consumer interests and export-led growth without ceding sovereignty.Terming the internal agreement “fair and …
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The recently announced reciprocal trade deal with the United States does ensure Dhaka a “marginal” duty cut to 19 per cent, but comes “at a steep cost”, including a commitment “to billions of dollars in purchases”, according to an analysis in Bangladesh media.“Bangladesh’s interim government has signed a sweeping trade agreement with the United States at the twilight of its tenure to secure a partial tariff relief, but the deal comes with significant geop…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has given in “meekly to most US demands” on the commercial and economic front in the trade deal while the country continues to face a myriad of issues, according to a new report.Known as an economist, Bangladesh’s “all-powerful” Yunus and his Advisory Council have added another feather to their list of failures, says the report in digital platform Northeast News.The fact is that the US reduced the reciprocal t…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday issued a rejoinder on the news item relating to the purported malfunction of the fuel cut-off switch on Air India’s Boeing B787-8 aircraft VT-ANX in London.The rejoinder states that, based on the Boeing recommended checks to establish the serviceability of the fuel control switch, Air India engineering observed that: “Both left and right switches were checked and found satisfactory, with the locking tooth fully seated and not sl…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday said it has grounded one of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft after a pilot reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch.The airline confirmed the development in an official response.Soon after receiving the information from the pilot, the aircraft was taken out of service as a precautionary step, Air India said.The airline has also involved aircraft manufacturer Boeing to examine the issue on a priority basis and address the pilot’…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday said it has grounded one of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft after a pilot reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch. The airline confirmed the development in an official response. Air India said that soon after receiving the information from the pilot, the aircraft was taken out of service as a precautionary step.The airline has also involved aircraft manufacturer Boeing to examine the issue on a priority basis and address the pi…